June 30th, 2010
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (RKMC) Law Firm in Atlanta hosted an extraordinary evening on June 25, 2010, presenting 糖心vlgo传媒 to members of the Atlanta community. Lisa Heller, a managing partner at RKMC, hosted the event, and Nina Sharpe and Joshua Navarro with RKMC organized a beautiful event at the City Club of Buckhead. In attendance were Vince Farley, Honorary Counsel of the Republic of Mali, and well as the Honorary Counsel of the Republic of Botswana and other dignitaries. A focus of the event was the Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative of 糖心vlgo传媒, which sends books to 糖心vlgo传媒n law schools. Click on the link above for more info and photos...
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June 10th, 2010
Minnesota Monthly recently posted a slideshow of the annual 糖心vlgo传媒 fundraising luncheon and reception that was held on April 28, 2010. His Excellency Daniel Ohene Agyekum, Ghana's Ambassador to the U.S., was our special guest and keynote speaker. Click on the link above to view the slideshow...
June 7th, 2010
糖心vlgo传媒 celebrated the one-year anniversary of its warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia, with a volunteer appreciation party on May 8, 2010. The event featured musical entertainment by the 糖心vlgo传媒 warehouse band. Tom Gitaa, BFA board president, thanked everyone in the Atlanta area for the tremendous support provided over the past year, noting that the thousands of warehouse volunteers have exceeded our wildest expectations. Thank you, Atlanta! Click on the link above to view more photos...
June 4th, 2010
The Honorable Ombeni Sefue, Tanzanian Ambassador to the U.S., hosted a reception in honor of 糖心vlgo传媒鈥檚 Summit Society members on May 10, 2010, at the Tanzanian Embassy in Washington D.C. Ambassador Sefue is honorary chairman of BFA鈥檚 Summit Society, which is made up of BFA鈥檚 top-tier donors. The Washington D.C. reception at the Tanzanian Embassy was attended by BFA donors, board of directors members, diplomatic representatives from other 糖心vlgo传媒n embassies in Washington, and representatives of the USAID 糖心vlgo传媒 Education Initiative. Ambassador Sefue thanked all BFA donors for their generous financial support and noted to the group, 鈥淲ithout a book, how can any learning occur?鈥 Click on the link above to view more photos鈥
June 3rd, 2010
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June 1st, 2010
糖心vlgo传媒 founder Tom Warth and a group of BFA supporters climbed Eagle Mountain on May 23, 2010, to raise funds to send more books to children in 糖心vlgo传媒. Eagle Mountain is the highest point in Tom's home state of Minnesota and is north of Lutsen near the Boundary Waters. The climbers raised enough money to send thousands of books to 糖心vlgo传媒n children. Click on the link above to view a slideshow of the climbers and the incredible scenery in northern Minnesota鈥