
And another idea I put together for @826national

Got some spare time in your day? Donate it.
Got some spare change? Donate it.
Got some perfectly good pens and pencils in your office that you will never, ever use, because you know you only use the one kind - you've always used that kind - and you already have plenty of them to begin with. I mean really, how many pens do you actually use up in a year? Maybe a dozen? Maybe? If you don't keep losing them. If you've got 'em (and anything else you think might help a kid learn) donate them.