More Recent Accomplishments 2011

1. Book Bank USA provided scholarship support to the 59th Chrysanthemum Festival sponsored by the Sons and Daughters of the Nisei Veterans in Maui, Hawaii. Our donation provided financial support for the many programs for the Nisei Veterans, their families, Maui’s students and the Maui community. The funds also assisted the building of the Educational Center and the completion of the Oral History project of the Center. In addition, this project provided Scholarship funds for High School Seniors in Maui County. (Pictured: Queen Alyssa McAliden and escort Aaron Dela Cruz perform during the 2011 Chrysanthemum Festival on Dec. 3 in Wailuku.)

2. Book Bank USA provided scholarship funds and 27 computers to the Daraja Academy in Kenya during 2011. Daraja Academy is a boarding secondary school for Kenyan girls with top academic scores and exceptional leadership skills who have no means to continue their education. The academy provides shelter, food, healthcare and counseling services which allows students to focus on their academic and personal potential, without being hindered by the everyday barriers of poverty.(Pictured on the left.)

3. Book Bank USA provided 86 cases of books as well as 35 computers to the public schools in Cuidad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico under the direction of Dr. Jorge Monterrubio.

4. Book Bank USA provided an entertainment center to the Women’s Shelter (for battered women and children ) in the Finsbury district of London, England.

5. Book Bank USA contributed to the Annual Scholarship Fund at St. Andrew’s Priory School for Girls in Honolulu, Hawaii towards financial assistance for families of limited means in order to afford their daughters a college preparatory education.

6. Book Bank USA supplied a full lending library to The California State Prison facility in Corcoran, California.