#mentalillnesswarrior
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
Warrior Wishes Holiday Cards
I’m doing a thing for the holidays! And I know it’s kinda early, but I wanna start sending cards out at the beginning of November!
This time of year can be really difficult for many people, so I’ve designed cards with lots of love to remind you that you’re important and cared for this holiday season! Each card will come with a hand-written message and some small fun stuff, like stickers, sticky notes, bandages, and other stuff like that.
You can sign up to receive a card yourself or you can nominate another warrior! Open worldwide! I have a limited number of cards available though, so be sure to sign up right away!
https://goo.gl/forms/4eOEPL3WBz2bsKc53
NOTE: If you want to receive a card yourself AND nominate someone else, please fill out the form two separate times — one for each!
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Chronic Readers Club turns 2 in April! ❤️ I would love to be able to say that I’ve sent out 100 packages by then! Right now I’m at 85 sent, with 6 people on the waiting list! So if you’re thinking of applying, now would be a great time!
