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School is either starting or about to start in many places, but millions of kids still don't have access to an education. Andrew Jenks and Pencils of Promise are working to change that, and you can join them...by sharing a school picture!
Jenks Tweeted:
Join me and help @PencilsOfPromis #GiveBackToSchool this fall --> http://t.co/0Bg3yNmtF8 pic.twitter.com/NKkE4gtBlO
— Andrew Jenks (@AndrewJenks) August 14, 2013
Do ya recognize him?!
Pencils of Promise (or PoP!) wants to send 5,000 kids to school with a scholarship. In America, everyone has the opportunity to go to public school, but in some countries even elementary school costs money. And in countries like Laos, Ghana and Guatemala, approximately one out of every two kids are unable to go to secondary school.
You can donate to Pencils of Promise or fundraise to help them get more kids in the classroom, but there's another way you can make a diff. Jenks didn't Tweet an old photo for no reason: from now until September 30, Chegg is donating $10 each time a person shares a first day of school photo or vid on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine. Make sure you include the hashtag #GiveBackToSchool! This is an amaze way you can help send kids to school by sharing throwback pics of you on the playground or in the classroom. It's called "first day" photos, but if you have a school photo that wasn't literally taken on the first day, it's still okay to share. This way, your "first day" photos will enable more kids around the world to have their own first days of school!