Oakmont Book Drive for Book Buddies Project

Stories on Wheels and Bookcase Buddies Mission Trip in Helena Arkansas

For the

Helena AR Mission Book Drive

we need new or gently used books on the following topics:

• Bible Stories [especially with book characters shown as people of color]
• African American Family Life
• Fiction and nonfiction Books about Animals, Gardening, Careers
• Healthy Living and Dental Care
• Sports [especially African Americans role models]
• Other like-new books your own children have enjoyed but outgrown

The children’s ages range from preschool to grade 6.

Overview of Stories on Wheels (SOW) Mission

We will serve near Helena Arkansas, in a very under-resourced area, a mixture of about 40 – 60 children with a wide age range. The SOW bus travels to rural areas (previously to Lakeview and Elaine, Ark.) to provide children with a week of fun and Gospel teaching in the Delta sun. In the Book Buddies project, volunteers are matched to individual children to build their own bookcase which they will personalize and select a few books to take home. The “Jesus Storybook Bible” will be provided for all the Book Buddies. Oakmont will donate a portion of the Bibles.

See--  http://tinyurl.com/HelenaMission

We would like to make sure every child can select at least one additional book to add to their bookshelf.  Leave your book(s) in the book collection box located at "Grand Central" at Oakmont Baptist Church.