The Kids Need to Read Foundation

Look at all the good that comes out of being a creepy cyber-​stalker!
How I found The Kids Need to Read Foundation:
1) Saw Buffy.
2) Saw Angel.
3) Developed unhealthy obsession to Joss Whedon.
4) Searched out Joss Whedon Movies.
5) Discovered Serenity.
6) Bought Firefly boxed set.
7) Developed unhealthy obsession to Sci-​Fi western genre.
8) Saw «Waitress» with Nathan Fillion.
9) Googled Nathan Fillion movies.
10) Saw Kids Need to Read listed on Google.
11) Wrote an email.
12) Donation of free new books was made to my school library in a little over a month.
I have had the pleasure of interacting online with Denise from this foundation, and through her, my school library has become the recipients of a donation of badly needed books.
Considering the budget cuts our school is going to have to endure yet again this year, we can’t stretch the money any further. Therefore, new books are out of the question.
However, with a little luck and my somewhat obsessive geek love of Joss Whedon, I found The Kids Need to Read Foundation. Generally, I pride myself on knowing ALL of the sites where teachers can get on their knees and unabashedly beg for free supplies. I, myself, am shameless.
But, hey… teachers like me are on the ball. In this day and age, we need to be ridiculously creative and excessively Internet savvy to find money to pay for our «MUST HAVE» items that enhance the education of our students. One can only do so much with a stick of chalk and a busted overhead projector, people.
Nathan Fillion (Firefly’s Captain Tightpants for you Whedon cult-​members out there) and author PJ Haarsma (The Softwire series) teamed up and established this foundation in 2007 because of a common love of education and reading.
They strive to encourage a love of reading in children who would not normally find resources, which is a goal we should all share.
Kudos to all foundations that foster a love of reading in all our students. And to all of you generous peeps who donate books to these organizations… FREE CUPCAKES!**
**This is a lie. You do not get a free cupcake. But you do contribute to the education of our youth! WOO!