Cape Town Silent Book Club raises R100K for 100th library

THE Bookery team will be able to build their 100th library a little earlier after Capetonians and book lovers rallied together to help the Cape Town Silent Book Club reach its goal of raising R100000.

- THEOLIN TEMBO

Cape Town Silent Book Club organiser, Shawn Buck, said he was blown that they were able to achieve it.

The funds will help create and support a school library for 862 children at Montana Primary School in Kalksteenfontein, near the Cape Town International Airport.

With the help of 156 donations, they had initially only been able to accomplish half of the goal, but Buck said the Sygnia Asset Management employee book club helped them raise the remaining amount.

“We originally set out to raise R100000, an audacious goal for our first-ever fundraiser, to cover the gap in funding for the 100th library. We ended up with 156 people donating R53 650, an incredible amount. As the campaign ended, we were so ecstatic about the way it went.

“I was proud that we'd raised that much, and The Bookery was so thankful.”