BwB School in Haiti Used as Hurricane Shelter
In mid-August, Hurricane Dean passed over Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean,
leaving death and destruction in its wake. One recently completed BwB school (in photo) in the coastal region of Les Cayes was used by local
villages as shelter from the hurricane and may have saved lives. More...
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Save the Date: Global Gala 2007
Enjoy a night of dinner, auctions and awards while raising money to fund BwB's
U.S. and international programs. Global Gala 2007: Be Counted! will take place on Thursday, November 15, in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
To be added to the invitation list, become a sponsor, or donate an auction item, click here.
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Millennium Promise to Grant $770,000 to BwB
Millennium Promise will grant $770,000 to Building with Books in 2008 to
build more schools in rural villages in western Africa. Currently building 12 schools in southern Mali, BwB and Millennium Promise will build an
additional 32 schools in Mali and expand into nearby Senegal. More...
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CA Student Publishes Story About BwB
Journey
Through his high school's BwB program, Jonathan Orc (left in photo) of San
Francisco, California, worked a summer internship at a magazine called Youth Outlook. The magazine published a story Jonathan wrote about
his life before joining BwB and the life-changing journey he took to a rural village in Africa. More...
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18 More U.S. Schools to Host BwB Programs
Welcome to eighteen high schools who will begin
hosting BwB's after-school programs during the 2007-08 school year. With these programs, BwB now runs 108 programs in
high schools across the country, empowering more than 2,000 students during the school year to change their own lives, the lives of others and the
world. More...
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SEATTLE, WA
Saturday, October 6
Break out your bellbottoms for The Retro Bash. The Seattle area is
hosting its first fundraiser for BwB to raise $25,000 to build a school in Mali. Tickets are $25 each; e-mail Jennifer Ting to purchase. 7 - 11 p.m. at the Pickering Barn. 1730 10th Ave. N.W. Issaquah, WA. For details, call
(425) 255-3605.
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CHICAGO,
IL
Sunday, October 7
Cheer on "Team
BwB" at the LaSalle Bank 2007 Chicago Marathon. Team members are challenged to raise $500 each for BwB's
after-school programs in Chicago and school construction in developing countries. Click
here for details about how to support "Team BwB"!
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OLD GREENWICH, CT Thursday, November 15
Join us for BwB's Global Gala 2007: Be Counted! 6 p.m. Hyatt Regency Greenwich, Old Greenwich, CT. Click here for details. |
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BwB's Mission
Enhancing education and empowering youth in the U.S. to make a
positive difference in their communities while helping people of developing countries increase their self-reliance through education. |
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