Ethiopia Reads director speaks May 13


Those Who Read...BLOOM! Gebregeorgis Yohannes, executive director of Ethiopia Reads, will speak Sunday, May 13, at the 9 and 11 a.m. services at First Presybterian Church, 5555 S. Washington St. You are invited to join Grand Forks Friends of Ethiopia Reads to hear him share all that is happening for the children of Ethiopia and meet him at a breakfast between services. Ethiopia Reads is a non-profit organization founded by Gebregeorgis Yohannes and Jane Kurtz. It is dedicated to connecting Ethiopian children with books. Ethiopia Reads opened the first free library for children in Addis Ababa and published the first-ever children's book in English and Amharic. For more information, visit www.ethiopiareads.org or call Ann Porter at (701)330-0602 or (701)772-5295.
-- Dawn Botsford, Events Coordinator, Office of Ceremonies and Special Events, dawnbotsford@mail.und.nodak.edu, 777-6393