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We are so excited to share that our founder recently won a community action project competition organized by Kids4Kids. We are honored to be able to serve the Hong Kong community in our own way by promoting a circular economy for reusing books.   Founder of reBooked wins "Action for a Cause" competition The prize from the competition which includes $5,000 in seed funding and a year-long mentorship will be used to strengthen and scale reBooked services and our business model to better serve our cause.

I am surprised how often people we meet through reBooked ask us, " How should I read to my child? " Or sometimes, their question is, " How can I get my kid to love books?" As a 14-year old, I am probably the wrong person to ask. So I turn to the expert(s) in the family:  my parents! Here is their general advice :   · Be a role model! If you want your children to love reading books, make sure they see YOU reading and enjoying books.   Reading is about parents and children enjoying the story together.   · Make time to read together, every day, and try to build it into their daily routines. Even after your child is able to read by himself/herself, try to spend a few minutes each day to read a few pages of a book to your child. It's about you enjoying the story together.   · Treat reading as a positive experience, something to look forward to. If your child is having a bad day and is just not in the mood to curl up with a book, that’s fine. Try again tomorrow.    · Try to read a variety of books to your child – but if your child has a favorite book that they want to keep reading (or you to keep reading to them), that’s absolutely okay too.   · Make reading fun and let the books come alive!  Use different voices to suit the storyline or characters. Be animated. Go ahead and be silly!   If you have any questions about their tips or if you have other suggestions, please feel free to comment.  We’d love to hear from you!  

We are looking to build a team of young future leaders to drive this organization forward: - Open to students in Grades 7 - 12 - One-year renewable positions - All positions are on a volunteer basis (can be used as SA or CAS hours, and college applications) - Minimum commitment of 2 hours per week; Management team meetings every 2 weeks   If you are interested to join the team, please submit a video application (max. 2 minutes) and answer these questions: - Why do you want to be part of reBooked? - What skills, talents or experiences do you bring to the organization? - What do you want to gain from working with reBooked? - Which position(s) are you interested in? (Please see below roles)   Applications must be submitted by Sunday, 1st December. Send all applications to hello@rebooked-hk.com   Available roles: Marketing & Communications Manager Create marketing plans Review current marketing activities Initiate marketing campaigns & advertising through social and digital media Research and explore new marketing and promotional opportunities   Operations Manager Oversee logistics of supply chain Recruit volunteers to help with various tasks Manage the team of volunteers and update the volunteer database Explore storage solutions Organize local drop-off box(es)   Finance Manager Develop financial plan and goals Track sales and expenses Maintain all financial records Create an annual financial report

Thank you to Green Queen who was kind enough to interview and feature me on their site today. It is an honor to share my story with them! Check out their article below :)   Q&A: Meet The 15 Year Old Who Founded Hong Kong’s Largest Online Second Hand Bookshop InterviewsCircular EconomyHong Kong By Sally Ho Published on Aug 4, 2020 Last updated Aug 4, 2020 4 Mins Read Founded by 15-year-old student Bailey Cherry in 2019, reBooked is a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to promoting a circular economy for books in Hong Kong. It is Hong Kong’s first online platform for secondhand English language children’s books, redirecting hundreds of books away from landfills and giving them a new home. We recently had the opportunity to speak to the sustainability-minded young entrepreneur about her journey, the challenges of juggling her platform alongside school, and her hopes for the future.  GQ: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you started reBooked?  BC: I’m 15 years old and I go to the Canadian International School. I really enjoy reading, I play basketball and I love community service. My main project I’m working on is reBooked, a non-profit social enterprise providing a platform to reuse children’s books. I saw a gap in the market to make it convenient for families to donate books all year round. While there were some book drives happening in certain months of the year, there were no year-round programmes. There was also a lack of services in the market to make secondhand books really accessible to families. So that’s why I decided to create an online shop to address this.  GQ: What has your journey been like to manage a secondhand books platform while being a full-time student?  BC: It’s definitely been a lot to handle. Initially, I didn’t know where to start. The main problem for me is time management. Obviously, as a full-time student, I have extra-curricular activities and on top of that, running reBooked. So I learned how to manage my time between different things, and it’s all about prioritising and making sure I can set aside time to work on reBooked.  I saw a gap in the market to make it convenient for families to donate books all year round. Bailey Cherry, ReBooked GQ: What are the biggest challenges you have faced operating reBooked amid the coronavirus pandemic?  BC: One of the things we had to do is to change our business model. Before, one of the ways we delivered books was by meeting up directly with the customer in MTR stations, which was convenient and wasn’t costly for either party. Whereas now with the coronavirus, we are trying to stay home and socially distance, so we are switching to using post services.  GQ: Do you think that the concept of circularity is growing here in Hong Kong?  BC: Yes, I definitely think so. A lot of our customers here are very interested in sustainability and circularity, but many people simply don’t have enough time or effort to go out of their way to doing these sorts of things. So that’s why I’m focused on making it convenient for people, to make it easy for others to be a part of something sustainable. I also think that young people are definitely at the forefront of the movement, because we have fewer mental boundaries. We dream big and we want to achieve these environmental goals.  GQ: In your opinion, has the pandemic elevated awareness of sustainability in the city? BC: I think so. We have had to learn and adapt in terms of sustainability in all aspects – not just environmentally, but socially sustainable and economically sustainable as well in these difficult times.  GQ: What hopes do you have for the future?  BC: With reBooked, our future goals are to expand in Hong Kong with more drop-off boxes. This is something we have to do to make it easier for everyone to give away their used books and reduce coordination time from having to meet up with book donors directly. We also want to continue to appear in more pop-ups. Though we are an online business, we want to have more offline participation as well, and we’ve previously had pop-ups in stores, events and festivals. In the future, we can hopefully expand to other countries too, such as Singapore. Personally, I just want to keep doing what I’m doing with reBooked, and maybe start something new that also serves the Hong Kong community.  Young people dream big and we want to achieve these environmental goals.  Bailey Cherry, ReBooked GQ: What motivates you to keep doing the work that you do?  BC: The positive feedback that i’ve gotten from everyone, from our book donors to customers. When I hear people say there is a need for this service, that’s what keeps me  motivated. It makes me really happy when I see that people are enjoying and benefiting from what I do and that I can serve the community through this. GQ: If there is one piece of advice you would like to share with someone who is trying to live more sustainably, what would it be?  BC: I’d just tell them every little thing matters. For some people, it is more difficult to make big changes, but every little thing makes a difference and it all adds up in the end to make an impact. GQ: What are some of the books you’re reading right now?  BC: I have recently finished reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, and at the moment, I’m reading a book called Battle Royale, The Novel by Koushun Takami.  GQ: Final question – team noodles or team rice? BC: Rice – rice is so versatile!  All images courtesy of Bailey Cherry. 

Yesterday, the South China Morning Post published an article about youth giving back to the Hong Kong community. We are overjoyed and humbled to be featured in this article. Thank you so much to Ritu Hemnani for writing about us, and we also want to thank all our book donors, clients and friends for supporting reBooked. We are grateful for all of you!   Feel free to read the article here: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-relationships/article/3096943/lessons-altruism-and-empathy-hong-kong-children-who