'I Stood There, Overwhelmed and in Bliss'
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I stood there, overwhelmed and in complete bliss, imagining the face of the biology teacher when he sees the new contributions to the school's "library." However, that was not the end of it. The owner continued over to the dictionary section and pulled off the shelf his absolute biggest dictionary, followed by three more grammar books. He then headed to the picture-book section and found a beautiful hardcover book of Arctic animals -- something my students have never seen in their lives. Next, he went to the atlases and selected the nicest atlas featuring Canada and the world. He thrust it into my hands saying, "This one is necessary, it promotes Canada." Lastly, he decided it was time for novels and began pulling novel after novel off the shelf until there were at least 12 novels piled up.
When I called bookstore owner Gérald Boily to tell him about [Amanda Furst]'s letter, it turned out that he had more reason to help than he told Amanda.Amanda's gesture of thanks for his generosity and the accompanying publicity weren't something Gérald was willing to accept, until I persuaded him that his gifts might inspire others to do something similar -- like help with the next challenge. That being the heavy lifting -- how to transport all these books all the way to Rwanda.See the full content of this document
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'I Stood There, Overwhelmed and in Bliss'
Gordon Sinclair Jr.
Obviously, Amanda Furst's parents taught her to say thank you.And much more.Which is why she wrote me this week.The 24-year-old Winnipeg woman is home right now. But next month she'll return to her volunteer tea...See the full content of this document
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