The impact of students on anything they set their mind to is a tremendous sight, indeed! On March 23-25 Student World Assembly (SWA) held a Book Sale fundraiser for a philanthropic initiative. The Book Sale took place at the Kingsborough campus and was a success! SWA raised over $600.00USD to send much needed literacy materials to the children in Ghana. Students, faculty and staff donated and bought used books to a charitable cause. This fundraiser was Phase 2 of the Bread-For-Africa Project started in Fall 2009 by the Liberal Arts Council; Phase 1 was collecting appropriate literacy materials.

The Bread-For-Africa Project is under the umbrella of The West African Development Objective (WADO) initiated by Mr. Moses Kanduri. It aims to send aid to Africa in various capacities. Mr. Kanduri has been a long-time supporter and active member of SWA and is excited as I am in the success of the Book Sale.

It’s great seeing students, faculty and staff coming together and collaborating on various projects to make the world (hopefully) a better place.

This is just one story. What other stories can you share where the college communities are making a difference?

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