| Brighten the Holidays of a Prisoner |
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 HELP US SEND ALL REQUESTS BY THE HOLIDAYS
Our bookshelves are overflowing with choice books and we have legions of volunteers lining up to fill book requests. We are poised to be able to clear our backlog of 1126 letters by the holidays. We just need money to mail them! Help us brighten the holidays of our often-forgotten customers across the country by making a tax-deductible donation today! Just $3 lets us help another prisoner.
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Open House
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 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2-4 PM
Join us at the United First Parish Church in Quincy on Saturday October 25th for an Open House. We will be joined by Harvard Sociologist Bruce Western who will talk about the state of prison education and it's impact on our communities.
- Visit our improved space.
- Socialize with others interested in prison education.
- Learn about what we can do together to fight the educational inequalities facing people incarcerated in the U.S.
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"America's prisons have become vast repositories of poor men with little schooling and few prospects. Prison education, and the books to support that education, are urgently needed to help reverse mass incarceration."
- Harvard Sociologist Bruce Western
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| 2nd Annual Community Book Drive |
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BRING YOUR BOOKS TO BRIGHTON, MA ON NOVEMBER 8th!
 Bring those dust-collecting books to Brighton MA and put them to work for the Prison Book Program and the City Mission Society. Some will line the shelves of the Prison Book Program. Better World Books will sell the others to benefit two great charities.
More ways to help:
- Hold your own drive and bring the books to Brighton - see our website for more details
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Date: Saturday, November 8th
Time: 10am to 3pm
Place: Brighton/Allston Congregational Church, 404 Washington Street, Brighton, MA
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Thank You Volunteers! |
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Many many thanks to our September volunteers!
- Boston Cares
- Fidelity Corporation
- Park Street Church, Boston
- Suffolk University
- UMass Boston
- United Church of Christ, Norwell, Massachusetts
and numerous dedicated individuals!
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| Prisoner Writing:
Brotherly Love |
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My closest friend
My life long brother
Who means the world to me,
like no other.
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