Autodesk USA
Book Drive and Book Fair provide “Global Reading”
May 7 - May 11, 2007

The Autodesk Book Drive in support of Book Bank USA took place during the week of May 7 and ended on Monday, May 14. For the first time other US and international offices held book drives during the same time as the San Rafael, California headquarters’ book drive.

As in previous years, Autodesk focused on children and youth, though books for adults were also welcome. In San Rafael, bookshelves were in place to receive new or used books in three locations: 111 McInnis, Atrium Civic Center and Coppertop.

The Spring Book Fair by Imagine Nation Books took place in the McInnis Atrium on Thursday, May 10. The Spring Book Fair was Autodesk employees’ opportunity to purchase books and gifts for yourself and others, as well as support the Book Drive. For every $50 spent by an individual employee, Imagine Nation Books donated a book to the book drive.

Employees got to choose the book from a table specifically set aside for the drive. Or they could purchase a book of their own to donate.

All books were picked up by Book Bank USA on Monday, May 14 through our connection with World Courier Ground, Inc.

The Autodesk Book Drive was coordinated by Ms. Robyn Adams, Book Bank USA Executive Vice President with Julie Wilder, Autodesk Worldwide Community Relations/Human Resources, and by Julie Feldmeyer, Autodesk Community Relations Program Assistant –– all pictured above. Gil Zeimer, Book Bank USA Secretary, also helped coordinate the book drive (not pictured).

• San Rafael, California – 534 books
• Novi, Michigan – 619 books
• Ithaca, New York – 297 books
• Tualatin, Oregon – 616 books
• Waltham, Massachusetts – 95 books
• Manchester, New Hampshire – 446 books
• Calgary, Alberta – 515 books
• Toronto, Ontario– 120 books

Total: 3,232 books.

Thank you, Autodesk!