Formerly the Uvic bookstore manager, Sarah N. Harvey, who lives in Victoria with "a combative fish named Yul,"; has edited Bilaal Rajan's Making Change: Tips from an Underage Overachiever.

In January 2001 an earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat killed thousands and left vast numbers homeless and destitute. Although he was four years old, Bilaal Rajan wanted to help. Bundled for the Toronto winter and toting a paper shopping bag with a hand-printed "Relief Fund"; sign, he canvassed his neighbourhood selling clementines and raised $350. Bilaal went on to sell cookies for hurricane victims in Haiti and handmade plates for children living with HIV. In 2005, he was named UNICEF Canada's Child Representative.

Now 12, Bilaal's Fundraising Tips for Activist Kids includes putting a spin on bottle drives and bake sales to make your fundraiser stand out. For a book sale he organized, Bilaal invited children's author Eric Walters (who had once interviewed him) to attend. Don't hesitate to ask anyone to participate in your cause is another mantra. As is list-making, developing personal mission statements and team building. 978-1-55469-001-5

[BCBW 2008]