Feed the Mind
"Books are food for the mind"
Every child needs food.
Every child needs books.
Feed the Mind has a website!
Feed the Mind is a Halifax-based, non-profit organization that provides free books for children who might not otherwise have their own. This volunteer association collects donations of new or gently used children's books, then makes them available, free of charge, at family resource centres in Halifax and Dartmouth, at the Spryfield Single Parent Centre, and at the Wolfville Area Food Bank. Children are encouraged to peruse the books and select one to take home on each and every visit to one of the centres. Feed the Mind has donated over 7,000 books since their beginning in June, 2007.
This project honours the memory of Alan E. Cameron, who--during his extensive career--made outstanding contributions to the book publishing industry in Canada. Cameron was deeply committed to literacy; his wife Debbie, who also works in the book publishing industry, shares her late husband's passion for books and literacy, so founded Feed the Mind after hearing about a similar organization in British Columbia.
The Atlantic Book Awards Society is thrilled to partner with Feed the Mind. People attending the 2010 Atlantic Book Awards celebration on April 14 will be encouraged to bring donations of new or gently used children's books to help "feed the minds" of children poised to enter the wonderful world of books. Feed the Mind is having a raffle for all of the books nominated for the 2010 awards. Draw will take place during the awards ceremony.
For more information on Feed the Mind, contact Debbie Cameron at debcameron@eastlink.ca or Liza Hageraats at lizah@mandagroup.com.
Watch for this seal--a sign of excellence in Atlantic Canadian writing and publishing.
