COVID19 #ReadingIsEssential
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Hello everyone,
As you know already, COVID-19 is having a terrible impact on families and communities across the country and around the world.
When times are hard, there are always kind helpers who step up and take again. For example, adults like Fred Joseph’s and The Conscious Kid’s #RENTRELIEF GoFundMe campaigns have raised nearly a half a million dollars to families are hurting, can’t make rent, can’t afford their bills to keep the lights on, and can’t afford groceries.
However, Parker and I know that kids need help right now too and the biggest issue is that school is closed.
That means kids are not having access to the education they need, and that is why we are launching #readingisessential.
We partnered with Giving Tuesday Kids for #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity on May 5, 2020, an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19 to send books to as many children as we can who need them.
What our #readingisessential campaign will do:
1. Give as many kids as we can a copy of PARKER LOOKS UP to hold in their hands (Priority for donating books goes to kids who may not have access to adequate online resources while school is closed.)
2. Support our local independent bookstore, MahoganyBooks to keep their doors open to the DC community who needs them (before they opened, Southeast DC was a book desert for 20 years.)
3. Inspire and rally more kids around the world to take action in their community and create and epic moment of generosity on May 5, 2020 for #GivingTuesdayNow.
**We’ll post all gift certificates on our Instagram stories and Twitter so people know exactly where every dollar is going.**
If you’d like to join us and help kids whose families cannot afford books for their home library while school is closed after they pay for essentials, you can donate to this GoFundMe.
During this time of social distancing and isolation, we can still come together to support one another.
Can we get to $500? That means we’ll be able to help 20 kids during this difficult time while school is closed.
$1,000? That means 40 kids can enjoy a book of their own at home.
Times are tough. People need help. Let’s take action.
Love,
Havana and Parker (with help from our parents)
Ps. If you or your kids are in need of books at home while school is closed, post a comment on our Instagram or Twitter #readingisessential campaign posts on 5/5.
Havana Instagram | Havana Twitter
Parker Instagram | Parker Twitter
As you know already, COVID-19 is having a terrible impact on families and communities across the country and around the world.
When times are hard, there are always kind helpers who step up and take again. For example, adults like Fred Joseph’s and The Conscious Kid’s #RENTRELIEF GoFundMe campaigns have raised nearly a half a million dollars to families are hurting, can’t make rent, can’t afford their bills to keep the lights on, and can’t afford groceries.
However, Parker and I know that kids need help right now too and the biggest issue is that school is closed.
That means kids are not having access to the education they need, and that is why we are launching #readingisessential.
We partnered with Giving Tuesday Kids for #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity on May 5, 2020, an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19 to send books to as many children as we can who need them.
What our #readingisessential campaign will do:
1. Give as many kids as we can a copy of PARKER LOOKS UP to hold in their hands (Priority for donating books goes to kids who may not have access to adequate online resources while school is closed.)
2. Support our local independent bookstore, MahoganyBooks to keep their doors open to the DC community who needs them (before they opened, Southeast DC was a book desert for 20 years.)
3. Inspire and rally more kids around the world to take action in their community and create and epic moment of generosity on May 5, 2020 for #GivingTuesdayNow.
**We’ll post all gift certificates on our Instagram stories and Twitter so people know exactly where every dollar is going.**
If you’d like to join us and help kids whose families cannot afford books for their home library while school is closed after they pay for essentials, you can donate to this GoFundMe.
During this time of social distancing and isolation, we can still come together to support one another.
Can we get to $500? That means we’ll be able to help 20 kids during this difficult time while school is closed.
$1,000? That means 40 kids can enjoy a book of their own at home.
Times are tough. People need help. Let’s take action.
Love,
Havana and Parker (with help from our parents)
Ps. If you or your kids are in need of books at home while school is closed, post a comment on our Instagram or Twitter #readingisessential campaign posts on 5/5.
Havana Instagram | Havana Twitter
Parker Instagram | Parker Twitter
Co-organizers (2)
Havana Chapman-Edwards
Organizer
Washington D.C., DC
Havana Chapman-Edwards
Beneficiary
Jessica Curry Morton
Co-organizer