Circle K Raises Funds for Library Through New Book

http://www.cdcki.org/events/Helping_Hands.htm

Helping Hands is a compilation of stories written by children about the joys of helping others. Each story shows how a little love and kindness can go a long way. The cost of the book if ordered through CDCKI is $15.00 (USD).

The book will be distributed in Spring 2008 and everyone who reserves a book will be contacted when the book is ready about making payment. All profits from Helping Hands will go towards the San Francisco de Opalaca Library in Honduras. The goal is to raise $10,000 which will be enough to physically build and fully furnish
the library.

This municipality in the department of Intibucá, Honduras, currently has a 90% illiteracy rate among children and adults. This can be attributed to the fact that the underdeveloped town has a limited number of schools, with none going higher than the ninth grade, and has never had a library.

The San Francisco de Opalaca Library will be the first public library in the entire
northeastern region of Honduras. Having this library built would be the first step to help provide the villagers with the means to further develop their literacy skills. The ability to read and write are essential skills needed to get ahead in life. Improving the literacy rate of the town would cause a ripple effect to improve the impoverished state of Opalaca.