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1 jnwelch
Mar 3, 2011, 4:45pm

Rahm Emanuel promised to give $5000 to the charity of choice of the twitter parodist if he'd disclose his identity. Dan Sinker did, and picked a great organization - Young Chicago Authors. The donation is being matched, too.

If you don't know about these folks and what they do in Chicago with kids across a lot of racial/economic lines, take a look at their website at http://www.youngchicagoauthors.org/

And if you have a chance to go to YCA's Teen Poetry Slam, Louder Than a Bomb, it's a special experience, IMHO. It's going on right now.

Great news!

2 mejix
Edited: Mar 3, 2011, 5:55pm

Louder Than a Bomb documentary trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXhBP3qFsWQ

Yes, YCA is pretty fantastic. Glad to hear they got some money and recognition.

3 jnwelch
Mar 5, 2011, 11:04am

http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Emanuel-To-Meet-MayorEmanuel-117243313...

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