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Write for a Cause Goes Back to School

August marks the beginning of back-to-school season for millions of kids and parents across the country. It’s a special time when swim goggles and video-game controllers are traded in for pencils, lunchboxes and book bags. Here at Demand Media Studios, we’ve decided to commemorate this exciting time of the year by launching a special edition of our popular Write for a Cause book drive.

Our back-to-school campaign will make sure that when kids pick up their book bags this year; they feel the welcomed weight of brand new books tugging on their shoulder straps.

In the previous two Write for a Cause campaigns you helped raise over 26,000 brand new books. Just like last time, for every eight articles approved between August 12 and August 31, a book will be donated through our partner FirstBook.org. This time though, we’ve made it a little more interesting - YOU will have a chance to impact what books are donated. Stay tuned for more information on how!

Here are just some of the places you've helped to fill with much needed books so far:

• Trousdale County After School Academy – Hartsville, TN

• Claiborne Boys & Girls Club – Haynesville, LA

• West Austin Development Center – Chicago, IL

• Westlawn Elementary School – Texarkana, TX

• The Salvation Army Red Shield – Modesto, CA

• Innovative TUTORS – Jacksonville, FL

To sweeten the deal even further, our friends at FirstBook have generously offered to recognize our top Write for a Cause contributors with fun prizes, commemorative certificates and personalized mentions in a press release. Visit our Facebook page for daily news and updates. We'll also announce the prizes and their winners there.

With your help, thousands of kids are about to have great new school year – Write on!

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