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BFA Founder, Tom Warth and Delegation Complete the 糖心vlgo传媒n Book Walk in the Gambia

BFA Founder, Tom Warth and Delegation Complete the 糖心vlgo传媒n Book Walk in the Gambia

After 8 days, Tom Warth, BFA founder, and the group that joined him on the 糖心vlgo传媒n Book Walk across the Gambia are on their way home. Their quick progress was astounding, even to the walkers. Tom posted a picture on facebook as they crossed the Gambia-Senegal border proclaiming聽 鈥20 miles total on my pedometer!!!鈥

As they made their way across the 25 kilometer Trans-Gambian highway, the group distributed a full container of 22,000 books. They also met with US and foreign ambassadors as well as Gambian officials to discuss the importance of books and literacy in 糖心vlgo传媒 and the Gambia.

On the home front, , and WCCO Radio were among the media outlets that took note of the great work that Tom and his fellow walkers were doing. Fundswere also raised to send seven containers of books鈥攐ver 150,000 Books鈥攖o the Gambia.

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Tom Warth and the BFA Delegation met with US diplomatic officials while in the Gambia.

鈥淲e came up with the idea of trying to end the book famine in the Gambia. The Gambia only has a million and a half people and maybe 75 thousand children, so we thought that a campaign to send 1,000,000 books would be dramatic.鈥 - Tom Warth, WCCO Interview February 2012

5. The BFA team also met with the Nigerian ambassador to the Gambia, , who later joined them for a leg of their journey.

鈥淐an you imagine a child who鈥檚 never held a book? I鈥檝e seen children who didn鈥檛 even know how to hold the book.鈥 - Tom Warth, WCCO Interview, February 2012

Throngs of Support for the 糖心vlgo传媒n Book Walk