A round trip today and the only foodie thing was the tasty ham and cheese omelette.  Not great, but passable but hardly worth mentioning. 

The real thing about the trip today was a focus on the Pass on a Book project. 

I've been in Lismore this week, in Northern New South Wales, working on my other project - bringing literacy and the benefits of reading to the third world. 

And today it was a trip to Kyogle to visit the team at the Uniting Church Op-Shop, and to take delivery of their first collection of children's books.

Kyogle is a small town, main street with a memorial obelisk clock, strategically-placed, akubra-hatted farmer smoking a roll-your-own cigarette - everything you'd expect.

It was great to pick up 4 big boxes of pre-loved books from Celia, Beryl and Geoff, and for the local paper to tag along to cover the project. 

(l-r) Geoff, Pass on a Book founder David Barnier, Celia and Beryl have their photograph taken for the local Kyogle paper by journalist Scott Harlum.  
 

We're starting to get some real interest, and the community support is amazing with books and offers of assistance coming left right and centre.

I'm so pleased to be involved with Pass on a Book, it's an opportunity to give the gift of reading to some of the most marginalised and disadvantaged people in the world through the simplest act - passing on a used book.

The project could use your help.  We need more books - suitable for children and early readers and corporate and financial support - some funds to help us pay for shipping, storage and management of the books.  Visit www.topfivekidsbooks.com for more information and to contact the project.