Darian Book Aid Project

Hello! We are group 6. We are very excited to announce our book project for Leadership and Group Conferencing course at the University of Albany. Professor Yonkers has provided us with the tools to reach out to these originations by organizing assignments such as blog posts and memos to present our group in professional manner when contacting these organizations. For our book donation project we have all agreed to collect at least 5 books ranging from children’s stories to college course textbooks, making it a minimum total of 25 books. We have chosen the Darian Book Aid to send our donation to. Darian Book Aid is a non profit, all volunteer organization that builds a foundation of peaceful, reliable standing and friendship by distributing free books for the needy. Darian Book Aid provides books and supplies to specific requests from Peace Corps volunteers, libraries and schools all over the world. Books are also donated to prisons, hospitals and native American groups thought-out the United States.

Collectively we chose the Darian Book Aid organization because of their efforts is far reached and they accept a wide verity of books. Because the Darian Book Aid organization accepts a wide verity of books we felt that this was the best organization for us. It is important that donations reach all types of people in need thoughout the world.  Our group is required to supply the books along with the shipping cost to the organization. Once the supplies are received the Darian book aid organization provides supplies and international shipping costs.

Better World Books

We are excited to embark on our mission to promote literacy to all age levels throughout the world. Education and literacy is something many people take for granted or don’t have access to.  We are a student group on campus at the University At Albany enrolled in the Communication 304 Group Leadership course. Our names are (from left to right) Andrea Alarcon, Jen Martin, Maddi Waterbury, Chris Brognano and Chris Barker.

We wanted to find an organization online that has a passion to deliver books to those who need it around the world. We found Better World Books and immediately fell in love with their impact. “We've re-used and recycled over 80 million pounds of books and raised over $10 million for global literacy and local libraries. Every book you buy or donate expands our collective impact.” They have the same vision we have. They make it simple to donate too! Better World Books is an online for-profit bookseller founded in 2002 by Christopher Fuchs, Xavier Helgesen and Jeff Kurtzman.

Click Here To Access BETTER WORLD BOOKS Website!

Yonkers Riverfront Library Donation

Hello and Welcome!

    As part of Professor Yonkers Conference and Group Leadership course at the University at Albany, students in Group 1 are working together with the Yonkers Riverfront Library, located in Yonkers, NY, to donate 30 books that will help encourage reading and knowledge. Members of our group include Marcy Robles, Kalene White, Lauren Lee, Danielle Porwich, Billy Bodner, and Taylor Nicholson.

    We began this project with each student having one book. With the intention of each student collecting four more books, making it five in total per group member. Group members discussed possible donation locations and decided on the Yonkers Riverfront Library. The reason for this is because it is very convenient in terms of location. Group member Marcy Robles is from Yonkers and travels there frequently, allowing for hand delivery of the books. Roles and responsibilities were established within the group and we agreed on rotating days of leadership. Books are currently being collected and approximately fifteen books have been collected thus far.

    Our goal is to have all the books collected and delivered by mid-April. For more information on the donation site, click here. Thank you for supporting our cause.