World Change Starts with Educated Children. It's the most effective way to empower the 'disempowered.' It's the most effective way to break the cycle of poverty.

Thank you for visiting our 2008 Campaign! Your contribution of any amount ($25, $50, $100, $500 or more) will go to Room to Read projects of greatest need, impacting a range of important initiatives in Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zambia: 

1) Building schools ($20-35K)
2) Building libraries ($4-15K)
3) Providing long-term girl's scholarships ($2500)
4) Local language book publishing ($10-$30K)
5) Building computer labs ($30K)

We encourage you to learn more about Room to Read by visiting the global website, http://www.roomtoread.org, and watching the video interview (to the left) where founder John Wood discusses his inspiration, vision and model for sustainability.

Room to Read has a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the leading independent evaluator, guaranteeing a high degree of efficiency and accountability with regard to your finanical contribution.

We thank you for your support, and hope you will forward this to other who you think might be interested!

The OC Chapter:
Orange County, CA is one of 22 Chapters worldwide. We are an all-volunteer membership composed of working executives, managers and professionals who have joined together to support the Room to Read mission. Please contact us if you would like to learn more, or if you would be interested in sponsoring a project.   http://www.ocroomtoread.org  contactus@ocroomtoread.org

Campaign Committee:
Nichole Kezsely
Ben Eggleston
Aysun Biggs
Erika Hayflick Lowe

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure, and you'll get an email confirmation receipt for your records. You can donate from anywhere in the world using a Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover card (credit or debit), which will process in US dollars. You can also post your name and comments with your donation, or remain anonymous if you prefer.