Helping Hands:
An Anthology of Children's Stories

About the Book
Helping Hands is a compilation of stories written by children about the joys of helping others.
Each story shows how a little love and kindness can go a long way. The cost of the book
if ordered through CDCKI is $15.00 (USD).

The book will be distributed in early December 2007 and everyone who reserves
a book will be contacted when the book is ready about making payment. All profits
from Helping Hands will go towards the San Francisco de Opalaca Library in Honduras.
The goal is to raise $10,000 which will be enough to physically build and fully furnish
the library.

San Francisco de Opalaca Library
This municipality in the department of Intibucá, Honduras, currently has a 90%
illiteracy rate among children and adults. This can be attributed to the fact that the
underdeveloped town has a limited number of schools, with none going higher than the
ninth grade, and has never had a library.

The San Francisco de Opalaca Library will be the first public library in the entire
southwestern region of Honduras. Having this library built would be the first step to help
provide the villagers with the means to further develop their literacy skills. The ability to read
and write are essential skills needed to get ahead in life. Improving the literacy rate
of the town would cause a ripple effect to improve the impoverished state of Opalaca. 

Students Helping Honduras
CDCKI is partnering with Students Helping Honduras (SHH) to make this library possible.
SHH is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping fulfill basic human needs to the citizens
of Honduras. For more information, visit www.studentshelpinghonduras.org.

Questions? Concerns? Comments?
Please contact District Governor Sneha Bhat at governor@cdcki.org.