#amreading
and then I finally read it and it’s even better than I expected, and I wish I’d read it sooner.
Hello everyone! As many of my followers already know, I started a program called Chronic Readers Club in April of 2018. Chronic Readers Club is a program that sends care packages to young people who are chronically ill containing a book from their personal wishlist, as well as many other goodies!
The good news is that the program has been incredibly successful, in that I’ll be sending out our 50th package in September, and more applications for packages are constantly pouring in! Unfortunately, that’s where the bad news comes in.
Chronic Readers Club needs your support! I run this program all by myself, and I am also chronically ill. I’m only able to work about 10 hours per week, which leaves me with little extra money. I’m so fortunate to have the support of the current patrons on the Chronic Readers Club Patreon (shoutout to Kaiti, Kathy, Mary, Stephanie, and Kerri!), and they have truly kept this program up and running!
But they can’t do it alone! And with the program’s consistent growth, I’m just not anywhere near keeping up with the applications coming in. As of now, everyone who applies for a package receives one, and I want to keep it that way. But some people have had to wait up to 6 months to receive their package, and in that time more and more people are applying! I may have to close applications again for a time, but I’m trying to avoid that!
I’ve been too ill this year to consistently keep up with advertising ways to help Chronic Readers Club, but I’m doing my best and will continue trying as best I can to provide different ways to support this program, because it’s something I deeply enjoy doing, and it’s something that’s truly helping people. One sweet chronic reader was kind enough to reach out after receiving their package to say “this cheered me up when I needed it most.” And that’s why I do this!
With that being said, one of the most helpful things you can do to support Chronic Readers Club is to become a patron on Patreon! When you become a patron, you get all kinds of cool benefits along with knowing that you’re supporting an awesome program! For more details on the benefits you get, check out our Patreon page!
Another way to help Chronic Readers Club is by donating either bookstore gift cards or small items! This can be done in a few ways. If you’d like to donate a gift card or small items you have (new items such as notebooks, stickers, erasers, pens, pencils, sticky notes, socks, lip balm, face masks, nail files, etc.!), please email me at [email protected] or feel free to message me on here! Or, you could purchase something from our Amazon wishlist!
Another way to support the program that’s super fun for everyone is by buying a Chronic Reader shirt! Any proceeds go back into the program, and you get a cool shirt!
Any and all support is appreciated, even if it’s something as brief as sharing this post! Thank you to all who have supported this program so far!
Wishing you low pain and peaceful reading,
Megan <3
Chronic Readers Club, a program I started that sends books to young people who are chronically ill and love to read, now has a Patreon!
Patreon is a website that helps creators continue creating. It’s a way to raise money, but it’s more than that: it’s a way to help you truly connect with Chronic Readers Club and support our mission.
Patreon gives you the opportunity to provide the program with more consistent funding each month, and in return you’ll receive access to exclusive benefits! When you decide to become a patron, you choose how much you want to pledge, starting at $1 per month.
If you’d like to pledge more, there are some fun additional benefits you can receive! We have 4 tiers you can choose from:
- Bookworm tier (pledge $1-$4/month): you’ll receive access to exclusive patron-only posts with first access to news & updates, as well as a thank you message straight from me, the creator of CRC!
- Bibliophile tier (pledge $5-$9/month): you’ll receive a shout-out on the CRC Facebook page after joining, as well as the benefits from the Bookworm tier!
- Chronic Reader tier (pledge $10-$19/month): you’ll receive access to the Chronic Readers Book Club, an exclusive monthly post that will feature book reviews, book recommendations, lists of our favorite books, & more, as well as the benefits from both the Bookworm & Bibliophile tiers!
- Sponsor tier (pledge $20 or more/month to sponsor a package!): you’ll receive an official CRC bookmark & sticker set just like the ones sent out in the packages, a list of the books sent out in each month’s package, as well as the benefits from all the other tiers!
I completely understand that monetary support isn’t something everyone can do, and I can’t tell you how much I value any and every kind of support this program is shown! The encouragement and positive feedback I’ve received have made it possible for CRC to get this far! But we live in a society that requires money to function (unfortunately), and for those that do wish to donate and are able, I think this is a really fun way to get more involved with the program!
We are so excited to offer these benefits and we hope you will join us as we enter this new chapter!