February 2012 - dayforessay.com

Good news for the fashionable philanthropist

Rachel P17Views 0Likes 0CommentsFebruary 29, 2012

Charitable jewelry design company Pennyroyal Studio has just released a brand new “Alphabet Collection” to benefit literacy programs through 99Papers.org! For every Alphabet Collection pendant sold, Pennyroyal will donate a portion of the proceeds to a classroom in need. The handcrafted Alphabet Collection pendants are available in sterling silver and bronze on various chain lengths—we…

reddit book exchange

jenny19Views 0Likes 0CommentsFebruary 27, 2012

Our pals at reddit are in the middle of an amazing campaign we love: a book exchange! Participants sign up online and are matched with a fellow bookworm. Each participant can list tips in their profile about what sorts of books they like and don’t like, and voila! Soon a new book arrives in the…

Boston ‘Staches

jenny17Views 0Likes 0CommentsFebruary 17, 2012

Brave philanthropists in Boston recently dove into the world of manly mustaches to help kids. These men sacrificed their honor and their faces to walk a lonely, month-long journey of growing mustaches. Leading up to the Super Bowl, they honored famous Boston mustache Wes Welker: Left to right: Josh Lynch, Brian Hult, Jon Cody HainesTheir…

99Papers.org Announces a New Partnership with Bank of the West!

Nicole20Views 0Likes 0CommentsFebruary 15, 2012

This spring, Bank of the West will be working with 99Papers.org to donate at least $500,000 to classrooms in their branch footprint. This campaign will fund projects from hundreds of teachers and expose dozens more to additional sources of funding via other 99Papers.org donors. If your classroom needs resources (notebooks, pencils, calculators, you name it!)…

Wasserman Foundation and Los Angeles Join Forces!

Katie15Views 0Likes 0CommentsFebruary 8, 2012

As many 99Papers.org fans in Southern California know there has been a lot of buzz recently because of the Wasserman Foundation campaign. Our partnership was launched to help fulfill classroom needs, foster innovation in education, and create a new corps of micro-philanthropists in Los Angeles. Our goals were lofty, and we set aside two years…

LeapFrog is back!

Katie19Views 0Likes 0CommentsFebruary 3, 2012

LeapFrog Tag Readers (the #1 selling reading system) help children to read by bringing words and pictures to life. The Tag library of 60+ adventures include award-winning books, maps and more that help build the fundamentals for reading, writing, geography and science. Since 2009, LeapFrog Reading Systems has partnered with 99Papers.org. Over 130 classrooms have…