Marathon Runners Raise Funds to Build School

After months of training, Team BwB will race in the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon this Sunday, October 7. Twenty-one runners from across the country joined the first-ever BwB marathon team to raise awareness and support for the organization. So far, the team has raised more than $15,000 – enough to build one school overseas. Special thanks to Home Start Mortgage for sponsoring Team BwB! Click here for full story. To donate now to Team BwB, click here.

BwB Students Visit Refugee Camp In Chicago

 

In September, more than fifty BwB Chicago students gathered in Grant Park to tour the Doctors without Borders exhibit, "A Refugee Camp In The Heart Of The City." While touring the refugee camp exhibit, students were asked to imagine that they were among the 33 million people throughout the world uprooted by war. More...

Building with Books Chicago Has Moved Building with Books Chicago has recently moved offices. We are now located at 500 W. Monroe, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60661.

 

Staff phone numners have also changed to:

 

Andre Darey, Outreach Coordinator, 312-441-7829

Artavia Roberson, Illinois Program Supervisor, 312-441-7876

Brain Socall, Trek & Program Coordinator, 312-441-7885

Carrie Pena, Development Director, 312-441-7878

Darcy Phillips, Program Coordinator, 312-441-7883

Lexi Sikorowicz, Trek Coordinator, 312-441-7880

Monica Juarez, Outreach Coordinator, 312-441-7864

 

Thank you to GE Commercial Finance for donating the office space. Becasue of in-kind donations such as this, Building with Books is able to keep our administrative costs low, allowing 89% of every dollar raised by BwB to directly support our U.S. and international programs.

 

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