Ok, yes, longest title ever.
Anyway, I was listening to this podcast today,
when I heard Tara talk about Reading is Fundamental.
If you’re a PiBoIdMo’er,
you know that $3 dollars of every CafePress purchase from the PiBoIdMo store goes to them.
Here’s some info from them, straight from their site:
OUR MISSION: To motivate young children to read by working with them, their parents, and community members to make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States. We prepare and motivate children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. We inspire children to be lifelong readers through the power of choice. RIF provides new, free books for children to choose from and make their own. The seeds of inspiration in these books have motivated children to follow their dreams and achieve their potential. Yes, it seems incredible for a book to launch a life, but it happens every day as hungry, inquisitive young minds reach out and grab hold of the new people, places, and ideas that books bring them.
The thing is,
I’m going through a minimalist phase.
I have two mugs.
And WAY too many bags.
So I thought,
“Well, too bad I can’t donate.”
I am sort of ashamed to admit that I didn’t think to just
GO TO THEIR SITE AND DONATE!
After I listened to the podcast, I came away with a few things:
A lot of people are doing PiBoIdMo.
Reading is Fundamental is Awesome.
Tara really loves cupcakes.
People like winning prizes.
Challenges are fun.
So I let all those ideas stew around in my head for a while,
and came up with this:
What if we tried to donate 1,000 dollars to RIF
via PiBoIdMo participants?
I know what you’re thinking.
You’re like, “Whoa there partner. That’s A LOT OF MONEY.”
But how many of there are us?
Easily over a thousand.
If we each give one dollar, it could be so much.
SO MANY BOOKS.
If you can’t give, hey, that’s ok.
You can share this too, that’s awesome!
I’m just saying, if you want to give, let’s organize!
PRIZES:
- If we reach 1,000 dollars,
- I’ll buy 10 picture books to give away,
- and make a dozen cupcakes to send to Tara.
- I’ve wanted to do something nice for her anyway,
- and it sounds like she’d really appreciate some in the mail 🙂
How can you add to the total?
Comment below about how much you donated.
If you bought something via CafePress, I’ll count that too;
Just say $3 via CafePress because I want to see how much we get from each.
*note: At this time, the minimum to donate is 10 bucks. I’m working on finding out if there’s a way to have it be any lower, but if ten is do-able, go for it!*
If we reach 1,000 before the end of the month,
everyone that donated/commented will be entered to win a book.
Once you donate,
share it on twitter too,
with the hashtag:
#1KforRIF
We got this you guys.
Putting books into the hands of kids is just a dollar away.
I’m going to start us off right with the first comment.
Don’t be stressed if your comment doesn’t come up right after you post it;
I’ll have to approve it most likely, unless you’re a follower, and then it’s automatically approved.
So, can we do this?
YES WE CAN!
High five,
KE
ok, 10 dollars donated! 990 to go!!!
Money’s tight but sounds like a good plan. I retweeted!