I donโt know about you but itโs been a long, hot summer in the Flynn household
with three kids running around like banshees. I love the little monsters, but
boy do they keep me running! :)
Theyโre all excited for the first day of schoolโthe soon-to-be sixth grader
already has her first-day outfit picked outโand we recently made the traditional
run to Target to buy all of the school supplies. We stuck to the list (plastic
folders with brads in red, yellow and blue = check!) and our cart filled up
faster than a jaguar on espresso. By the time all was said and done, we walked
out of the store with a bazillion bags and a big hole in my wallet where there
used to be money. I know all of you parents out there know exactly what Iโm
talking about.
That got me thinking. I grew up with a single mom and without a money tree
spouting dollar bills. So I broke out my Google Fu skills and found several
charities that help kids who canโt afford school supplies. One of them, the
Kids in Need Foundation, has a
four star ranking from Charity Navigator and gives nearly 99% of what they bring
in to the people theyโre trying to help. Now thatโs something I could get behind.
Thatโs where the Look Good, Do Good idea came from. I designed a cute T-shirt
with a saying that all readers can identify with:
Give Me All The Books
And Nobody Gets Hurt. All of the profits from sales of the shirt will
go to the Kids in Need Foundation to provide free school supplies to students
and teachers through the Kids in Need National Network of Resource Centers. If
we sell 50 shirts, we will send approximately $400 to the
Kids in Need Foundation and
thatโs a lot of school supplies!
So if youโre looking to add a fun reader T-shirt to your wardrobe and do a
little good at the same time, go check it out
here. The campaign ends Sept. 1.
Come on, let's show them what readers can do!
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