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The Write Stuff
Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 05:59PM
It's going to be hot this weekend, so why not plan to do a little boating on Echo Park Lake and help the future of our literary contributors of the world while you're at it?
The second annual 826LA Echo Park Lake Paddleboat Regatta takes place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 26. All you have to do is get yourself a four-person team and then raise a minimum of $100. You'll get to participate in the festivities, which will include, of course, the colorful and fun-filled race as well as a goodie bag. Prizes include gift cards from Book Soup and other cool L.A. shops.
Deadline to register is tomorrow, but if you miss it you can still swing by and get to know the nonprofit organization and what it's all about. It was founded by bestselling author Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) in San Francisco. He brought it to L.A. in the form of the cool and quirky 826LA Time Travel Mart in Echo Park (with another creative center headquartered in Venice). They've expanded across a few other cities, too, with the idea of inspiring young writers across all socio-economic levels between the ages of 6 to 18 to tap into their inner authors, playwrights and poets. Teachers and tutors support young students with workshops ranging from writing nonsense poetry to producing a reality TV show.
So go check out the regatta – and it'll be for the "write" reason.
The second annual 826LA Echo Park Lake Paddleboat Regatta takes place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 26. All you have to do is get yourself a four-person team and then raise a minimum of $100. You'll get to participate in the festivities, which will include, of course, the colorful and fun-filled race as well as a goodie bag. Prizes include gift cards from Book Soup and other cool L.A. shops.Deadline to register is tomorrow, but if you miss it you can still swing by and get to know the nonprofit organization and what it's all about. It was founded by bestselling author Dave Eggers (A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius) in San Francisco. He brought it to L.A. in the form of the cool and quirky 826LA Time Travel Mart in Echo Park (with another creative center headquartered in Venice). They've expanded across a few other cities, too, with the idea of inspiring young writers across all socio-economic levels between the ages of 6 to 18 to tap into their inner authors, playwrights and poets. Teachers and tutors support young students with workshops ranging from writing nonsense poetry to producing a reality TV show.
So go check out the regatta – and it'll be for the "write" reason.
tagged 826LA, Dave Eggers in Cool Thing to Do, Do Good, Education
826LA, Dave Eggers in Cool Thing to Do, Do Good, Education