Dear Sujata and Elaine, I am really very sorry about the drop in readership. I offer my services to come and read to children one day in the Diwali break. It is not enough I know, but I do have an idea that I implemented long ago and it had worked. We can try it again. I shall certainly visit you soon All the very best Anita Pinto
2011/10/9 Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا < fredericknoro...@gmail.com> > Dear George and Anita, I agree with both of you fully. This is a crucial > community resource. Sujata Noronha (not a relative) and Elaine have been > doing a superb job. Somewhere along the way, they are battling a decline in > the reading habit. > > Can we (or, at least those interested) on Goanet or the Goa Book Club do > something to help with this institution that has had a vibrant and chequered > six year history? My kids too still enjoy reading books from there. You > should visit please while in Goa. > > http://goabookworm.wordpress.com/ > > FN > > On 9 October 2011 01:58, Anita Mathew <anita...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Gr8 going Bookworm- slow and steady wins the race! books will remain >> after dogs man's best friend.. so readership can never die but money >> can so parents these days choose junk to sense.hence the challenge! >> bat on.We need to have workshops on child participation aka Paulo >> Friere! A well wisher always. Anita mathew >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 1:08 AM, Goanet Reader wrote: >> > >> > Access to books must continue – with declining membership >> > numbers from 300 odd in 2005 to 30 odd in 2011, we continue >> > to believe that access to books is important. We report >> > growing numbers of books. At the last count, we had a >> > database of over 17000 children’s books from all over the >> > world. We have shopped since then and promise to keep at it. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> > > Dear Elaine and Sujata > > My heart goes out to you. If the membership can drop from 300 to 30 I'm > quite sure it can also move up the other way. Commitment, creative choices, > sheer hard work, persistence and being open always to a moment of grace > above, will give you strength in your trials and joy in your successes > however small, however slow. > > I write this as the world is moaning the death of Steve Jobs. His life > should be an inspiration for the two of you as it is to me and millions of > others who are struggling to make a difference to people. > > Will drop when I am at next in Goa if only to hold your hand. > > Much love > George Menezes > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Third Thursday Goa Book Club" group. > To post to this group, send email to goa-book-c...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > goa-book-club+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/goa-book-club?hl=en. > -- *Anita Pinto Mapusa, Goa Tel:9326013227*