This is a great program

Alotta Errata — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:23:45 -0500

Thanks for the link!

Alotta Errata : Living life one mistake at a time

fantastic

Mistress Of The Dorkness — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:10:16 -0500

great thing to get involved with for sure!!!

Melanie Perry
***not all who wander are lost***
Through the Eyes of Dorkness

great idea

landismom — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 20:56:45 -0500

Thanks for posting about this.

The Smart Bitch Reading Challenge: Help rebuild post-Katrina school libraries

Mir Kamin — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:11:14 -0500

Self-proclaimed "Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Novels" are taking a stand, one year after Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Although people have been sending donation books to the area all year long, the local school libraries are still woefully in need:

[A]n article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy caught my attention. School libraries in the Gulf region are seriously hurting, because they are a â€œlower priority among philanthropists than public libraries,â€? though school libraries are struggling to rebuild their collections as well. Further, school libraries are funded through individual school boards, which are also pressed with the absorption of new students from other communities, and the rebuilding of their own physical buildings. Another problem is that most of the donated books are often inappropriate reading for school children and are usually leisure reading materials for grown ups.

Rather than grouse about it, they're ready to take action if we are:

So on the first anniversary of Katrina, weâ€™re issuing the Smart Bitch Reading Challenge: we will match all your donations up to $250.00 US.

You can pick your charity; far be it from us to tell you what to do. Simply send money to a charity of your choice focusing on rebuilding school libraries, local childrenâ€™s reading programs, or childrenâ€™s literacy in the Gulf Region. Then all you have to do is email a copy of the receipt (feel free to edit out all your personal information if you donâ€™t want us to have it). We Smart Bitches will match the total amount given by all the Bitchery donors and give that lump sum to UNICEFâ€™s fund to rebuild childrenâ€™s libraries and educational sites for the US Gulf Region. The deadline for donation submissions is September 30, 2006.

You have one month to make a difference in a child's life, and double the impact. Go!

Mir

[image courtesy of Scituate Town Library]

BlogHer Contributing Editor Mir also blogs at Woulda Coulda Shoulda and Want Not.

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This is a great program

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great idea

The Smart Bitch Reading Challenge: Help rebuild post-Katrina school libraries