One By One hosted its first Community Book Discussion focusing on the book Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Over 40 individuals attended this wildly successful event. We opened the night with Ethiopian-sourced fair trade, organic coffee from Pura Vida (buy Pura Vida through our website and a dollar from every bag of coffee sold goes to One By One!), and wonderful Ethiopian snacks provided by a local Ethiopian caterer, Konjit Fekade.
As the room filled with guests, we started with small group discussions on the book. The room was a-buzz with lively and engaged discussion on Cutting for Stone, Ethiopian culture and society, fistula and maternal health, and One By One’s work in Ethiopia.
These small group discussions were followed by a panel featuring Lydia Assefa-Dawson, a representative from the Ethiopian community who spoke beautifully about her experience growing up as an orphan in Ethiopia; Dr. Laura Hart, a urologist and volunteer fistula repair surgeon who provided her medical expertise from her experience working in the field; and Heidi Breeze-Harris, One By One Co-founder and Executive Director, who spoke about One By One’s programs in Africa. Much like the small group discussions, a lively and varied panel discussion filled the air.
It was inspiring to see the diverse group of community members join in on the discussion and connecting with One By One’s work.
One By One thanks those of you who participated in our first Community Book Discussion and for making it a huge success. For those of you who were unable to join us, we are hoping to plan similar events in the near future, so please stay tuned!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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