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| “Our appreciation for the special gift to our school." – Headmistress, Irkisongo Secondary School
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| Upcoming Events |
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- Participation at Bright Hope walk/race
May 16, 2009
- Packing books for the next 10
secondary schools in the Tanga
region of Tanzania, East Africa has
begun. Volunteer families have
stepped up to lead efforts for some of
the schools. More help is needed.
- Area public library donations coming
up in near future following their Book
Sale days. Volunteers needed to help
with book-selection and transport to
our warehouse.
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We ship donated new and used books to fill eager students' hands and empty library shelves. Our donated books come from middle schools, high schools, libraries, individuals, book drives, and book publishing companies.
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| Pass on a Book |
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| By passing on new and used books, Bookfriends International works to promote global learning exchange and reuse of much needed books.
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Join our Mission |
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Help us to accelerate our mission by becoming a 'book friend' to students and teachers in Africa. Provide hope by: donating money to cover shipping costs, donating or securing donations of appropriate books, volunteering your time, and/or assisting with fundraising. |
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Become a 'Book Friend' |
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Steve and Paulie Kutschat
Bookfriends International, Founders
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| “An afternoon at a secondary school in Northern Tanzania changed our lives.”
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Highlights
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- 2 shipping containers (more than
36,000 books), arrived in Tanzania in
the first quarter of 2009. They were
delivered to another 15 schools,
providing resources to 6,700 students
and their teachers
- Our warehouse in Wauconda, IL is
getting a face-lift. An area high school
freshman is
leading the effort for her
4-H project. She has arranged
donations for most of the materials
and labor. What a gift to Bookfriends!!
- Thousands of books have come in
from public libraries, schools, book
stores and individuals in the first
quarter. It has been a busy time for our
volunteer sorters
- A wind-fall: Area school district
consolidating its school facilities has
donated 13,000+ books to Bookfriends.
Volunteers traveled to schools to select
appropriate books and pack 280 boxes
of books for delivery to our warehouse
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