How Maddy Reads It
Hello again! I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July. The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays, as it makes me so proud to live in a country where opportunity awaits us at every door, no matter who we are. It also makes me think about uniting together with one common goal, for the betterment of our community. That’s the premise of Literacy Action Inc.’s new campaign, Save a Cup. Give a Hand Up. Last week, LAI launched this campaign to help bring adult low-literacy to the forefront as a major issue in our community.
I started
thinking about this money in coffee terms, and I realized that a $10 donation a
month would be equal to only two Starbucks coffees! So if twice a month I
sacrificed a Soy Chai Latte and donated the ten dollars, I could be providing
the students and teachers at LAI with stuff way more valuable than a cup of
coffee. Those ten dollars can provide teachers with markers and pencils for
class, or help the staff get folders and labels to build student portfolios and
track their progress. It will even
provide testing to 5 students!
I think this new campaign is a great idea, and
I’m excited to see where it goes! The
population of metro Atlanta in 2012 is 5,475,213.
Imagine if half of those people donated ten dollars a month for a whole year.
That would be over 328 million dollars! And while in all likelihood that will
not happen, it just goes to show that every little bit matters. So I encourage
everyone to think about this the next time they’re buying a coffee, a pack of
gum, or a candy bar. Could that small amount of change effect big change in
your community?
You can get your
very own Literacy Action mug by donating $100 one time, or $10 a month for a year.
Once
you join, visit our social media sites with a “Show Us Your Mug”!
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