Postcards for Zambia

When Debbie Dubrow, Michelle Duffy, and Beth Whitman learned that they would be going to Zambia to visit the Room to Read library at the Chilileka Basic School, which was one of the two libraries all of the Passports With Purpose bloggers, sponsors, and friends helped raise money to build in 2011, they knew they wanted [...]

Prize Donations are Now Closed.

You can still donate directly to Room to Read here. Stand by, in a few days, we’ll notify prize winners. Thank you — our grand total at midnight on Friday, December 16 was 89159.00.

Best Odds on PwP Prizes

Have you been waiting around to see what you’ve got the best shot at in the long list of totally fabulous Passports with Purpose prizes? We know how you are. I’m not going to show you how many bids there are on these items, but I WILL say this: “Whoa, how can it be that [...]

Our 2011 Fundraiser is Open! Give Now!

We’re super excited to announce that we’re open for this year’s fundrasier for Room to Read. Prizes are listed on the “Donate” page — click that big orange button to go directly to the catalog. Your donation goes DIRECTLY to Room to Read (minus a small transaction fee charged by PayPal). But hey, what are [...]

Books Matter

During my recent travels through Tanzania, I visited (with my tour group) an education project that focuses on teacher training and education reform. We visited a reasonably well appointed school, their computer lab, and their library. During the course of our walk — which was a bit of a slog up a dusty hillside — [...]