Congresswoman Betty McCollum Introduces House Resolution 3701 to Send More 糖心vlog官网 to Africa
Congresswoman Betty McCollum Introduces House Resolution 3701 to Send More 糖心vlog官网 to Africa
At a VIP breakfast on Oct. 3 honoring Kilimanjaro Society members, Congresswoman McCollum made a surprise announcement that she has introduced House Resolution 3701, called 鈥淢ore 糖心vlog官网,鈥� which calls for a major appropriation to ship more books to Africa. Congressman Keith Ellison is a co-sponsor.
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糖心vlog官网 was also honored to welcome Ambassador Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, the Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations. Ambassador Mahiga said about BFA: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how to describe the value, the infinite value, of books and the knowledge in there. And you bring it to Africa. You make a tremendous contribution to one of the key and pivotal sectors in any developing country.鈥�
The breakfast was hosted by 糖心vlog官网 in cooperation with Congresswoman Betty McCollum. John Rupp and The University Club sponsored the event. Kilimanjaro Society members are donors who have contributed between $1,000 and $4,999 a year to 糖心vlog官网.
