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Radical Portrait: John Wood, Room to Read
Radical Sabbatical : Episode FLRAD-306

  • Wood oversaw the launch of Windows 98 in Australia.
  • He had 70 people reporting to him when he worked for Microsoft.
  • Wood was in the middle of an 18-day backpacking trip along the 300-kilometer Annapurna Circuit when he got inspired to bring books to schools in the area.
  • Wood's first book shipment to Nepal consisted of 3,000 books collected from family and friends.
  • His Room to Read program has sent more than 200,000 books to schools overseas.
  • The group has also helped build 50 schools, 500 libraries and 30 computer labs.
  • More than 90 percent of all donations to Room to Read go directly to projects.

Room to Read
The Presidio
P.O. Box 29127
San Francisco, CA 94129
415-561-3331
www.roomtoread.org
Volunteers and donations accepted

The producers wish to thank:

Story Book Inn
Skyforest, CA 91285
909-337-0011
www.storybookinn.com


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