Shelly Najjar

Send curriculum kits to classrooms, foster self expression, build community
  • My Goal:
  • $1,000
  • Raised So Far:
  • $50
  • # of Donations:
  • 4
$50 of $1000 goal

Happy Thanksgiving!

Update #3  •   Posted 3409 day(s) ago

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a great day celebrating with friends and family.

This is the time of year where we talk about how grateful we are for people, opportunities, blessings, material stuff, etc. Take a few moments and think about all the people who have invested in your literacy development throughout your life. Make a list if you want. You would not be where you are today without their help. Having the skills to read and write has probably helped you in every aspect of your life.

Some children have not yet had the opportunity to benefit from people investing in their literacy development as you have had in your life. National Novel Writing Month helps children get that opportunity by donating literacy curriculum kits to schools worldwide.

Would you please donate today, in honor of the people who invested in your literacy development, to give another group of children the same opportunities? You can donate on the fundraising page at www.classy.org/shellynajjar. All donated funds are tax-deductible and go directly to the non-profit organization.

If you have already donated, would you please let at least two other people know that you have donated, and ask them to support this cause as well? I'm sure they also have people who invested in their literacy development that they would like to honor.

Thank you for all your support. Have a wonderful holiday and enjoy your blessings!

Shelly

Attempting to send literacy curriculum kits to schools

Update #2  •   Posted 3417 day(s) ago

Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills. --Hugh Mackay (quote via BrainyQuote)

Right now, my biggest disappointment is with my progress toward raising support for National Novel Writing Month, a non-profit that supports literacy efforts, supplies literacy curriculum kits to teachers worldwide, and teaches children and adults to express themselves in healthy ways through storytelling. My goal for this week was to raise $500, half of the $1000 total goal. However, only 2 people (thank you so much!) and myself have donated so far. I’m disappointed with myself that I didn’t communicate my motivations for this goal more clearly and that people may have thought the money was going to me because I associated it with my bucket list. If you have thought that, I deeply apologize for the confusion.

The money goes directly to the non-profit and there are more details about what types of activities they use the funds for on the fundraising website that is tracking my fundraising progress. The reason this cause is so important to me is that I appreciate all the people who invested in my literacy development throughout the years. Being able to read, write, and critically think about what I’m learning has been essential to my success as a student, employee, and human being. I want every person to be able to have the opportunity to develop as a reader and writer, and that is why I chose this organization. Would you please join me in donating to send curriculum kits to children and support their development into people who can communicate well?

NaNoWriMo progress: By the end of yesterday, I should have written a total of 30,000 words on my story. As of last night, I’ve done 24,358 words. This puts me 5,642 words behind schedule. (You can follow along with my progress by following my blog, or by following me on Twitter (@GoalListTweets).

Goals to complete by the end of November 25:

  • Catch up, then stay on track with my NaNoWriMo word count. By the end of November 25, I should have just over 41,600 words.
  • Raise $800 to support this nonprofit, helping them continue their literacy work in classrooms and online. Click here for my fundraising page.
     

If you want to follow along with or participate in other goals, please visit my blog, The Goal List.

Progress Update - 2 weeks in, and very behind

Update #1  •   Posted 3423 day(s) ago

Hello! Thank you for your support. I'm so excited to be working on these 3 goals and to be raising support for this cause. Here's an brief update on how things are going so far:

My current NaNoWriMo event word count is 18,167 words of the 50,000 word goal. (I am about 3,500 words behind schedule, but working hard to catch up - wrote 5000 words yesterday!)

I'm definitely behind where I'd like to be for the fundraising. I have donated $11, and Carla Ness has donated $12 (Thanks!). Could someone else please donate $13 or more?

National Novel Writing Month, while a funny name, is a legit organization that helps with children’s literacy and self-expression. In a world where suicides, school murders, depression, and poor self-esteem are so prevalent, I am very excited to support an organization that tells people their story is valuable and helps them learn the skills they need to express themselves in healthy ways.

Goals for next week:

  • Catch up, then stay on track with my word count. By the end of November 19, I should have just over 31,600 words.
  • Raise $500 for this organization.


If you want to follow along with or participate in other goals, please visit my blog, The Goal List.