Monday   /   August 30, 2010

826 Boston Presents: Scrabble for Cheaters

Wordsmiths unite for the ultimate test of strategy, vocabulary and deception! Beginning Friday September 17, 2010, the city’s preeminent swindlers will compete in a no holds barred Scrabble contest. Sneak ahead of the competition now!

1. Sign Up your team
2. Raise funds to buy cheats
   
3. Use your cheats in our elimination tournament on Saturday, October 23rd
   

All proceeds from this event will support 826 Boston's free youth writing programs. Learn more at 826bostonscrabble.wordpress.com

Neither 826 Boston nor this fundraiser is sponsored by or affiliated with Hasbro, the makers of the SCRABBLE®-brand, tile-based word game.

Thursday   /   August 26, 2010

Text a Donation of $8.26 on 8/26

Click Here to Donate!

Yep, it’s that simple! August 26th, 2010 is Youth Literacy Day and you can help 826 writing centers continue to make a difference in the lives of over 22,000 students each year. Make a donation of $8.26 on August 26th by texting “WRITE” to 20222 or giving online at www.826on826.org.

And while you’re at it, how about telling your friends? Join us on Facebook and Twitter to help spread the word about donating $8.26 on Youth Literacy Day.

A one-time donation of $10.00 (an $8.26 donation and a $1.74 service fee) will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. Msg&Data Rates May Apply. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are collected for the benefit of 826 by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at www.hmgf.org/t. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP to 20222; reply HELP to 20222 for help.

Wednesday   /   August 4, 2010

826 Boston Writers in the Spotlight!

826 National has posted a collection of our students' published writing in their Student Writing Gallery. Visit the 826 National website to read "what a robot really does in his spare time, "the word for a 47-seat bicycle," and a story about "a girl who runs her mouth like she has shoes for teeth."

Tuesday   /   July 27, 2010

We're Hiring Interns

826 Boston is looking for a group of passionate, creative, meticulous new program, design, development, and store interns for the fall and spring!

Applicants will work 15 hours each week for a duration of at least four months, up to one year. We are happy to coordinate with area colleges that offer credit or work study for internships. To read the full description of the job and to learn how to submit your materials, please download the full 826 Boston internship job description.

Tuesday   /   July 27, 2010

826 Boston's 'Rent An Author' Program

Rent a nationally-acclaimed author for a private evening with your book club by raising $1,000 to benefit 826 Boston’s free youth writing programs. Schedule your event with Julia Glass, National Book Award winner, Tom Perrotta, Oscar-nominated novelist and screenwriter, Donald Hall, former United States Poet Laureate, or Jim Shepard, National Book Award Story Prize-winner.

Not part of a book club? Enlist your bookish neighbors, friends and family to help support Boston’s young writers. Register your book club with program co-sponsor Harvard Book Store and receive discounts and special benefits.


For more information, click here