| Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
| WE DID IT! |
Yesterday, I challenged my readers to help buy books for a local schoolteacher who had placed a request on DonorsChoose.org. She needed $344. I figured if my friends could come up with half of it, I would match the remaining $172.
Well, I woke up this morning and the request had been fully funded... plus, I still had an additional $95 in my purse that I'd collected at my book club last night. I was able to apply that money to fully fund the teacher's second project.
I'm stunned and delighted that so many people out there wanted to help put books in kids' hands... and to do it in under 24 hours is amazing!!! I can't thank you enough.
But perhaps you don't check this blog every day, and you're sorry you missed out on this opportunity! Well, thanks to my friend Janet I-D, here's another teacher in need, in her hometown of Columbus, OH. Mrs. K teaches math and science and facilitates a reading group for fourth and fifth graders. She writes: "Many of the students have no way of getting to a public library and can not afford to purchase the books we read. They truly enjoy reading and love the discussions and projects." Unlike the other two projects, which were for an in-school library, this one will give low income students their own books which they can take home. What a great gift for these kids! Help encourage their love of reading my donating today! I've kicked it off with my promised $172 in matching funds, so we just need to raise $404 to complete the request. That sounds like a lot of money, but after yesterday, I believe it will happen!
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