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Pocatello Sister Cities group urges small annual support to sustain sponsorships for Burkina Faso village
Summary
At a City Council work session, Peggy Johnson of the Pocatello Sister Cities Foundation described continuing humanitarian and educational support to a village in Burkina Faso, outlined needs caused by regional violence, and asked the council for modest annual operational funding to maintain the program’s fundraising and remittance work.
Peggy Johnson, treasurer of the Pocatello Sister Cities Foundation, asked the Pocatello City Council during its work session for modest annual funding to cover the foundation’s basic administrative costs so it can continue sponsoring students and sending humanitarian aid to its partner village in Burkina Faso.
Johnson said the foundation has sponsored students for years and continues to send money to a local contact, identified in the transcript as Terry Noel, who distributes funds and coordinates support. She told the council that regional violence has displaced many villagers, closed schools and medical dispensaries, and forced…
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