"Xinhua Bookstore has donated a lot of books to our school, and I will definitely remember this warmth." On September 14, Zhu Ruotong, a fifth-grade student at the Second Complete Primary School in Daokou Town, Huixian County, Henan Province, wrote in her essay. "I want to let books light up my life and pave my own growth path with knowledge, as written in books."
In September, the leaves quietly fade, but the atmosphere of books becomes stronger.
On September 13th, Xinhua Bookstore kicked off the "Golden Autumn Book Donation Activity" to the Second Complete Primary School of Daokou Town, Huixian County. A total of more than 3,000 books were donated, covering various fields such as biographies, general cultural histories, and children's books. Leaders of the Huixian County Party Committee, the Education Bureau and caring people from all walks of life participated in the event.
The students cheered and expressed their desire to use their spare time to broaden their horizons and enrich their after-school life through reading.
In fact, due to the pressure of the market environment, donating these books is facing pressure and challenges for Xinhua Bookstore in Huixian County.
Why donate books?
"The most important support comes from the policy document of the headquarters of the Xinhua Bookstore in Henan Province." Yue Hongxia introduced that the donation process is strictly required, so they have made a detailed application plan and budget before donating.
The books donated totaled 80,000 yuan, and according to the staff of Xinhua Bookstore in Huixian County, "it is a little more than the combined turnover of the bookstore in the two months during the off-season." ”
Since the group of donated books is teenagers, Xinhua Bookstore carefully screened the categories of donated books according to the needs of the school and the development trend of education, "At the same time, we specially ordered a variety of picture books and classic Chinese culture books, hoping to provide more and better reading books for school classes." Yue Hongxia said.
In Hua County, the largest grain-producing county in Henan Province and known as the "granary of northern Yubei", "reading" and "education" have always been hung on the heart of Yue Hongxia, secretary of the party branch and manager of Xinhua Bookstore in Hua County.
As the hardest hit area of the flood disaster in 2021, the second complete primary school in Daokou Town, Huixian County was seriously damaged, and Xinhua Bookstore in Huixian County has been paying close attention to the damage to the school.
At the donation ceremony, Yue Hongxia said: "A stack of brand new books carries Xinhua Bookstore's ardent expectations and care for children, we send not only books, but also knowledge, culture and strength, to help education, create a strong reading atmosphere for the school, is the service tenet of Xinhua Bookstore in Huixian County, let children feel the joy of growing up in the sea of books, it is our responsibility." ”
On behalf of the No. 2 Complete Primary School in Daokou Town, Huaxian County, Principal Wang Li expressed her gratitude to Xinhua Bookstore for its donation, saying: "Sincere donation, love is priceless. ”
It is understood that after the heavy rainstorm disaster on July 20, 2021, this is the fourth time that Xinhua Bookstore in Huixian County has donated books. They have repeatedly worked with local education departments and schools to donate school supplies such as books and stationery. These activities are mainly concentrated on special holidays such as Children's Day and World Book Day, as well as some education poverty alleviation projects.
In May 2022, Xinhua Bookstore in Huixian County donated books to the No. 2 Experimental Primary School in Daokou Town and the Yingcai Primary School in the industrial agglomeration area; In May 2023, Xinhua Bookstore donated books to Huixian No. 1 Senior High School.
Xinhua Bookstore hopes to provide more learning opportunities and resources for children to grow into useful talents in the future society. Yue Hongxia said that in the future, Xinhua Bookstore in Huixian County will continue to closely focus on the construction of Shuxiang Henan, and actively practice the role of the main channel, the main position and the main force.
"We plan to continue similar book donation campaigns in the future. In addition, we also hope to cooperate with other social organizations and institutions to jointly promote the development of local education. We intend to donate a batch of books and school supplies to schools in other townships in Hua County in the coming months to benefit more children. ”
Source: Henan Youth Times, Dongfeng News
Reporter Xu Duhan
Trainee Editor Wu Chenjie
Proofreader: Zhang Lei
Review by Tian Zhen