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Originally Posted by kacir
In three simple steps:
1. read the original article
2. go to New York
3. stand in the queue to be his "relief reader"
According to the original article any passer by can fill in for David while David sleeps, eats, goes to toilet, ....
And while you are reading instead him, you can donate 1000 classics to 10 schools from our mobileread library for each page turned  |
fshaw:
1. OBVIOUSLY I didn't read the whole article. What fun would that be?
2. OK, but I'll have to be back before Saturday, when we leave for a week in DC.
3. Naw, HE can stand in MY queue. (Egomaniac much? Methink so!)
You know, if I weren't so charitied out right now (Get a Job!), I'd suggest a "virtual" MobileRead Fun Run. People enter for $25, compete to see who can read the most books (honor system, but they have to write a review on the "Let's Get Some Action Going" thread), and the money could go to buy a few Sonies for a classroom.
Someone would have to:
1. Decide which classroom to benefit.
2. Be in charge of collecting the $$$$$.
3. Follow through with the purchases, maybe get a charity-related discount with Target.
4. Figure out some sort of "prize," which the MRer could turn around and donate back to the cause, thereby getting a "bonus" charitable deduction - I suggest the winner gets a "free" virtual Sony, then donate that Sony back to the classroom as well (no actual product changes hands), and gets the bonus $299 value to write off as a tax deduction.
5. Be careful that DixieGal doesn't have to do anything but read, instead of being in charge of organizing things.
Do we have any volunteers? Talk amongst yourselves and I'll stay out of it. There's too many irons in my fire already.