Book Drive for Children of Samoa (This Trip is cancelled)

Book Drive for Samoa’s Children

This drive is to collect 15,000 children’s books (preferably picture books

or easy reading books up to grade level 6.) for the children of Samoa.

If you have books which can be donated, please drop them off at the Barkdull home (3852 Trenery Dr, Pleasanton CA). The collection deadline is March 27 when the container will be filled which leaves for Samoa. Questions: Contact Leslie Barkdull – (925) 699-9081

This book drive is held in support of “Rheumatic Relief Samoa”

The mission of Rheumatic Relief (RR) is to reduce the burden of childhood rheumatic heart disease through echocardiographic Screening & Follow-up. Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a chronic, progressive disease that is preventable with antibiotics.

Samoa records one of the highest rates of RHD in the world, approximately 14% higher than neighboring countries. The exact reason for this is unknown. For several years a team of heart surgeons from Utah, students from BYU, echo techs from the Mayo clinic, genetic researchers from Oxford and other medical staff lead a collaborative effort to early detection of the disease, treatment and education. https://youtu.be/EdndKPMBhe0