Five day charity book sale from Wednesday 1 to Sunday 5 December
Cavendish Square will be hosting a fund-raising book sale with AIDS NGO Wola Nani from Wednesday 1 to Sunday 5 December.
Supporting the organization’s work with women, orphans and vulnerable children, Heart 104.9FM will be partnering to raise awareness in line with the station’s “Show your Heart” initiative.
Radio presenter Saskia Falken, will host her on-air Book Club meeting at the Mugg & Bean in Cavendish Square on Saturday 4 December. Her December guest will be Cape Times new books editor and published poet Karin Schimke . Book club members can reserve their attendance online at the Heart104.9 FM website.
In addition, Heart FM personalities will be participating in a daily children’s reader programme. Details of the schedule of participating celebrities can be found on Cavendish Square’s website.
“This month’s theme is `Beautiful Books’” says Well Read Books sale convenor Mark Leach. “Desirable and lavishly illustrated coffee table books will be available – ideal for gift giving! Additionally, fiction, non-fiction, Mind Body Spirit and Africana will be available as well as classic CD and DVD titles.
“At Cavendish Square, the cause of children’s literacy is very close to our hearts. We have therefore decided to host yet another book sale in support of children’s literacy” says Madrie Verwey, Cavendish Square Marketing Manager.
“To date we have entertained and enthralled young readers with a stellar roster of celebrity volunteers including Michelle McLean, etv weatherman Derek Van Dam and freelance writer/broadcaster Nancy Richards”.
Wola Nani, which is Xhosa for `embrace’ was established in 1994. It supports women, orphans and vulnerable children infected and affected by HIV pandemic.
For further enquiries, to volunteer as a children’s reader or to donate books, CDs and DVDs, please contact Mark on 083 342 2261, (021) 424 0497 or mark@wellread-books.com
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