USA Headquarters:

327 Dennis St.,

Oceanside, NY 11572
Tel: 516-528-0009 - info@ThaiBookDrive.com

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DONATIONS TO THAI BOOK DRIVE:


If you wish to make a donation online, please use this "Donate" link above.
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View our Donors - 2006/2007  -  2005/2006  -  2004/2005

 

What will your donation go towards?  What are the costs of running Thai Book Drive?

  • Shipping: Moving the books from one location to another.  Whether it be domestic shipping or the shipping to Thailand - there are costs involved.  (Ex: Costs for shipping books from Middleport, NY to Jamaica, NY was nearly $1000)

  • Wages/Employees: During the 2004-2005 book drive year there were two employees.  The first employee was my truck driver which helped me get the schools and picked me up on a daily basis.  The second employee was a translator which helped me speak with the students at the schools with much more ease. (Ex: The daily cost of these two employees were about $30 per day)

  • Storage: Once the books are received as donations, they are placed in a storage container located in Freeport, New York until they are ready for shipping to Thailand.  (Ex: Storage rent is nearly $180 per month)

  • Supplies: Everything that is needed for the book drive to be advertised as well as be packed.  Printing charges for flyers, presentations, business cards, etc.  Also the costs of buying boxes for storage of the books. (Ex: Package of 6 boxes is about $7.50)

  • Living Expenses: While living in Thailand, there are expenses just for daily living.  Money is needed for assistance in buying food locally, fares occurring from taxis and motorbikes, house rent with utilities, among other various costs. (Ex: House rent with utilities alone cost about $250.- a month while living in Thailand)

  • Website and Maintenance: Even though I design, create, and maintain the website myself there are still costs in order to have hosting for the website and for the domain name. (Ex: $15 per month for the hosting and cost of the URL)

  • Transportation: Different from shipping, this is the cost of the plane ticket to Thailand and then back to the USA. (Ex: Thai Airlines plane tickets range about $1100 roundtrip for economy)

 

If you are interested in making a donation or would like more information, please feel free to contact me.  I can best be contacted by e-mail at Info@thaibookdrive.com

 

If you feel that you have some books that you can donate to this cause, please let me know and we can work out a way for the books to be delivered.  We can travel to pick up the books or can pay for shipping charges to Oceanside, NY (when I say travel to pick them up, I mean in the New York and Nassau area).

All book and cash donations from people, schools, or businesses will be listed on this website.  If you wish to donate cash, you can send either a check or money order made out to "Thai Book Drive, Inc."  Thai Book Drive, Inc. is incorporated as a NYS "Not for Profit" Corporation with its application for Exemption under Section 501(c)(3).

All information in this website and this Book Drive is my idea and is being conducted by me.  There is no third party associated with this effort and 100% of the donations are be used for this purpose.