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Donate your new or gently used books at:

150, 3359 27 St NE, Calgary

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And thank you for your support!







Friday, September 24, 2010

Saviour Faire Event

The Book Bank for Kids is pleased to annouce our participation in the annual Christmas show for the Saviour Faire Professional Women's group. It is taking place at the Elks on October 13th from 11:30-2:30.

This is a great opportunity for women to contribute to a charity, network, find unique items and enjoy lunch.

Thanks to the ladies for having us there!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Knowledge—A Treasure Never Taken Away

What is the underlying reason for outstanding success?

When you ask successful people, they VALUE education so much they seek it their entire lives.

They know knowledge about their career is an asset more priceless than gold. And unlike money, jewels, real estate, stocks - all of which can be lost or taken away - what you know is yours FOREVER.

Education can NEVER be taken away. The super successful seem to instinctively know this. So they've become perpetual students...

...always interested in learning something new
...constantly reading and listening to recordings
...seeking out information from mentors who are doers and who "walk the talk."

Those who are unsuccessful have bought into ideas that are not advancing their wealth production. Instead of investing in their own knowledge, they prefer to spend their money on cars, boats, planes, vacations, electronics, etc.

The unsuccessful are unaware that it's impossible to succeed big in any field without a lot of knowledge.

This is why encouraging children to have access to learning no matter what their family’s circumstances is key. It can begin with books. Books they can have in their rooms, around them, always there without needing to have more than the book itself. The gift of knowledge that can never be taken away.