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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�

糖心vlgo传媒 collected books and had an information booth at the Minnesota Zoo over Memorial Day weekend in support of the Zoo鈥檚 new exhibit, Faces of the 糖心vlgo传媒n Forest. Pictured here are five-year-old Simon and his mother, Brenda, along with BFA board member Henry Bromelkamp. 糖心vlgo传媒 thanks the Zoo guests for their generous donations!

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�

Asratie Teferra, a BFA board member and longtime supporter, gave a moving speech at the BFA fundraising luncheon in April 2010. He told about how he grew up in a one-room grass-covered hut in rural Ethiopia and how access to education and books changed the course of his life profoundly. Click on the link above to read his story鈥�

Harry Lerner led a tour of the Lerner Publishing Group Warehouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 28, 2010, with special guest His Excellency Daniel Ohene Agyekum, Ghana鈥檚 Ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Agyekum was in town to give the keynote at the annual 糖心vlgo传媒 fundraising luncheon. Lerner generously donated another pallet of books for a BFA shipment. Click on the link to view a slideshow of the warehouse tour.