Now's the time to give, ladies and gentlemen. Being on Facebook and having attended a Boomtown Beijing screening (where all the entrance fees were used to build libraries for kids in rural China), your Beijingologist is more than aware of The Library Project, helping to help kids in China and around Asia.

Now is the time to give. Give to your most trusted / favorite charity organization. Or if you want, give to the Library Project -- think about those kids. Don't tell these kids that a quake ruined their future. Your Beijingologist is forwarding the following Facebook message from Tom Stader, founder of the Library Project:

On May 12, 2008 China experienced a 7.9 earthquake in Sichuan Province. Currently, in the aftermath of the earthquake, rescue workers across southwest China struggle to reach the tens of thousands of people who remain buried, as the death toll climbs above 13,000. That toll is likely to rise still higher as workers break through to affected areas, making the earthquake China’s deadliest natural disaster in three decades. Hundreds of thousands are injured or homeless.

The Library Project has created a program, "Project: Earthquake Relief", to help rebuild the educational system that was affected as a result of the earthquake. It is projected that hundreds of elementary schools have been damaged in the Sichuan and Shaanxi Provinces. The Library Project will be providing educational resources for the displaced children attending temporary schools.

The Library Project is currently working with the local governments on how we can provide assistance to the elementary schools that have been affected by the recent earthquake in China. Please check out the link below on our Earthquake Relief program. As more information becomes available, we will be updating this program so that we can help as many children as possible.

http://www.library-project.org/china_earthquake.html

GET INVOLVED!

1) Place a donation today. We need your help, every dollar donated purchases one book for an affected elementary school.

2) Spread the word. Email that link above out to your family and friends.

3) Get your company involved. Tell your HR department about The Library Project.

4) Hold an event. Get family and friends together to raise funds for our Earthquake Relief program. (Note from the Beijingologist -- we're thinking about this for the next Beijing Twitter Meetup.)

5) Invite your friends to join The Library Project’s Facebook Group.

Thank you for making a difference in the lives of so many children that have been affected by the recent earthquake. Together we can make a difference.

No matter who you choose to help, or how you choose to help, now is the time to do your bit. Now is the time to give, ladies and gentlemen.