Casey Robbins, a 17-year-old high school senior from Sacramento, California, who has collected and shipped textbooks to Liberia, paid a courtesy call on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Executive Mansion on Tuesday, and the President thanked her for her initiative on behalf of Liberia.
Casey told the President that she has been sending textbooks to Liberia for four years, having learned from Liberians living in her city of the educational needs of post-conflict Liberia. She said she had visited two of the high schools which were recipients of some of the books - Tubman High and D. Tweh High School - and had met with the principals and students. In her talks with students, Casey said she had stressed the importance of education and had encouraged them to take advantage of the opportunity.
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