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The Reading Relay Results

As loyal readers of PinkMeNot know, Chloe participated in a school read-a-thon to raise money for the American Cancer Society, in honor of her aunt who is currently waging war against breast cancer.

Well folks, the results are in.  Chloe read more than 2,600 pages in 25 days and raised $222.  She’s a crazy reader.  In fact, she’s apparently the most voracious reader in her class.  Since the beginning of the school year, Chloe has read more than 12.500 pages (yes, the teacher keeps track).  If that doesn’t merit some kind of prize in this age of Wii and Playstation, Internet and texting, I don’t know what does.

Her Grammy pledged $0.02 for every page read.  I pledged $0.04 for every page read.  We’re suckers.  But at least we were suckers for a good cause.

Her favorite kind of book is the thickest kind of book.  More value for her money, as far as she’s concerned.  And all the better if it’s part of a series of really thick books.  I’m telling you, she’s a crazy reader.  I’ll take that kind of crazy any day.

Reading Relay

Chloe came home from school today with a notice about “Reading Relay,” a school fundraiser to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.  Kids read books and obtain pledges based on chapters read, pages read or minutes read, or one-time donations.  Chloe thought it would be nice to participate because she just found out that a loved one has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

She went ahead and started soliciting donations from the family, and I am sure that she’s going to read a lot of books over the next 25 days in order to raise a bunch of money for cancer research.  Anyone who knows Chloe knows how determined she is.  Potential donors beware: she estimates that she’s going to read at least 1,200 pages.  And I wager she’s going to read a lot more than that.