Captain Tighty-pants to the rescue!
(That is what people call Captain Mal from
Firefly, right? I must admit, I am a heathen who is not a fan.)
Taken from
Shakesville:
Nathan Fillion, or Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds from Firefly, has partnered with author PJ Haarsma to start a foundation called Kids Need To Read (KNTR).
KNTR has this as its mission statement:
* To purchase books by raising funds through auctions, sales of merchandise and other available means
* To provide books to libraries, schools and other institutions in need
* To provide books to low income children through established institutions
* To foster a love for reading in all children
* To encourage reading among reluctant readers
* To encourage the discovery of excellent, lesser known books
* To look for new ideas to encourage childhood literacy and make those ideas known
They're doing fundraising either through direct donations or through auctions. I only heard about it today, so we've missed the auction for
River's necklace, but they plan to do more auctions later with other
Firefly merchandise.