Poetry In Motion: 826Chicago.Org Holds A 'Prom'
AT LAST! CRABBY HAS IDENTIFIED ONE SUBSET OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRUE "CHANGE" AGENTS IN THE WORLD: the hipgeek volunteers of 826Chicago.org, an afterschool writing and tutoring group formed by that real life wonder boy Dave Eggers. Once he got rich off his cry-in-your-milk novel, "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,'' the genius then took some of his gold and gave it away! (FYI, Crabby sobbed while reading that book.)
The result is seven drop-in tutor centers dotting the U.S. that bring joy to both those who give and take inside their doors. The Chicago center is, ho hum, tucked behind the The Boring Store, (big yawn!) in the city's ultrahip and urbanest neighborhood, Wicker Park. Last month, the center held a "prom" to raise money for the nonprofit tutoring center. Check out Sarah J's photos on Flickr. Then sob with joy upon realizing you have found your true peer group. Once that's out of your system, sign up to volunteer!
Posted June 10, 2008
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