Fiji students receive books
Students living on a remote island in Fiji have benefited from the Rotary Club of Umina Beach's library book collection drive with the help of local primary schools such as Woy Woy South and Empire Bay public schools.
Nasinu Primary School on the island of Vanua Levu were lacking teaching and reading resources for its students, according to director of public relations for Umina Rotary Mr Geoff Melville.
"President Pat Lewis responded to a call from Collin McKenny, owner of Lomalagi Resort in Fiji, who advised of the real lack of resources, especially books at the tiny school.
"Pat arranged for the books to be shipped to Fiji and early this month the children opened box after box of library books.
"The smiles on their faces showed how happy they were to receive them.
"This remote school has 282 children from class one through to class eight plus a kindergarten with another 30 children.
"The books will go a long way towards helping to improve their reading ability."
Press release, 11 Aug 2010
Geoff Melville, Rotary Club of Umina Beach