Butterfly in the Sky
Wanted to get the word out to as many places as possible. Levar Burton is doing a Kickstarter to get support to revive Reading Rainbow, make it accessible online, and produce a version of it for use in classrooms across the US- and hopefully across the world. It's been up for like eleven hours and raised one point five million dollars, and that's past it's initial goal.
But I'm still going to donate to it, and you should donate to it too. I can't think of a more worthy Kickstarter to put money into.
I grew up with Reading Rainbow, and I wouldn't have found my interest in model making, let alone science fiction and fantasy if not for that program. It's shaped whole generations, and a good solid chunk of my childhood. That Levar Burton wants to bring it back, and bring it back to classrooms everywhere, helping children attending the poorest of schools learn how to read, and give them access to the near infinite breadth of imagination that reading offers, just touches the core of what I think it is to be human in me, and so I can't think of something more worthwhile to put money to in this medium.
It's not a game, it's not a physical product. There are reward tiers, but this isn't something I think you'll be donating for the reward tiers, but something you'll donate to because you believe in it.
Relevant links here, and here
Even if you can't donate, at least spread the word. Tell everyone. Literally everyone. ALL THE PEOPLE.
Wanted to get the word out to as many places as possible. Levar Burton is doing a Kickstarter to get support to revive Reading Rainbow, make it accessible online, and produce a version of it for use in classrooms across the US- and hopefully across the world. It's been up for like eleven hours and raised one point five million dollars, and that's past it's initial goal.
But I'm still going to donate to it, and you should donate to it too. I can't think of a more worthy Kickstarter to put money into.
I grew up with Reading Rainbow, and I wouldn't have found my interest in model making, let alone science fiction and fantasy if not for that program. It's shaped whole generations, and a good solid chunk of my childhood. That Levar Burton wants to bring it back, and bring it back to classrooms everywhere, helping children attending the poorest of schools learn how to read, and give them access to the near infinite breadth of imagination that reading offers, just touches the core of what I think it is to be human in me, and so I can't think of something more worthwhile to put money to in this medium.
It's not a game, it's not a physical product. There are reward tiers, but this isn't something I think you'll be donating for the reward tiers, but something you'll donate to because you believe in it.
Relevant links here, and here
Even if you can't donate, at least spread the word. Tell everyone. Literally everyone. ALL THE PEOPLE.
