The Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St., invites community members of all ages to participate in their first ever Write-a-thon, June 9th-14th, in which participants will raise money not only for the Library, but for furthering their own interests in the arts.
Participants will ask friends, family or local businesses to sponsor them to write a certain quantity. Since many forms of writing can only be judged subjectively, sponsorship will be based off of number of pages written, word count, time spent writing or another kind of quantitative measurement. Half of the money raised will go to the Library to include more titles in their poetry section and the other half will go to the writer to further their endeavors in the arts. All members of the local community are encouraged to join the Library for this program, regardless of age or writing experience. For the week of the write-a-thon, during the Library's regular business hours, the Library will provide a space for participants to write together in an effort to not only meet the writing goals their sponsors set for them, but to congregate with each other and make further connections within their artistic community.
There will be an informational meeting open to anyone interested, which will take place on Saturday, May 17 at 1:30pm, to be held in the Lee Room of the Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St. Sponsorship materials will be distributed and all questions regarding the program are welcome. Whether community members are interested in sponsoring a writer, participating personally or would just like to know more about the program, all are encouraged to attend the meeting.
For more information, contact the Becky or Nick at 262.619.2571
Participants will ask friends, family or local businesses to sponsor them to write a certain quantity. Since many forms of writing can only be judged subjectively, sponsorship will be based off of number of pages written, word count, time spent writing or another kind of quantitative measurement. Half of the money raised will go to the Library to include more titles in their poetry section and the other half will go to the writer to further their endeavors in the arts. All members of the local community are encouraged to join the Library for this program, regardless of age or writing experience. For the week of the write-a-thon, during the Library's regular business hours, the Library will provide a space for participants to write together in an effort to not only meet the writing goals their sponsors set for them, but to congregate with each other and make further connections within their artistic community.
There will be an informational meeting open to anyone interested, which will take place on Saturday, May 17 at 1:30pm, to be held in the Lee Room of the Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St. Sponsorship materials will be distributed and all questions regarding the program are welcome. Whether community members are interested in sponsoring a writer, participating personally or would just like to know more about the program, all are encouraged to attend the meeting.
For more information, contact the Becky or Nick at 262.619.2571
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