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By Rachel Conner-Hill echorachelc Chief Reporter (Tees Valley & North Yorkshire)
Darlington Rotary President Nigel Little (left) and secretary, Ged Wiper, sorting books at SG Petch TENS of thousands of books have been donated by people in the North-East to provide a library for a village in Kenya. Darlington Rotary launched the appeal six months ago and has had three and a half tons of children s books donated. Rotarian Peter Phillips, who is spearheading the project, said: The response has been extraordinary, with tens of thousands of children’s books coming in. Individuals, organisations, schools and many others have been donating, mainly from Darlington but further afield too.