On this Mother’s Day, we’ve made our first donation of CBR11 to the American Cancer Society in memory of AlabamaPink. Thanks to generous contributions from people like you, ad revenue from this site, profits from our merchandise on RedBubble and earnings from our Amazon affiliate links, we’ve been able to give $200 today. Amanda “AlabamaPink” Amos was one of the original “Eloquents” at the pop-culture website, Pajiba, and her challenge with Brian Prisco formed the first Cannonball Read. Since she lost her battle with leukemia, AlabamaPink has inspired thousands of books to be read in her name. Read reviews that she wrote […]
Final CBR10 Donation to the American Cancer Society
I’m happy to announce our third and last donation to The American Cancer Society for Cannonball Read 10, in the amount of $200! That brings our total for 2018 to $1,625. This was the most we have ever donated in a single year, and it brings our total donations in AlabamaPink’s memory to $4,625! But it’s never too late to support Cannonball Read.
Thanks to YOU! Fundraising Results and Prizewinner Announcement
I’m so pleased to announce that we exceeded our fundraising goal of $1,500 in November with a final total of $1,651.65. We appreciate every donor who chipped in to support us, and want to acknowledge one particular anonymous donor who made an extremely generous $500 donation! Thanks to your donations, we have made our single biggest contribution to the American Cancer Society, in the amount of $1,300.00, which puts 2018 on track to be our largest donation year ever. And without further ado, the winner of the 2018 #GivingTuesday prize raffle is[…]
Giving Back to YOU on #GivingTuesday
After Thanksgiving, we had Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and now it’s #GivingTuesday. Today, we’re asking folks to chip in and donate to celebrate 10 years of Cannonball Read and more than 20,000 books read in honor of AlabamaPink. Our goal this year is to raise $1,500.00. As an incentive this year, all donors will be entered into a raffle! Every person who donates today or by the end of November will get one entry into the prize raffle drawing. One lucky donor will win this amazing book prize package valued at $200.
First CBR10 Donation to the American Cancer Society
I’m happy to announce our first CBR10 donation to The American Cancer Society for Cannonball Read 10, in the amount of $125! But it’s never too late to support Cannonball Read. You can do so by supporting us: On Paypal – make your contribution via “Send funds to friends and family” to mswas@cannonballread.com On Venmo – visit our page on venmo.com By purchasing CBR10 anniversary gear – shirts, mugs, totes, you name it. Of your time – if you’ve got an idea or just want to pitch in, contact MsWas to see how you can become one of our awesome volunteers.
Fourth CBR9 Donation to the American Cancer Society
I’m happy to announce our third CBR9 donation to The American Cancer Society for Cannonball Read 9, in the amount of $360! That brings our total for 2017 to $860. But it’s never too late to support Cannonball Read. You can do so by giving: On Paypal – make your contribution via “Send funds to friends and family” to mswas@cannonballread.com On Venmo – visit our page on venmo.com Of your time – if you’ve got an idea or just want to pitch in, contact MsWas to see how you can become one of our awesome volunteers.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
This was our most successful #GivingDay ever, and it’s all thanks to you wonderful people!
Can you give Cannonball Read a hand?
You’ve made it through Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and now it’s #GivingTuesday. If you’d like to make sure that we continue CBR far past CBR9 and way into double digits, consider making a donation to Cannonball Read.