"Providing Books To Anyone Who Wants To Read And Learn"
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Our Volunteers
The Bookman could not operate without the help of its volunteers. The organization has no paid staff and relies entirely on the efforts of four retired businessmen for all its activities. These men can be seen in a number of situations below.
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Leonard Pearlman, or "Lenny the Elf" as he is known, |
Irwin (seated left) with his three 'elves', and a friend. From L to R, Darryl (the friend), Lennie, Tony, and Don. With their help, the organization moves more than half a million books each year. |
The efforts of these volunteers result in a warehouse that looks like this:
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From the reading area above left to "teacher's row" |
Additional volunteers show up for special projects as can be seen in these photos:
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| The Bookman's new van obtained in March 2006 to replace an earlier one damaged in an accident. The van was provided entirely by The San Diego Nice Guys and Las Patronas, whose names grace the door panels. |
Irwin Herman with Francis Papica of the Papica Foundation and helper, Stephen. They are beside the first of two shipments totalling 5,000 books that were donated to the Philippines at the end of 2005. The program has been named the Jack Grace Book Program in honor of one of The Bookman's primary supporters. A second shipment was delivered in April 2006. | |
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| Volunteers Darrel Sims and Michael Geiger (on forklift) help load some 35,000 books into a 20 foot container for shipment to Ghana. The shipment was organized by Senyo Adjibolosoo of the Human Factor Leadership Academy and paid for by Jason Jenkins of VAM Investment group. |
Fr. Manuel Medina (left) with two of his colleagues finish loading 20,000 books on their truck to ship to the Philippines. Center front is Irwin Herman. This was Fr. Medina's second trip to pick up books. |