I received this email last week from the Acumen Fund. SUPER PSYCHED about the San Francisco "The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World" event.
Dear Nicole,
We’ve been amazed to see how our community has gotten creative with The Blue Sweater and our Book Club in a Box offer:
* 90 residents of 5 slum communities in Nairobi organized a “Super Book Club” discussion about The Blue Sweater with Jacqueline in the Kibera slum in Kenya last week
* Acumen Fund Partner Jill Iscol has ordered 20 boxes to distribute to teachers at high schools in need who will use the book in their classrooms
* Preston High School in the Bronx has decided to form a Blue Sweater Club dedicated to teaching teenage girls about social justice issues
* Our San Francisco for Acumen chapter is organizing a book club discussion on The Blue Sweater for Bay Area readers on 2/23 (see below)
Due to the overwhelming response, we can only offer 50 more boxes at $50. Order yours here. Once these 50 boxes are sold, the box will be available for $75 until February 16.
The Blue Sweater Book Club in a Box includes:
* 5 paperback copies of the book
* 5 discussion guides
* 5 hand-designed bookmarks by Acumen Fund high school volunteers
* Access to a webinar with Jacqueline, just for book club in a box readers
What ideas can you dream up? We hope you’ll take some of the examples above to help us start new conversations in your community about how to change the world!
Warmly,
Yasmina Zaidman
Director of Communications
Acumen Fund
San Francisco event:
Time: February 23, 2010 from 6:30pm to 9pm
Location: The University Club
Street: 800 Powell Street
City/Town: San Francisco
Organized By: Jonathan Lai & the Acumen SF Chapter
Buy your $10 event ticket here, and the Blue Sweater will be shipped to you in advance of the event.
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