{"title":"Upcoming Events","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"donate-to-socw-schools","title":"Donate to NYC schools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold text-gray-950 dark:text-gray-100\"\u003eHelp Put Books in the Hands of NYC Students\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mt-6 whitespace-pre-wrap text-gray-950 first:mt-0 dark:text-gray-100\"\u003eEvery child deserves the joy of owning their own books, but for many students in underserved and Title 1 schools across New York City, building a home library feels out of reach. We’re changing that. Our goal is to provide 12 full classroom sets to schools in need, so hundreds of NYC children can choose a book and call it their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group relative\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"mt-5 border-l-2 border-gray-200 bg-white px-4 py-1 text-gray-950 dark:border-gray-600 dark:bg-gray-800\/50 dark:text-gray-300\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p:last-child]:mb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:mb-0 [\u0026amp;_code]:rounded [\u0026amp;_code]:bg-gray-200 [\u0026amp;_code]:px-1 [\u0026amp;_code]:py-0.5 [\u0026amp;_code]:font-[Consolas,Monaco,'Andale_Mono','Ubuntu_Mono',monospace] [\u0026amp;_code]:text-sm [\u0026amp;_code]:not-italic dark:[\u0026amp;_code]:bg-gray-700 [\u0026amp;_em]:italic [\u0026amp;_mark]:rounded [\u0026amp;_mark]:bg-yellow-200 [\u0026amp;_mark]:px-1 [\u0026amp;_mark]:py-0.5 [\u0026amp;_mark]:not-italic dark:[\u0026amp;_mark]:bg-yellow-600 dark:[\u0026amp;_mark]:text-black [\u0026amp;_strong]:font-semibold [\u0026amp;_strong]:not-italic [\u0026amp;_sub]:align-sub [\u0026amp;_sub]:text-xs [\u0026amp;_sub]:not-italic [\u0026amp;_sup]:align-super [\u0026amp;_sup]:text-xs [\u0026amp;_sup]:not-italic [\u0026amp;_u]:not-italic [\u0026amp;_u]:underline\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mt-6 whitespace-pre-wrap text-gray-950 first:mt-0 dark:text-gray-100\"\u003eResearch shows that children with access to books at home do better in school, develop a love of reading, and have greater opportunities for success throughout life. 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