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It’s time to announce the Enrichment Opportunities Winners for the month of April. Join us in congratulating the following members of the Studio community.
Work/Life Balance Award
Writer Jesse Dagilis and her fiancé recently got engaged and are working with an extremely strict budget. After covering regular expenses like their mortgage and other bills, every other cent goes into the wedding fund. We’re happy to give them a little extra help as they get ready for the big day. Congratulations, Jesse!
Writer Heather Clark has truly ridden a rollercoaster of life events over the past few years. After losing her brother to cancer, to going through a divorce and then losing a close friend to cancer as well, all Heather wants to do is have a weekend away with her daughter without having to worry about expense. We hope you enjoy your girls’ weekend in Nashville, Heather.
Professional Resources Grant
Writer Brett Levine left his full time job late last year in order to move home with his wife and take care of an ailing family member. Writing is his sole source of income and he does it all on an outdated laptop from 2007. Now Brett is getting an upgrade courtesy of the Studio to help him focus on achieving his professional goals.
Big congratulations to all of our winners!
Work/Life Balance Award
Writer Jesse Dagilis and her fiancé recently got engaged and are working with an extremely strict budget. After covering regular expenses like their mortgage and other bills, every other cent goes into the wedding fund. We’re happy to give them a little extra help as they get ready for the big day. Congratulations, Jesse!
Writer Heather Clark has truly ridden a rollercoaster of life events over the past few years. After losing her brother to cancer, to going through a divorce and then losing a close friend to cancer as well, all Heather wants to do is have a weekend away with her daughter without having to worry about expense. We hope you enjoy your girls’ weekend in Nashville, Heather.
Professional Resources Grant
Writer Brett Levine left his full time job late last year in order to move home with his wife and take care of an ailing family member. Writing is his sole source of income and he does it all on an outdated laptop from 2007. Now Brett is getting an upgrade courtesy of the Studio to help him focus on achieving his professional goals.
Big congratulations to all of our winners!
The Studio’s Write for a Cause campaign has officially come to a close and we could not be happier with what we were able to accomplish. In just five months, all of you helped us to donate over 11,300 books to our partners at First Book.
Sure that sounds like a lot of books, but here’s some perspective. The average public school library has about 12,500 books on their shelves. So yes, you essentially donated an entire library to over 10,000 children who will make great use of books they otherwise would not have had access to. We feel immensely proud to be a part of this and so should each and every one of you.
First Book was also able to provide us with a list of just some of the programs that Demand Media you were able to help with this campaign. Here are 38 schools and afterschool programs across 24 states that your donations went to:
Princess Enrichment Tutorial Services - Harvest, AL
South Arkansas Migrant Education Cooperative - Hope, AR
The Birthday Book Project - Forrest City, AR
The Future is Bright at Seeley Union School District - Seeley, CA
Sheilds For Families Jenesse House Didi Hirsch - Los Angeles, CA
Stonehurst Elementary - Sun Valley, CA
Lauderdale Lakes School - Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Eccleston Elementary School - Orlando, FL
Bess the Book Bus Inc. - Oldsmar, FL
Wright Elementary - Ft. Walton Beach, FL
Early County Literacy Task Force - Blakely, GA
SCICAP Early Childhood Program Early Head Start and Head Start - Chariton, IA
Garden City Library - Garden City , ID
The Foster Grandparent Program of the Treasure Valley - Boise, ID
St. Genevieve Catholic School - Chicago, IL
Head Start and Girl Scouts - Roann, IN
Franklin Elementary - Junction City, KS
Loranger Middle School - Loranger , LA
Volunteers of America Parents As Teachers and Nurturing Parenting Program - Alexandria, LA
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences - Detroit, MI
Gaudior Academy - Inkster, MI
Project CARE - Starkville, MS
Mt. Gilead Elementary School - Mount Gilead, NC
Buckshutem Road Elementary School Library - Bridgeton, NJ
Hope Community Charter School - Sicklerville, NJ
Silver Health CARE - Silver City, NM
Mirabal Sisters Campus Community School of the Children's Aid Society - New York , NY
Nationwide Children’s Hospital – Reach Out and Read - Columbus, OH
Driftwood Elementary - Port Orford, OR
Future Minds Inc. - Philadelphia, PA
Heritage Middle School - Colleyville, TX
Sharpstown High School - Houston, TX
C. D. Fulkes Middle School - Round Rock, TX
G.H. Reid Elementary School - Richmond, VA
Mustard Seed Neighborhood Center - Wenatchee, WA
Parenting Matters Foundation - Sequim, WA
A Book for You - Yakima, WA
Tina’s Tots - Racine, WI
So thank you for being a part of this program and helping in the fight to end illiteracy. This amazing goal could not have been achieved if it was not for the hard work and dedication of every last member of our Studio community.
Sure that sounds like a lot of books, but here’s some perspective. The average public school library has about 12,500 books on their shelves. So yes, you essentially donated an entire library to over 10,000 children who will make great use of books they otherwise would not have had access to. We feel immensely proud to be a part of this and so should each and every one of you.
First Book was also able to provide us with a list of just some of the programs that Demand Media you were able to help with this campaign. Here are 38 schools and afterschool programs across 24 states that your donations went to:
Princess Enrichment Tutorial Services - Harvest, AL
South Arkansas Migrant Education Cooperative - Hope, AR
The Birthday Book Project - Forrest City, AR
The Future is Bright at Seeley Union School District - Seeley, CA
Sheilds For Families Jenesse House Didi Hirsch - Los Angeles, CA
Stonehurst Elementary - Sun Valley, CA
Lauderdale Lakes School - Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Eccleston Elementary School - Orlando, FL
Bess the Book Bus Inc. - Oldsmar, FL
Wright Elementary - Ft. Walton Beach, FL
Early County Literacy Task Force - Blakely, GA
SCICAP Early Childhood Program Early Head Start and Head Start - Chariton, IA
Garden City Library - Garden City , ID
The Foster Grandparent Program of the Treasure Valley - Boise, ID
St. Genevieve Catholic School - Chicago, IL
Head Start and Girl Scouts - Roann, IN
Franklin Elementary - Junction City, KS
Loranger Middle School - Loranger , LA
Volunteers of America Parents As Teachers and Nurturing Parenting Program - Alexandria, LA
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences - Detroit, MI
Gaudior Academy - Inkster, MI
Project CARE - Starkville, MS
Mt. Gilead Elementary School - Mount Gilead, NC
Buckshutem Road Elementary School Library - Bridgeton, NJ
Hope Community Charter School - Sicklerville, NJ
Silver Health CARE - Silver City, NM
Mirabal Sisters Campus Community School of the Children's Aid Society - New York , NY
Nationwide Children’s Hospital – Reach Out and Read - Columbus, OH
Driftwood Elementary - Port Orford, OR
Future Minds Inc. - Philadelphia, PA
Heritage Middle School - Colleyville, TX
Sharpstown High School - Houston, TX
C. D. Fulkes Middle School - Round Rock, TX
G.H. Reid Elementary School - Richmond, VA
Mustard Seed Neighborhood Center - Wenatchee, WA
Parenting Matters Foundation - Sequim, WA
A Book for You - Yakima, WA
Tina’s Tots - Racine, WI
So thank you for being a part of this program and helping in the fight to end illiteracy. This amazing goal could not have been achieved if it was not for the hard work and dedication of every last member of our Studio community.
The results are in and we’re happy to announce the newest class of the Ace Writers Club. This group of veteran writers continues to submit high-quality articles and we reward them for maintaining that level of excellence in their writing.
In case you forgot, here are the perks of being an Ace Writer:
- A $200 bonus for hitting the 75 articles in a month milestone
- An additional $250 bonus for hitting the 125 article milestone
- An increased claim limit
Congratulations to the Ace Writers for March:
Remember that this is an ongoing program, so you have the chance to qualify every month. Visit the Studio Promotions forum for all the details on this program.
In case you forgot, here are the perks of being an Ace Writer:
- A $200 bonus for hitting the 75 articles in a month milestone
- An additional $250 bonus for hitting the 125 article milestone
- An increased claim limit
Congratulations to the Ace Writers for March:
- Lisa McQuerrey
- Jenny Harrington
- Kathryn Hatter
- Mark Kennan
- Aurelio Locsin
- C. Taylor
- Fred Decker
- David Nield
- Dave Samuels
- Van Thompson
- William McCoy
- Zora Hughes
- Richard Rowe
- Rosenya Faith
- Chris Deziel
- Tony Guerra
- Beverly Bird
- Nicole Vulcan
- Andrew Tennyson
- Jessica Mahoney
- Rick Suttle
- Fraser Sherman
- Beth Greenwood
- Cecilia Harsch
- Melissa King
- Kay Ireland
- Ashley Miller
- April Sanders
- M.H. Dyer
- Sarah Morse
- Paige Turner
- Ruth Mayhew
- Teo Spengler
Remember that this is an ongoing program, so you have the chance to qualify every month. Visit the Studio Promotions forum for all the details on this program.
