Please take 10 minutes today to vote for Room to Read in the American Express Member Project program! It could mean a scholarship for 6000 girls in the developing world who would not get access to an education without it.
And spread the word! The more votes, the better! thanks! pwc
Hey there Room to Read volunteers and members of the Buzz List! 
We’re almost there but we need you to put us over the top! Right now Room to Read is in 45th place with 504 votes … help us get into the Top 25 by September 1st! We will likely need to get over 1,000 to finish in the Top 25 and move on to the next round of selection. We know we can do it with your help so please take a second to vote!
In case you missed the first email, here are the details on nominating our project:
American Express recently launched their 2008 “Members Project,” which asks American Express cardholders to submit project ideas in 5 key areas that will help change the world, and then asks cardholders to vote on the winning projects. American Express plans to give away $2.5 million to the winning projects, including $1.5 million for first place. Our former San Diego Chapter Leaders nominated Room to Read and our Girls’ Scholarship program. What would it mean if Room to Read won? It would mean we would be able to give 6,000 girls access to an education.
Now we need you to nominate it. Anyone (even non-cardholders) can nominate a project – the more nominations a project gets, the better its chances for making the “Top 25.” After the nomination period ends on September 1st, American Express will announce the Top 25 projects. AmEx cardholders will then vote on the Top 5 (announced on September 30th) and then vote again for the winning project. The winners will be announced on October 14th. We’re hoping that you will nominate our project!
The instructions to nominate are as follows:
1. If you have an AmEx card, go to the Member’s Project main page and click “log-in” on the top right corner
2. If you do not have an AmEx card, you can log in as a guest here
3. Click on Room to Read’s project link or search for “Room to Read.” Please note our project is titled “6,000 Girls’ Scholarships in the Developing World.” It looks like a second project has been posted with the same name, so please be sure to vote for the one with the MOST votes.
4. Click on “Nominate this Project!”
Once you’ve nominated our project, we’d ask that you spread the word throughout your networks by:
• Forwarding this email on to at least 10 friends
• Posting the project on your Facebook or social networking page (if you have one) by clicking on the appropriate icon at the bottom of our AmEx project page
• You can also click on “More Ways to Get Involved” on the project page if you’re looking for other ideas about how to rally support
We’ll be sure to let you know if we make the Top 25 so we can encourage everyone to vote for our project. Just think, if Room to Read were to win the top prize, 6,000 girls across the world could go to school.
Thanks in advance for your help,
The Room to Read Team
Room to Read
info@roomtoread.org
415.561.3331
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