Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Comments for a Cause - First Book

Comments for a Cause - First Book
Happy March 1st and Happy New Comments for a Cause Day!  Before I share March's new cause, let me share about February's numbers.  In February I had 40 comments, creating a $20 donation to Love Your Melon.  Thank you to everyone that commented!  Hopefully some of you were able to grab a new hat for this winter while there were some in stock from their merchandise shop to support the cause!  (I did notice they are doing some pre-orders on hats right now if you're interested.)

In the month of March, I am excited to be donating $0.50 for every comment made on my blog to First Book.

Comments for a Cause - First Book

If you have been following my blog for awhile, you know that I'm a childhood literacy proponent, so when I learned about First Book on Twitter I had to help their mission.  First Book provides new books to children in need throughout the United States and Canada.  Kyle Zimmer, co-founder of First Book, saw the need for the cause over 20 years ago while volunteering at her local food pantry as a tutor.  She realized the children had no books - the kids who needed the most help, had the fewest resources.  Through Kyle's efforts, and her many supporters, First Book has now distributed more than 135 million books to programs and schools serving children from low-income families.  First Book's goal is to see that all children, regardless of their economic level, have access to an ongoing supply of new books and education materials, so they can achieve more in school and in life.

Comments for a Cause - First Book Shelfie #MagicOfStorytelling
Shelfie with one of my kids' favorite bedtime storybooks,
Farm Kisses #MagicOfStorytelling
One of First Book's biggest donors is Disney.  For over 15 years, these two organizations have teamed up to provide children in need with books.  2016 marks a milestone of Disney donating 50 million books through the First Book program.  To celebrate this milestone, Disney is inviting people to participate in their Magic of Storytelling campaign through March 31.  You can get involved by taking a shelfie, a photo of you with your favorite book or bookshelf, and share it on social media with the hashtag #MagicOfStorytelling on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.  For each shelfie posted, First Book will direct a book donated by Disney to a child in need, up to 500,000 books.  This is also a great chance to create awareness of the program and the need of youth in America and Canada.

So get involved!  Post a Shelfie!  And make sure to comment on any of my blog posts all month long to support First Book.  Tomorrow would be a great day to get involved as it marks Dr. Seuss's birthday and Read Across America Day!  What is your favorite children's book?  Remember to Comment for a Cause!

8 comments:

  1. Good cause, hope you get more comments this month!

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  2. There is not enough room on this blog for me to tell you my favorite children's book! I was a bookseller, I saw oodles of books, bought my fair share, each has it's own special charm. First Book was a B&N favorite also years ago. Now they do their store book drives with local groups to keep the books in our own communities.

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  3. Very cool to know about this nonprofit. Love your selfie:)

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  4. This is a great cause. Having 2 grandchildren of my own who love to read, I know how much this means to all children to get books. Thank you for what you are doing!

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  5. I'm with you. Great price. Keep doing your good work!

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  6. I totally missed this post---actually if you can see I missed all your posts this month. What happened in March? A lot I guess. I love this cause and am "shelving" it for later on when it might make an appearance on It's Just Life. Love the book and hope you get tons of comments!

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    1. I hope First Book makes an appearance on your blog in the future! Thanks for commenting Beth Ann!

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