Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Dave Eggers' TED wish

As a recipient of this years' TED Prize, 826 National cofounder, Dave Eggers, was given the opportunity to make "a wish to change the world." At the recent award ceremony, Dave presented this wish:

"I wish that you—you personally and every creative individual and organization you know—will find a way to directly engage with a public school in your area, and that you'll then tell the story of how you got involved, so that within a year we have 1,000 examples of innovative public-private partnerships."

In order to make this wish a reality, the great folks from Hot Studio and TED, in collaboration with 826 National, developed the website OnceUponASchool.org. Here, interested people and private companies can pledge their support to teachers and community organizations that need them. Please visit this site to find ways to get involved.