Valley of Unrest

A Live Roller Derby Event hosted by the River City Roller Girls to benefit Books on Wheels

Sunday, March 22 6:30p

at Skateland of Richmond, Richmond, VA

The River City Roller Girls All Star Team, Poe’s Punishers face off against The Carolina Bootleggers (North Carolina) for the first time ever! Come see all the hard hitting action, while supporting a great local Richmond cause, Books on Wheels.

Books on Wheels is now working in coordination with Network for Good in taking monetary donations. If you are interested, please click here, or visit our donation page to make a donation or to find out more about Network for Good. Thank you for all of your support!!

And for monetary donations areaccepted here through Network for Good!

Your tax-deductible donation will greatly help us meet our goals!

Clean out your closets for the new year and bring anything you have to give or come browse what other people have to offer! For more information, check out:
www. myspace. com/rvafreemarket

Books on Wheels Spring Break Tour 2009!

Friday March 13th: Greensboro, NC
Sat. March 14th: Athens, GA
Sun. March 15th: Pensacola, FL
Mon. March 16th: New Orleans, LA
Tues. March 17th: New Orleans, LA
Wed. March 18th: New Orleans, LA
Thurs. March 19th: NOLA or  somewhere on the way to TX?
Fri. March 20th: Austin, TX
Sat. March 21st: Austin, TX
Sun. March 22nd: Austin, TX

All dates are subject to change based on booking. PLEASE contact us with information regarding places to set up, fix bikes, distribute books, eat, or anything fun while on the road. Thanks!!

Thanks to all the organizations we worked with in distributing books during this holiday season:

Jackson-Feild Home, http://www.jacksonfeild.org/
Richmond Friends of the Homeless, http://www.richmondfriendsofthehomeless.org/
Richmond Early Childhood Initiative, http://www.richmondgov.com/departments/humanservices
Bon Secour Health Systems, http://www.bshsi.com/
READ ALOUD VA, http://www.readaloudva.org/
Pathways,www.pathways-va.org/
Clark Springs Elementary School,http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/clarksprings310/

Karaoke Night to Benefit Books on Wheels
Ipanema Cafe
Thursday 18th of December
$3 suggested donations and bring books to donate
Starts at 10:30 pm

Come sing with us!
http://www.ipanemaveg.com/

www.mashuprva.com
features Books on Wheels this week discussing our
Book Drive and Volunteer Day
Sunday December 7th in the Ukrop’s Parking Lot in Carytown

Saturday November 29th.
Noon til 5
Monroe Park
Corner of Main and Laurel
804 300 0023
connellyrn@vcu.edu
www. myspace.com/rvafreemarket

 Saturday, December 13th, 2008
12-4 pm
The Clothes Rack

2618 W. Cary St.
Richmond, VA 23220

Come get a cheap bike for someone in need,  and get some free books!! And shop at The Clothes Rack!
This event is open to the public.

The holidays are coming up and we would like to do a few things to prepare:
1.Organize our books
2. Donate books to local charities
3. Donate our bicycles to local charities

And we could use a little help!

On

Sunday December 7th
from 12-4 pm

Books on Wheels will be in the

Ukrop’s Parking Lot in Carytown
(3255 W. Cary St.)

organizing our books to donate to local charities and taking any book donations that people have. What we are asking of people is this:

If anyone knows of any local charities that want loads of books or children’s bicylces (or a few adult bikes) PLEASE contact us!! We have a bunch to give this season
If anyone would like to come out and help organize the books to donate, PLEASE come hangout on this Sunday. We promise smiles, maybe some hot drinks,good conversation, and lots of cardboard boxes.
If anyone has any books to donate, this would be a great time to drop them off with us! Or, as always we take donations all the time at Chop Suey Tuey in Carytown (across the street from the Byrd Theater) during their open hours
If anyone wants to come say hi, check out the buses (both with be there), buy a t-shirt, or just stand around in a cold parking lot on your day off, you are more than welcome!!!!