Summoning the Human Spirit to its Best Self

It started as a queston from one supporter Martin Fishletter, "But Nancy what is a school if there are no books?" A Highland Park High School friend, Vicki Brendel Browne, picked up on the idea and from June through August she organized and funded the collection of 980 boxes of books and along with a team of helpers in New York coordinated the shipping of them to Sierra Leone. Not only will the children have books, but The Village will have a quality lending library. This was a huge undertaking that involved many people. Heartfelt thanks to Ross Auerbach and Danielle Baum for getting the container to Sierra Leone and released to us -- not an easy task. We also want to thank all of those who contributed, especially those who also organized their own mini book drives, including: Global Fund for Children, Oprah's Angel Network, Buddy Allen and Prevent Child Abuse America, and Nancy Dubrow and the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. What a gift you have given, and how you have made dreams come true.

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