BFA Container Arrives
After five months, the container from Books For Africa arrived at our warehouse in Dodoma. This container was donated to PEN Trust through BFA and the George Seymour Bissel Foundation.
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Major Projects
These are the some of the larger projects that PEN Trust has carried out.
FMSC Container Arrives
After eight months, the long awaited 40 foot container from Feed My Starving Children arrived. As Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US, we are thankful for the thousands of nourishing fortified rice meals for the needy of Tanzania.
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Books For Africa and Better World Books Visit
In July, PEN Trust hosted ten guests from Books For Africa and Better World Books, based in Atlanta, GA. Better World Books is an online book seller and is the major financial contributor to BFA. The Executive Director, David Murphy and family along with several regional directors and warehouse managers came to see the process of book distribution. BFA selected PEN Trust to be the model non profit for their site visit. We are thankful for the continued support from BFA.
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Feed My Starving Children Visit
PEN Trust had the opportunity to visit the Feed My Starving Children headquarters in Brooklyn Park, MN while in the US. After presenting the Board of Directors with a gift, we gave an update of food distributions throughout the Dodoma and Singida regions as well as highlighted further needs. FMSC with shipping help from Operation Blessing have generously donated a 40 foot container that will be arriving the first week of August 2006.
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Books For Africa Warehouse Visit
Books For Africa continues to have a strong partnership with PEN Trust. While in the US, we had the opportunity to meet with Patrick Plonski, Executive Director, to meet the staff and tour the warehouse. Through the generous donation of the George Seymour Bissell Foundation, a 40 foot container will be arriving in September 2006.
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Thanks From Dr. Irunde
Dr. Irunde of the Ikhanoda Dispensary sends his appreciation to the donors that helped purchase scrubs, a blood pressure cuff, IV supplies, a stethoscope and more basic supplies.
Food Delivered to Village Elders
PEN Trust guests from the US had the opportunity to deliver food from Feed My Starving Children to village elders and other families in need. Many of the recipients are widows and widowers who cannot cultivate their own fields and rely on their children and grandchildren for complete support. During droughts like we are experiencing now, this can become a source of conflict within families.
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Books For Africa Delegation Arrives
PEN Trust has been very fortunate to receive another 20 foot container of quality classroom books and supplies from Books For Africa with additional supplies coming from other friends in Minnesota and NW Ohio.
Catherine Martignacco, representing the donor community, arrived in Dodoma the same day the shipment was being unloaded. 
After inspecting the consignment in the Dodoma warehouse, the delegation spent a week in the villages of Singida visiting schools that have benefited from the previous shipment as well as schools that will receive books from the new consignment.
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