>From: Ceesay Soffie <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: FW: Book & Stationery Drive for Gambia >Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 15:34:10 -0400 > >As we approach memorial day and July 4th, I would like to remind all about >the book & stationery drive to benefit Gambian schools. Late last year I >sent a posting to the "L" introducing the idea and also asked for volunteers >to coordinate the initiative at local levels. The idea is to collect >stationery (chalk, pens, pencils etc.), computers and books to benefit >schools throughout Gambia. >Since the kick-off, I am pleased to share with all subscribers that here in >Rhode Island, we have collected 10 boxes of books and one box of assorted >stationery. Meanwhile in Maryland, on an individual effort, Habib Jallow has >also secured a donation of 300 hospital bed sheets through a local hospital >in his area. I will work with both areas to get these to Atlanta by or >before July 4th. >On this positive note, my sincere appreciation to Kabba Joof of Rhode Island >and Habib both of whom stepped up to the challenge. >For the students, lecturers/professors and new graduates, please bring along >any books you may want to donate, to the ALD or July 4th festivities. It is >all for a good course. For the good Samaritans that just want to help, >please give whatever you can donate - be generous. We are in particular need >of chalk, pencils, pens, eraser, crayons and notebooks. >If there are any volunteers out there looking to get involved, please >contact one of the following: >Ya Soffie Ceesay Maryland/DC: >Sainey Fye/Harona Darboe Atlanta >Siga Jagne Kentucky >Saul Mbenga New York >Maila Touray Rhode Island/Boston > >Please contact me for phone numbers of any of the above listed people. I >can be reached by email at [log in to unmask] or call me at >401-486-3714. >Thank you all for your anticipated participation. Please stand up and be >counted! > > >Maila Touray > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~