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WRITE-A-THON
What
is a Write-A-Thon?
To
participate in a Write-A-Thon, a school or classroom signs up
(see below). We send the start-up kit. Each student gets a sponsor
sheet. They collect sponsors (friends and family) who make a pledge
to donate a certain amount of money per page of the stories that
they write. The word count per page is set by the teacher of the
class who is most suited to know the appropriate expectation for
their specific group. Checks are to made out to Kids in Need –
Books in Deed.
For
a complete explanation of how a Write-A-Thon works,
click here: How to Run a
Write-A-Thon.
To
download a sample pledge sheet, click
here.
These
two sheets will be included in the Starter Kit that we're happy
to send to you. Also included in the Starter Kit is a Letter
to Families, which will go home with all of your students, a profile
of the school or program your students will be helping, as
well as recent press on Kids in Need -- Books in Deed.
For
creative writing prompts of various types, click
here for a great resource.
Are
there prizes?
Well, of course! Outside donors, like XMRadio, are providing
prizes for top pledge collectors and writers who produce
the most imaginative power with a large number of pages also gets
a prize.
Also we list all of the participating groups on our Good Deeds
page, and we also will post some fabulous first sentences sent
in by teachers across the country written by students involved
in the program.
There is also the possibility of author visits for Write-A-Thon
Schools in Deed. Depending on where you’re located, we may
have an author who will be on a Thank You Tour and who may be
able to come to your school to read and chat and sign books.
Click here for definitions of a Write-A-Thon
School in Deed, Reaching Kids in Need, or a combination.
CLICK
HERE TO SIGN UP FOR INFORMATION.
(Signing up gets you more info. It’s not necessarily a commitment.)
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.What
People Are Saying
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"Kids
in Need - Books in Deed is a dynamic and innovative way to foster
reading, writing, and compassion in children..."
--Robert
Olen Butler,
winner of the Pulitzer Prize
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.News

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Summer
Reading Gift
Holy Comforter
Episcopal School in Tallahassee, FL, once again sorted through their bookshelves
to give the gift of summer reading...
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read more }
New
Partnership
Children at Cornerstone
Learning Community have worked as reading buddies for students at Astoria
Park Elementary School, a Title I school in Tallahassee, FL...
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Books
Helping Books
Eric
Spencer, co-author of Get Between the Covers: Leave a Legacy by Writing
a Book, with Neil Shulman, M.D., pledged to give their publishing royalties
and click-through revenue for 2006 to a charitable endeavor...and they chose
to support Kids in Need - Books in Deed...
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Book Clubs Boosted by Free Books
Hartsfield Elementary School, a Title I school in Tallahassee, has started
up their own “Hawk’s Book Clubs” - one for fantasy/adventure,
mystery, science, sports, social studies, classics...
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Kids in Need - Books in Deed Honored by State Award
Julianna Baggott, representing Kids in Need - Books in Deed, was one of this
year's four recipients
of the Florida Achievement Award..
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Book Bash Benefit
At
a recent book party in Tallahassee, over $1000 was raised for Kids in Need
- Books in Deed....
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read more }
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.Great
Schools

Riley
Elementary School, a Title I school in Tallahassee, received books
through personal donations.
West
Miami Middle School, a Title I school in Miami, has received books
from a book drive and gift books.
Dowdell Middle School, a Title I school in Tampa, has received books
and a free author visit.
Nims Middle School, a Title I school in Tallahassee, has received
books.
Ruediger Elementary School, a Title I school in Tallahassee, has
received books and a free author visit.
Cox Elementary School, a Title I school in New Port Richey area,
has received books for a book drive.
Swift Creek Middle School, in Tallahassee, has participated in a
book drive!
Renaissance Academy, in New Port Richey, has participated in a book
drive!
Holy Comforter Episcopal School, in Tallahassee, has participated
in a book drive!
South West High School, in Miami, has participated in a book drive!
Sandpoint High School, in Sandpoint, Idaho, has participated in a
book drive!
Gilchrist Elementary School, in Tallahassee, has participated in
a book drive!
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