The Bishop's/champlain Refugee Student Sponsorship project
The Bishop's/champlain Refugee Student Sponsorship Committee is holding their annual Used Book Sale at the Lennoxville United Church Hall, Lennoxville from Thursday, October 18 to Saturday, October 20.
The Bishop’s/champlain Student Refugee Sponsorship Committee has been bringing students to our campus from various United Nations refugee camps for 26 years.
We have sponsored over 48 students during this time. We work with World University Services of Canada (WUSC), to identify young people who are ready and prepared to enter either CÉGEP or University, and who have fled their homes due to war and persecution.
We are responsible for integrating these students into their new home, and meeting their financial, psychological, and educational needs for one year. They do not return to their previous countries; they become Canadians!
Therefore, we have several fundraising events each year to allow us to continue with this important work. Thank you for your continued support.
The upcoming book sale, held each year in the fall, is the organization’s second largest fundraising activity. It compliments the mammoth garage sale held each spring.
According to organizer Lissa Mcrae, there is a wide selection of books available at this weekend’s sale. They are well sorted according to theme and cover everything from children’s books, to sports, history and fiction.
Well-known authors are given their own chairs around the outskirts of the sale tables, so shoppers can pick up titles missing from a series or finish off a collection of their favourite author’s work, Mcrae explained.
With the advent of E-books, there was some concern in recent years as to whether the annual sale would continue to thrive. What organizers have discovered is that many people still love to hold a book in their hand.
The fall sale is the perfect opportunity to pick up a winter reading list.
“Without the help of our community members, we couldn’t do this sale,” Mcrae said, explaining that at this time of year, many of the students involved in the refugee student sponsorship project are busy with mid-terms. She credits the work of community volunteers and locals with a healthy appetite for reading for the continued success of the book sale.
The sale will take place at the United Church in Lennoxville (6 Church Street) Thursday, Oct.18 from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. till noon. From noon until 1:00 p.m.
last minute shoppers can fill a bag full of books for $5.
Book donations leading up to the sale are still welcome.
If you have books to donate, they can be dropped off at the United Church, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. or
Thursday, Oct 19, between 9:00 a.m. and noon.