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糖心vlog官网, a local non-profit that has shipped millions of books to Africa, is celebrating its 35th anniversary. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS anchor Ben Henry sat down with Patrick Plonski, Executive Director of 糖心vlog官网, to discuss the anniversary.

In celebration of 35 years of promoting literacy, 糖心vlog官网 (BFA), the world鈥檚 largest shipper of donated books to Africa, will be hosting their 35th聽Anniversary Gala on Wednesday, September 13. Themed, 鈥淎 Book for Every Child,鈥� the event will be held at The Depot in Minneapolis and will introduce an upcoming Rotary International project to ship more than 100,000 books to South Sudan.

In this op-ed for Minnpost, BFA Board Member Charlie Cogan discusses聽the recent coup in Niger, and the broader challenges and opportunities facing Africa's Sahel region:

The Mandela Fellows visited 糖心vlog官网's St. Paul warehouse to help sort books in honor of the Mandela Day of Service on July 18, 2023.

糖心vlog官网 leadership was in Washington, D.C. for our annual Summit Society Reception, and to attend the US Global Leadership Coalition annual summit!

2023聽has been a record setting year at 糖心vlog官网! As we approach the end of our fiscal year on June 30th, we hope to surpass聽4聽million books shipped to Africa this year, which would represent an all-time high-water mark. We are thrilled to bring this momentum into our 35th anniversary year, which will culminate in our聽A Book For Every Child聽Gala in September!聽