“His Libraries, 12,000 So Far, Change Lives"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/kristof-his-libraries-12000-so-far-change-lives.html?ref=nicholasdkristof
“Girls Just Want to Go to School"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/opinion/kristof-girls-just-want-to-go-to-school.html?ref=nicholasdkristof
Room to Read New York Times page
http://www.roomtoread.org/NYTimes
Dear Friends,
As valued Room to Read supporters, we want to make you aware and share our excitement about two columns that featured Room to Read in The New York Times this past week by acclaimed journalist Nicholas Kristof. We were honored to have Mr. Kristof visit our projects in Vietnam two weeks ago and are thrilled that he was inspired to share his experience with his readers.
If you have not already seen Mr. Kristof’s columns, please have a look at “His Libraries, 12,000 So Far, Change Lives” which celebrates Room to Read’s immense achievements—including our 10 millionth book milestone, unique history and astronomical rise in growth since our founding—and “Girls Just Want to Go to School,” where Mr. Kristof introduces us to Phung, an incredible girl enrolled in our Girls’ Education program in Vietnam who, with the support of her father, goes to great lengths in pursuit of her education.
You can find additional information related to the column on a special page we created on our website. Also included on the site is information on a matching gift fund that we were able to establish thanks to the generosity of several anonymous donors. The fund will be used to help the children in Vietnam that Mr. Kristof met along with the countless others we reach across Asia and Africa who want to discover a better future for themselves and their families.
We hope you enjoy the columns and we thank you for the amazing role you have played in helping us get to where we are today – we couldn’t have done it without you!
Warm regards,
The Room to Read Team
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