Posted by Natasha Harris, West Coast Senior Director

This past weekend was spent in Sacramento with one of my favorite groups of people - the Nevada-California Phi Theta Kappans.  It was a terrific weekend, filled with great speeches, great projects, great enthusiasm ... and even a scavenger hunt through Old Sac.  The highlight of the weekend, for me, was getting to see how the support has continued for the Nev-Cal Regional Service Project, Bridge2Peace. 

Bridge2Peace is a nonprofit organization building a series of free Montessori educational facilities in Sri Lanka. Founded in direct response to the 2004 tsunami, the organization will provide programs designed to educate, empower, and create a brighter future for the children and families of that disaster and for those affected by the country’s devastating civil war.  Currently, Bridge2Peace operates a Montessori school in Lunugamvehera, Sri Lanka.  Since opening its doors in 2005, this school has grown to serve 54 students, and plans to bring in more and more students as resources allow.  Through fundraising efforts (like book drives) and also through supply drives, the Nev-Cal region of Phi Theta Kappa  has played an instrumental role in this school's growth to date.  The region even plan to send a group of students to the Bridge2Peace school this summer to teach!

So much truth lies within Margarat Mead's oft-repeated advice to never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world.  Over the past year that I have been involved with this project, I have seen it to be an absolute truth and am so glad that Better World Books can be a part of these great efforts!  Way to go Phi Theta Kappa!

   
In Photo: Kurt Meyer (IVC), Ed (Palomar), Natasha Harris (Better World Books), Zoie Lewandowski (Palomar), Stacey Larson (Mount San Antonio), Roger Ekins (Butte)