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FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY #2: Chronic Readers Club Patreon!
If you would like the opportunity to provide Chronic Readers Club with consistent, monthly support, while also receiving exclusive benefits, then consider becoming a patron on Patreon!
Patreon is a site that allows creators to provide monthly benefits to their supporters. Through Patreon, you can provide the program with more consistent funding, while also having the flexibility to pause or cancel your patronage at any time!
Chronic Readers Club accepts monthly donations beginning as low as $1, which will provide you access to patron-only news and updates about the program, as well as a personal thank you from me, the creator of the program! And it only gets better from there! At $5 a month, you’ll get a shout-out on our Facebook page in addition to the other benefits already mentioned! At $10 a month, you get access to the monthly Chronic Readers Book Club as well as everything already mentioned! And if you donate $20 a month, you’ll receive all the benefits already mentioned, as well as a list of the books sent in the packages each month, AND an official Chronic Readers Club bookmark and sticker set, just like the ones sent in each package!
As I mentioned, Patreon is a platform that provides more consistent funding for the program on a monthly basis, which I completely understand isn’t something everyone is capable of! The next fundraising opportunity will share more about one-time donations! But if you’re able and would like the additional benefits, becoming a Chronic Readers Club patron is a great thing to consider!
Check out patreon.com/chronicreadersclub for more info or to become a patron!
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Wearing my chronic reader crewneck! ❤️ This is definitely my favorite sweatshirt! It’s sooo comfy and soft on the inside! I also own a chronic reader t-shirt, which is just as cozy! These shirts are perfect for anyone who is chronically ill and looking for cute yet comfortable clothes! They also make amazing gifts for any bookworms in your life! Available for purchase through November 3rd and delivered before the holiday season begins!
bonfire.com/chronic-reader
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FUNDRAISER OPPORTUNITY #1: Chronic Reader Shirts!
“Chronic reader” shirts are available again! These shirts make the perfect gift for all the bookworms in your life! The shirts will be available the entire 2 weeks of the Chronic Readers Club fundraiser, through November 3rd!
The design is available as:
- t-shirt: $20 - heather gray, charcoal, black, light pink, and maroon in sizes XS-3XL
- crewneck sweatshirts: $30 - black, heather gray, maroon, light pink, and gold in sizes S-3XL
- v-neck shirts: $22 - heather gray, black, and charcoal in sizes S-2XL
- hoodies: $32 - heather gray, black, maroon, light pink, and gold in sizes S-3XL
- youth t-shirts: $18 - heather gray, black, maroon, light pink, and gold in sizes XS-XL
All the proceeds go directly to funding the remaining 18 packages that need sent to those still on our waiting list for 2019!
To order yours, visit bonfire.com/chronic-reader!
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In April of 2018, I started Chronic Readers Club. Chronic Readers Club is a program that sends personalized care packages to young, chronically ill people. Each package contains a book from the recipient’s wishlist they provide on the application, as well as many other small goodies!
Chronic Readers Club is something that I’m really passionate about. Running this program is one of my favorite things to do! I’ve been chronically ill since I was 18, which was 8 years ago, and I’ve found reading to be one of the few sources of solace in my time of illness. So it makes my heart happy to be able to share the magic of reading with other young, chronically ill people! Having the opportunity to support the chronic illness community is something I’m very thankful for. This is a community that has supported me through the most difficult years of my life, and I’m so grateful to have a way to give back.
Since its founding, I’ve sent out 52 Chronic Readers Club packages! The program is more popular than I ever anticipated, which is incredible! But that also means I need more help than I expected. Right now, there are still 18 applicants on the waiting list from 2019! So beginning tomorrow, I’ll be sharing the individual ways you can help raise funds to get those 18 remaining people their packages by the end of the year!
I’ve gotten so much wonderful feedback from those who have already received a package, but these kind words from one chronic reader are especially touching: “Thank you for making this life easier.” I think this quote sums up why I strive to keep this program running, even in the midst of my own struggles. I think this quote also does an excellent job of illustrating how much good you’re doing by supporting this program in whatever capacity you can!
So please consider supporting Chronic Readers Club! I’ll be posting about the different ways you can help over the next two weeks on the Chronic Readers Club page, but here’s the full list if you’d like to help out now:
- Purchase a “chronic reader” shirt! Available through November 3rd, these shirts will make the perfect gift for all the bookworms in your life! https://www.bonfire.com/chronic-reader/
- Join our Patreon and provide month-to-month support for the program! As a patron, you get access to exclusive benefits from Chronic Readers Club! https://www.patreon.com/chronicreadersclub
- Use PayPal for a one-time donation! paypal.me/warriorgoddessmk
- Purchase something from the CRC Amazon wishlist! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1QZ21JK43CH8N?ref_=wl_share
- Donate a gift card to a bookstore! Contact me at [email protected] to do this!
- Donate small items for the packages! Again contact me at [email protected] for more info!
- And finally, share this post!
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support!
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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!
If you’d like to support my program, Chronic Readers Club, and its mission to help provide books to young chronically ill people, pledge to be our patron on Patreon! If you sign up anytime from now through January 5th, you’ll receive a FREE “chronic reader” pin on top of all the benefits we already offer! Donations start as low as $1 per month! We are grateful for any help!
In 2018, I started a program called Chronic Readers Club. The program sends care packages that contain books to young people who are chronically ill! To qualify for a package, you must love to read, be chronically ill, age 30 or under, and living in the contiguous United States. If that’s you and you’d like a free book from your personal wishlist, apply now! This year, I was finally able to create a separate website for the program, so if you’d like to apply, or for more information on the program, visit chronicreadersclub.com! And please feel free to share this post to spread the word about the program!
On this last day of the Chronic Readers Club fundraiser, I just want to say thank you. I am so happy to share that over the past two weeks, enough money was raised to purchase every chronic reader on the waiting list a book and to ship every package!!! And so many additional items have been donated to include that will make these some of the most fun packages ever! So thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to everyone who has been kind enough to donate in any way! I am so appreciative of your generosity, and I’m so excited to get these packages sent out! ❤️
P.S. You can still order a “chronic reader” shirt through today but this is the last day! So if you want one, be sure to order soon! bonfire.com/chronic-reader
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY #7: Spread the Word!
The final way you can help Chronic Readers Club is by spreading the word about the program and the good it does!
Even if you aren’t able to donate, please feel free to share any and all posts from this fundraising venture!
I am so incredibly appreciative of every kind of support this program receives, not just monetary support!
And I want to thank everyone who has already liked and shared these posts! Your kindness has not gone unnoticed! ❤️
Recently someone asked me why it’s so important to me that everyone who applies for a package gets one. I felt like that was a silly question!
I know many that send out care packages can’t possibly get a package to every applicant, which I totally understand!
But for as long as I am able, I want every chronic reader who applies to get a package, even though it sometimes takes awhile!
I want everyone who is chronically ill to feel special and seen. Often, life as a chronically ill person can be sad, or lonely, or weird, or just downright boring! And I want to do as much as I possibly can to help fix that.
So that’s why I try so hard to make sure every chronic reader who applies for a package gets one!
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY #6: Small Item Donation!
Another way you can help Chronic Readers Club is by donating small items to send along with the books!
In each Chronic Readers Club package, the recipient finds not only a book from their personal wishlist, but also a multitude of other little gifts hand-selected just for them!
Chronic Readers Club can accept items such as notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, sticky notes, socks (we ALWAYS need cute comfy socks!), stickers, bookmarks, lip balm, and the like! If you have any questions about what is needed, just send me a quick email! And they don’t have to be expensive items – I always have way too much fun shopping for little things at my local dollar store!
If you’d like to help provide these extra items that make these packages extra fun, email me at [email protected]!
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED…what the most requested books are for Chronic Readers Club packages?!
The top 5 most requested books since the program began:
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY #5: Bookstore Gift Cards!
An awesome way to help Chronic Readers Club with purchasing the books for each package is to send us a gift card to a bookstore!
Each Chronic Readers Club package features a book hand-picked for the chronic reader receiving it! How is this accomplished, you ask?! Well, each applicant has the opportunity to provide a list of books they would love to receive when they’re applying! Then I choose a book from that list, purchase it, and pack it up with all the other items for that recipient!
So, by donating a bookstore gift card to Chronic Readers Club, you’re funding the central part of these packages! If you’d like to send us a bookstore gift card, please email me at [email protected] for more details on where to send it! It can be a physical gift card or an e-gift card, it’s up to you!
What exactly goes into a Chronic Readers Club package?! Pictured here are some examples!
Each package contains not only a book selected from the recipient’s personal wishlist, but also a variety of other little treats as well! I typically try to include a pair of socks, a notebook, stickers, pens, pencils, erasers, lip balm, and bookmarks at the minimum! Many of the packages often contain even more, depending on the details given by the applicant on their application!
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FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY #4: Chronic Readers Club Amazon Wishlist!
Did you know that Chronic Readers Club has an Amazon wishlist?! It’s a list of small items that we try to include in each package! The list contains things like notebooks, socks, lip balm, stickers, and more!
If you’d like to choose exactly what you are gifting to the program, this is the way to do that! Chronic Readers Club is so grateful for donations of any sort, and a purchase of any item from this list would be oh so helpful!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1QZ21JK43CH8N?ref_=wl_share
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY #3: PayPal Donations!
If you would like to make a one-time donation to Chronic Readers Club, you can do so via PayPal!
I completely understand that there are many people that can’t afford a monthly donation through something like Patreon as was mentioned previously, but if you would still like the opportunity to donate, PayPal makes that easy!
Chronic Readers Club has many expenses, including not just purchasing books for each package – which can be expensive enough alone! – but also purchasing the various other goodies that make the packages so special, purchasing Chronic Readers Club thank you cards, bookmarks, and stickers, and paying for shipping, which is SO EXPENSIVE! Tomorrow I’ll be sharing a whole post just about how much shipping alone costs!
So if you are able and would like to help out the program, the entirety of your donation will go directly to funding the remaining 18 packages that need sent to those still on our waiting list for 2019!
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I wanted to give a HUGE shout-out to all of the current Chronic Readers Club patrons! Thank you to Kaiti, Kathy, Mary, and Stephanie for keeping this program going from month to month! Your generosity is so appreciated! ❤️
