Lifeline’s Big Book Fair
A huge thank you to all those who helped make the Autumn 2012 Lifeline Big Book Fair a huge success. Close to 5,000 people attended the three day event held at the new venue Illawarra Sports Stadium, Berkeley. An incredible $106,154 was raised, the profits of which will go toward supporting Lifeline South Coast.
In preparation for the event, our hardworking volunteers sorted, priced and packed more than 70,000 books for the event. As usual, they were displayed in over 50 categories including fiction; non-fiction; reference; hobbies; travel; children’s books; art; science; literature; history; biographies; old, rare or just interesting.
Thank you also to the hardworking event volunteers who gave their time to ensure the event ran smoothly from the point the first pallet of books came off the truck to the time the last table was packed away. Our customers regularly comment on what a friendly group of people they are – and they are right!
We would again like to thank our ongoing sponsors and supporters who continue to provide us quality services, venues, products and benefits all at wonderfully reduced prices or no cost at all. They include:
Media Partner:
who promote the event
Gold Sponsors:
who collect books and man the book collection point at the event
who promote the event
who provide a great venue at a wonderful price
who store our books free of charge
Bronze Sponsors:
who give us a generous donation
Supporters:
- Wollongong City Council Libraries (selected) act as book donation points
- Shellharbour City Council Libraries (selected) act as book donation points
- Fairy Meadow Primary School, EWSS (Embroidery Work & Safety Supplies), Hydromet, St Therese Catholic Church in West Wollongong and the RTA allow us to display a banner on their properties
- Thiess Services provide a cardboard recycling bin and empty it free of charge
And thanks to:
- Dapto Scouts who cook a yummy bbq for our customers
- St John’s Ambulance Volunteers who ensure we have a safe event
- Goggo Mobile Coffee for fantastic coffee at the venue
- CWA who sell yummy treats at the venue
- Roys Signs for producing our signage at a greatly reduced rate
- Crackwell Security ensure everyone enjoyed a safe and secure event
- Illawarra Production Services for our staging needs
Remember, the next Book Fair is on between 5th and 7th October 2012 between 10am and 4pm at the new venue – ILLAWARRA SPORTS STADIUM, BERKELEY. Be there early to grab a bargain!