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2010 NaNoWriMo Book Drive!
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What it's all about The First Annual Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive will take place from October 1-December 15, 2010. To facilitate the Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive, the Office of Letters and Light has partnered with Better World Books, a socially conscious online bookstore. All across the US, Canada, and UK, teams of high-velocity novelists will be taking a break from bashing out their month-long masterworks to gather untold numbers of books. The proceeds from the sale of these books will expand and improve OLL’s free creative writing programs for kids and adults worldwide.
Why: The nonprofit Office of Letters and Light provides free creative writing programs to 250,000 people in 90 countries every year. The Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive will raise much-needed funds to expand and improve OLL’s programs, including National Novel Writing Month, the Young Writers Program, and Script Frenzy. These grassroots programs—based out of living rooms, libraries, cafes, and classrooms—help kids and adults discover the life-changing joys of writing. The Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive gives participants who love OLL a great way to directly contribute to its success.
What's in it for you: Besides the joy of knowing you've performed a great community service, there will be both local and national level awards!
Local Level:
Every NaNoWriMo participant who donates at a write-in session will receive a prize, whether it's a swag sticker, a grab-bag-esque goodie, etc. We want to recognize your contributions regardless of our international standing in the contest.
National Level:
FOR EVERY PARTICIPATING REGION: • A
listing on the Honor Roll of Bookdriving regions on the NaNoWriMo
site • A
digital bookdriving badge for local contributors. •
Free "Bookdriver!" stickers to give as a thank-you gift to people
who contribute a book. •
Free "Superstar bookdriver!" stickers to give to people who
contribute a box of books. •
Participating regions will also be entered into a drawing to win 2
$100 gift certificates to the OLL store: one for the Bookdriver-in-Chief
of the winning region, one for a draw by the Bookdriver-in-Chief. FOR EVERY REGION THAT
COLLECTS 3,000+ BOOKS (BUT DOESN’T WIN ONE OF THE THREE GRAND
PRIZES): • A
special 3,000+ web badge for everyone in the region. • A
congratulatory phone call from Chris Baty to the region’s Bookdriver-in-Chief
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Participating regions will also be entered into 2 drawings to win 2
gift certificates good for one year of free books from Better World
Books: one for the Bookdriver-in-Chief of the winning region, one
for a draw by the Bookdriver-in-Chief. •
Participating regions will also be entered into a drawing to win 2
$200 gift certificates to the OLL store: one for the Bookdriver-in-Chief
of the winning region, one for a draw by the Bookdriver-in-Chief. GRAND PRIZE FOR MOST
BOOKS COLLECTED: •
Eternal bragging rights as the first-ever Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive
winner. •
Lindsey and Chris will come to your region and throw a Book Drive
thank-you party, where Chris will likely try to DJ until you tell
him not to. • An
interview with local Bookdriver-in-Chief on the OLL blog • A
Better World Books $200 Gift Certificate for the local Bookdriver-in-Chief. • A
custom NaNoWriMo pep talk for your region in 2011. SECOND PRIZE FOR MOST
BOOKS COLLECTED: •
OLL Party in A Box, which includes a $500 reimbursement towards a
Book Drive thank-you party and 25 $25 gift certificates to the OLL
store. •
Chris, Lindsey, and Book Drive Coordinator Sarah will attend the
party via Skype and make sure everyone’s having fun. •
OLL Tech Team Dan Duvall and Jezra Lickter will write and record a
song about your region’s heroic achievement, and we’ll put it up on
NaNoVideo. • An
interview with local Bookdriver-in-Chief on the OLL blog. • A
Better World Books $150 Gift Certificate for the local Bookdriver-in-Chief. THIRD PRIZE FOR MOST
BOOKS COLLECTED: •
OLL Party in A Box, which includes $500 towards a Book Drive
thank-you party and 15 $25 gift certificates to the OLL store. •
The OLL staff will author an epic poem about your region, recounting
your bookdriving triumph. This poem will be bound and mailed to your
region. • An
interview with local Bookdriver-in-Chief on the OLL blog. • A
Better World Books $100 Gift Certificate for the local Bookdriver-in-Chief. |
Can't make it to a writing session but still want to help out Chicago & its surrounding suburban regions? We'll have designated permanent drop off locations throughout the metro area! Keep checking back as the list below updates!
North Side Mike's Thrift N Gift (1105 W. Berwyn Ave, Chicago, IL 60640)
Third Coast Comics (6234 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660)
Downtown YMCA (101 N Wacker Dr Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60606)
South Side UChicago - Lobby of The Joseph Regenstein Library (1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637) UChicago - Lobby of The John Crerar Library (5730 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637)
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For those book donors who go above and beyond in donating multiple boxes of books to the book drive, we want to recognize your generous donations. Those listed below deserve more than just a thank you for their generous (and bountiful) donations. Since we can't throw you a personal party, we'd like to recognize your contribution here. Thank you very much! Adine Liebowitz Carrie Masek Juanita Kelly Pollock Maryalyce Skree Michelle Springer Peggy Sanders Tim Peacock Tracy C. Troy Hunter |
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Michelle, Kelly, and Tim - three of the Chicago Municipal Liaisons - are coordinating the Chicago (and surrounding suburbs) book drive for the Chicago metro area. Click on the Contact Us link above if you have any questions, and send them an email - or email bookdrive@chiwrimo.org to reach them both simultaneously. If you want to become a permanent pick-up location, contact us to let us know! We'll add you to the list above, list you as an official sponsor (with a link to your website if applicable), and schedule times to pick up books from your location! To begin, download the form below to attach to your drop-off box: Drop Off Flyer to Attach to your Drop-Off Box
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Disclaimer: This is the official website for the Illinois::Chicago regions of NaNoWriMo and ScriptFrenzy and is managed by the Illinois::Chicago NaNoWriMo & ScriptFrenzy chapter. This is not an official NaNoWriMo site, and the content has not been reviewed by National Novel Writing Month. For more information on National Novel Writing Month, visit www.nanowrimo.org.
