{"product_id":"diary-of-a-shipping-clerk-volume-1","title":"Diary of a Shipping Clerk - Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA memoir documenting a rollercoaster ride of ups, downs, difficulties, disasters, stresses and successes in the work of a former teacher with a dream to transform classrooms all over the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e??\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this diary - with great good humour and with present-day observations made with hindsight - David Miles-Hanschell documents tireless efforts to improve lives. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHurricane Ivan struck the island of Grenada in the West Indies on Tuesday, 7 September 2004, causing widespread destruction. As well as creating devastation to individual lives, the category three storm wrecked power lines, healthcare, agriculture, and business from tourism - and only two of the country''s 75 public schools remained undamaged. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume One of \u003cem\u003eThe Diary of a Shipping Clerk\u003c\/em\u003e gives an account of David Miles-Hanschell''s first endeavours to deliver ocean freight containers of salvaged, fit-for-purpose, surplus-to-requirements educational resources to three Grenada Government Schools (Grand Roy, Calliste and St Paul''s) that had been devastated by the hurricane. David soon discovered that this was just a \"tiny drop in the bucket of need\", and so was determined to see if he could organise more shipments to the island''s schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus began several years of dedication - aided by countless individuals - to transporting unwanted but useable school supplies from Scotland to schools all over the world desperate for such items.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis work has transformed numerous classrooms in many countries over the years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487980757365,"sku":"9781739142605","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781739142605.jpg?v=1786355277","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/diary-of-a-shipping-clerk-volume-1","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}