Big Bad Wolf Books’ warehouse, located in Taman Alam Indah, Shah Alam was not spared from the recent floods which severely impacted certain parts of the country, affected many lives, resulting in a loss of livelihood to many.
The devastation that resulted from the floods had caused the 200,000 sq ft Big Bad Wolf warehouse which stored more than 20 million books suffered an estimated loss of between RM40 to RM50 million in damages.
Despite the damages of millions of books, Big Bad Wolf Books aims to embark on the journey to not only recover and rebuild its business but to also help communities recover and rise again.
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It is targeting one million books to recover and pledge to contribute books to deserving communities nationwide, especially to those affected by the floods, through its long-term community outreach programme.
Customers can look forward to exclusive deals such as the storewide Buy 10 Free 5 Deal, and affordable discounts of up to 95% off the recommended retail price, as well as enjoy the free shipping offer in West Malaysia only, with a minimum spend of RM100.
Big Bad Wolf Books founder Andrew Yap said the devastation was a very traumatic incident and experience for them.
“Our losses cannot be compared to the loss of a home or a life but as a business we have suffered tremendously due to the disruption and damages that are still being ascertained till today. We are still working on our recovery and the road ahead of us is a tough and challenging one,” he said.
“Our mission has always been to empower and inspire Malaysians by making books accessible to all. We have focused on creating a new generation of readers and increasing English literacy, helping to improve their life chances. We sincerely hope that Malaysians will support us achieve our 1 Million books target and come together as one to help deserving communities throughout the country have access to books,” he added.
Yap said Big Bad Wolf Books has made an implicit commitment to donate books to 2,000 deserving communities, ranging from kindergartens to school libraries; underprivileged families and orphanages; to neighbourhood community centres and low-cost flats and importantly, to anyone who requires books to build a library, nationwide.
In keeping with its mission, Big Bad Wolf Books is inviting members of the public, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profit organizations (NPOs), charity homes, as well as the business, education and corporate sectors to participate as collaborative partners by either purchasing books to set up an entire library or by taking the initiative to buy books that will go towards a collective pool.
“Our mission has always been to empower and inspire Malaysians by making books accessible to all. We have focused on creating a new generation of readers and increasing English literacy, helping to improve their life chances. Each and every contribution will go towards this worthy cause. No donation is too small or too big. Therefore, we invite everyone to join us in donating to the community at large.
“If a company or an individual were to pledge RM3,500, it will help tremendously, in contributing a few hundred books to fill up a library and help people in immeasurable ways. Rest assured, we will do our best to accommodate appeals to rebuild and serve the community for a better tomorrow,” Yap added.
In a conscious effort to ‘kick start’ the initiative, Big Bad Wolf Books had recently contributed hundreds of books to families who were affected by the recent floods at Kampung Bukit Lanchong and the Tabika Perpaduan Taman Alam Indah kindergarten’s library. The kids at the kindergarten were also given a puzzle set each to take home.
Several hundred books were also presented to Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK), Taman Sri Muda which was severely hit by the floods.
In addition, books were also donated to students living in Taman Subang Mewah, as part of back-to-school programme initiatated by the Subang Jaya state assemblywoman Michelle Ng.
To participate in Big Bad Wolf Books’ nationwide community outreach programme, social media users on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter are encouraged to share the “I’m Back! Bigger, Stronger, Badder” posting. For every aforementioned posting that is shared, Big Bad Wolf Books will donate books to a deserving community (one share = one book).
