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8 is a magic number!
I don’t like to shop, but I’ll definitely be on Groupon next week! On January 24 through January 26th, BookEnds and G-Team, the philanthropic arm of Groupon, are partnering for the benefit of Middleton Street School, here in Los Angeles.
Middleton Street School is located in Huntington Park and has almost 1300 students, 100% of whom qualify for the federal free lunch program. They are very proud of their Mariachi group, folklorico group and drum line, which perform at LAUSD and City of Huntington Park functions.
The BookEnds Books for Middleton campaign will be available on Groupon Los Angeles G-Team page beginning on Tuesday, January 24 through Thursday, January 26. Utilizing G-Team’s collective action model, Groupon subscribers can pledge support for the BookEnds Books for Middleton initiative in increments of $8.00, with each $8.00 providing $40 worth of books for students at Middleton.
We need to reach a tipping point of 40 people pledging $8, then BookEnds can distribute $1600 worth of books to the students at Middleton Street School. (OK, there isn't really an $8 bill, but 8 $1's will do!)
“We are excited to employ the collective action model of G-Team to raise support for “BookEnds Books for Middleton” said Robin M. Keefe, BookEnds President. We look forward to creating new awareness for BookEnds as one of the local organizations in Los Angeles to be featured on G-Team.”
100% percent of the G-Team campaign proceeds will be used to provide books for Middleton Street School students.
Gayle Baigelman
Associate Director, BookEnds
