Be Counted! at Summer Events in San Francisco, New York & Connecticut
Hundreds of supporters will gather at events across the country this summer to help support
BwB's U.S. and international programs. In San Francisco, the annual Partners for a Dream Gala will take place on June 18. BwB's
2008 Golf Outing has two dates and two beautiful locations: July 10 in Carmel, NY, and July 24 in Stamford, CT. Click here to learn how you can Be Counted! at these events.
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Spotlight: Community Education in Mali
Chata Doumbia, a mother of four school-age children in Tiefagala,
Mali, had just two years of primary school education when BwB helped her village
build a school in 2003. Through BwB's Community Education Program, Mrs. Doumbia
learned to read and write and is now teaching others to do the same. By 2007, her village went from 90% illiteracy rate to just 15%. Click here to
read about Mrs. Doumbia's commitment to her village.
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School Kids in Minnesota Join the BwB Movement
The kids in the Discovery Club at Highland Park Elementary School in St. Paul have proven you're never
too
young to change the world. Even though BwB doesn't run programs in their state, these kids, ranging from kindergarteners to fifth-graders, held
fundraisers to help build a school overseas. From a donut sale to a book swap, the club's dedication paid off as they
raised
$800. Read
more...
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CT Students Launch a Reading Revolution
BwB students in Connecticut held a Reading Revolution for their annual
spring service project. Nearly 190 students
from seventeen BwB
programs ran the event for the 300 adults and
children who attended from the community. The students helped children make bilingual books and bookmarks to be sent to BwB schools in Nicaragua. They also read stories, played
literacy games and held a massive book distribution so that everyone who attended took home books for their families.
Click here to read more.
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Business Leaders Support BwB at Annual Breakfast in Chicago
On May 29, the Partnership for Hope Breakfast in Chicago brought business leaders
together in support of BwB's after-school programs in Chicago and
school construction programs in developing countries. Nearly 700 guests and a variety of
speakers, including (in photo) honoree Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General, and Rufus Williams, President of the Chicago Public Schools
Board, raised $425,000 for BwB programs by the end of the event. Click here for the full story.
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CHICAGO, IL
June 12
Bambara 2008. Join the Chicago Leadership Council for a
happy-hour fundraiser. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Martini Park. $30 pre-registration; $35 at the door. Click here for details and ticket
information.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
June 18
Partners for a Dream
Gala:
Be Counted! 6 p.m. The Westin St. Francis. Individual tickets and tables available. Click here for more information.
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June & July
BwB members from programs across the U.S. depart for their twelve-day Trek for
Knowledge trips to Mali and Nicaragua.
2008 Golf Outings
July 10, Carmel, NY
Centennial Golf Club
1:00 p.m. $225 per
person
July 24, Stamford, CT
Sterling Farms Golf Club
7:45 a.m. $175 per person
1:45 p.m. $200 per person
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SEATTLE, WA
October 11
BwB's Seattle Chapter's Retro Party. Details to come.
OLD GREENWICH, CT
November 20
Global Gala 2008. For more information, contact
Greg Bilionis at (203) 961-5041 or gbilionis@buildingwithbooks.org.
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BwB is Hiring!
Help us change lives for good. 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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