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he fourth annual Passports with Purpose travel blogger fundraiser launched this week and, man, what an amazing effort. In just a few days, more than $15,000 has been donated to this year’s cause: building libraries in Zambia through nonprofit Room to Read.
And the prizes…you’ll be completely blown away by what you can enter to win.
If you haven’t heard about Room to Read through the New York Times, Skoll Foundation or on Oprah, it was founded by a former Microsoft exec who, fried from his busy job, took a few weeks off and traveled to Nepal. He visited a school and saw firsthand the dearth of books for kids (he recalls that the school’s tiny library included a Danielle Steele novel and Lonely Planet guidebook). Fast-forward 10 years and through a longer, and inspiring, story that I’ll let you read for yourself. Let’s just say that in 2015, Room to Read plans–and says it’s on track–to reach 10 million kids.
In short: Room to Read helps boys and girls around the globe discover new worlds, surmount poverty and gain important life skills through literacy. If you love to read, love to travel, want to do something simple and easy toward, quite literally, changing the world AND enter to win some FABULOUS prizes…
1. Go the Passports with Purpose site and check out the catalog of prizes, seriously amazing prizes
2. Select the prizes you want a shot at, and the number of entries. Donate $10 for each entry
3. Click “donate” at the bottom and check out through PayPal
4. Feel good that all funds raised, less PayPal processing fees, go to Room to Read!
Do it before December 16th. Prize winners announced on December 23rd.
Good luck, and thank you!
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