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From 8:00 AM on October 10th through 8:00 PM on October 11th, Raising A Reader MA will compete with more than 500 other area nonprofits to raise the most money from the highest number of individual donors through the Boston Foundation's Giving Common Challenge. This online campaign is intended to raise awareness of the Boston Foundation's new online donor portal, the Giving Common. 

You can help in two ways:

1. Schedule time between 10/10 and 10/11 to make a donation of at least $25 online through the special Giving Common web link. 

2. Spread word of the campaign on 10/10-10/11 through your Facebook or Twitter networks. 

We will send you the special web link for the campaign at 8:00 AM on 10/10/12.

If we either raise the most money OR secure the highest number of individual donors we will win additional prizes of up to $25,000 from the Boston Foundation.

 What are the incentives for you? to give during the campaign

1. Jim and Kris Blue have agreed to match every donation with another gift of $25 (up to $2,500). So you give $125 and Raising A Reader MA gets $150. 

2. We will be offering prizes throughout the campaign for donors. Prizes range from tickets to our Celebrating Reading, Family-Style breakfast on November 15th at the Boston Harbor Hotel to a 5-gallon barrel of handcrafted, micro-distilled rum from our friends at Privateer Rum.

Learn more by following us on Twitter and liking us on Facebook.

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Rodman Ride Update: On Saturday, September 29th, 35 cyclists suited up and rode 25, 50, or 100 for Team Raising A Reader MA in the 2012 Rodman Ride for Kids. Visit our blog to learn more about how our cycling team and corporate sponsors have helped us raise more than $246,000 to support families living in vulnerable communities who are closing the academic achievement gap by strengthening the culture of reading at home. Thank you to our riders, volunteers, and donors!