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NaNoWriMo & Ambassador

As you can tell I love the NaNoWriMo. Last year an opportunity came up to become an ambassador for NaNoWriMo. It really didn't take much to apply. They just need help to spread the word about them and what it is they do. I try to help this non-profit because as a former educator I see the importance of writing with a purpose. Even if the purpose is a crazy challenge that makes you wonder if you are insane for signing up.

I know that writing scores are the worst at my kids school. The scores are not bad overall but the writing portion of standardized testing scores are lower than math, science and reading. Kids need a purpose to write other than test taking.

When I first learned about NaNoWriMo I looked into why I had not heard of them while I was in the classroom. It was all about timing.  They were starting up when I was leaving the classroom to raise my 2.5 kids.  I hope one day to be the classroom teacher that as a class we do NaNoWriMo.

Another reason why I wanted to be an ambassador is because I am on the advisory board for a non-profit and I have learned funding is hard. You have to put in many man hours to raise funds and the payout on the other end is not so glamorous at times. It is hard to to run a non-profit and do what you are passionate about in this life and still eat.  Non-profits need volunteers.

I am a stay at home mother of three and my funds are limited. I want to help the dream of keeping NaNoWriMo alive as a non-profit. It takes me vary little time to promote them via Facebook, Twitter and here at Box of Chocolates. I want to support them but can't do that with money so being an ambassador is my way of contributing to NaNoWriMo.

T - 3 days!

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