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Week of 18 July 2020 (can be schedule according to your needs)

VENUE:
Your office, school OR Workshop 17, V&A Waterfront, Dock Road

PURPOSE: 100 books by the age of five

CHALLENGE: Host a Mandela Day Maker Space - sponsor and decorate a Big Book Box complete with 100 African storybooks by Book Dash and a reading buddy toy giving children access to books in their homes.

TIMELINE: Receive your flat-packed, raw pine book box ready for your staff/class volunteers’ creative flair by end of June. Personalise and pack by Mandela Day, ready for collection or drop off. Join the literary celebrations with beneficiary families in August.  

COST: R2000 for 100 books including a raw timber box with lid (the equivalent of R20 per book)

• Invite staff to purchase a book for R10 and match their donation, sponsor outright or set crowdfunding challenges to meet your pledged target. Additional budget for decorating required.

• Challenge each class to complete a Big Book Box. Encourage children to crowdfund or earn their share of the box. Additional budget for decorating required. (For a class of 30 each child will need to raise R67)

• Time spent per box will depend on decorating method chosen. Approx. 8 staffing hours / box for knitting, sticking, painting, assembling.