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Protect Our Children’s Future Easter Egg 2020

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UPDATE March 23:  Maryland is now under orders for essential travel only.  Donations received after today will be processed and mailed as soon as I can get to the post office.  I believe all eggs will be mailed before Easter Saturday; however, there is a possibility that the mail will be delayed.  Everyone who makes a donation will receive the beautiful wooden eggs—I just can't guarantee that the mail will process quickly, depending on the area where you live.  Please email me if you have questions.

UPDATE:  The 2020 White House Easter Egg Roll is canceled due to COVID 19. This fundraiser, devoted to PBS and NPR, might be the perfect solution to your "social distancing" Easter Egg roll.  However, there is little cause for celebration.  Republican or Democrat—it doesn't matter who you support.  What we do support is the safety of our family and friends—and our children.  Here is the link to the 2020 Easter Egg.  If you are able to support the fundraiser, I appreciate it. Your first concern, however, is to our family, your friends, and your neighbors. 
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This is a big year, with the 2020 election on the horizon.  What can we do, how do we make a difference?  

I think that difference can be as simple as a wooden egg.

“Protect Our Children's Future” 2020 egg is a proactive answer to the souvenir White House Easter Egg distributed at the annual Easter Egg Roll on Easter Monday.

For the fourth year we’ve created a limited-edition wooden egg  to raise money for the vital programs that fight against the current administration’s systematic dissemination of misinformation and divisiveness.  Supporting organizations that provide unbiased information and unite us is critical to the survival of democracy.  Susan Boroff and I (Natalie Rebetsky) are sisters who live in the greater Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area.  We are long-time listeners and subscribers to PBS and NPR.  

When you donate $18 to this campaign, I will send a wooden egg to thank you for your support (first shipment will go out March 25).  These are the same wooden eggs manufactured for the White House, and all of the funds, after subtracting the cost of the eggs and shipping, will be donated to support two organizations, National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting System. After I make two equal donations, I will also verify with all the donors by providing copies of letters and financial accounting documents.

Both  NPR and the PBS are charged with the responsibility being the people’s voice. It’s imperative that we create a different choice that reflects the values we want for our children, and that we want our country to stand for.

This egg is a different choice. It’s called an "Easter” egg, but the egg is a broader symbol of the potential for our children to enjoy a brighter future where every voice is heard — where  children of every race, color, religion, nationality, and gender can joyfully roll eggs and celebrate the beauty of spring and the cherished principles of freedom, justice, and inclusiveness that make our country great (already).

Last year, we donated nearly, $10,000 to these organizations. In three years of this campaign, we have raised nearly $40,000.  You can donate any amount, but here are suggested donation amounts:      

$18 = one egg                                        $90 = six eggs
$35 = two eggs                                     $120 = eight eggs
$50 = three eggs                                 $150 = ten eggs
$62 = four eggs                                    $175 = twelve eggs
$75 = five eggs

IMPORTANT NOTE:  To protect your privacy, GoFundMe no longer collects addresses.  After your donation, I will send a "thank you" email and ask for a reply email with your address (click on the envelope next to my name) so I can ship the eggs.  I will not save or use any of your contact information for any purpose other than to mail the eggs. 

Our four egg colors are bold to honor the voices of those of much more brave men and women who are committed to speaking the truth.  I cannot honor specific color requests, but I will do my best.

A personal note:  From the time that my children were small, until they outgrew the hunt, I brought my children to the White House to participate in the annual White House Easter egg roll and/or purchased the souvenir eggs. Now that my children are grown, I still love the hunt and want to find a productive and positive way to participate. I have Bush, Clinton, and Obama era eggs in my collection… no matter the administration in power, I always supported this annual event. And I want it to continue.

Republican or Democrat, I loved the tradition and trust that the people elected a President who had my children’s future in consideration when he made executive decisions. This president has broken that trust with his anti-family, anti-children, anti-truth, anti-environment platform.  I may be one person, but I hope that this campaign will help to deliver my message.

Some background: The first campaign began in 2017 in response to an article in The Washington Post that questioned if the White House would hold an Easter Egg Roll. How big a deal is the White House Easter Egg Roll? It’s been going on since 1898 , when local children convinced President Rutherford B. Hayes to let them roll eggs on the White House lawn, after Congress kicked them off the Capitol grounds.

If you would like to know more about the origin of this idea, please read some of articles about the Alt Easter Egg:

"With alternative to White House Easter egg, teacher raises thousands for PBS, NPR" (The Frederick News Post) 

“How Trump turned a White House Easter Egg Roll devotee into a political activist” (The Washington Post) 

“Woman opposed to Trump policies creates Easter egg roll alternative” (The Carroll County Times) 

“White House Easter Egg Roll devotee says ‘not this year’”  (The Charlotte Observer) 

“The Maine Company that makes wooden Easter eggs for the White House”(Bangor Daily News) 

“Let the alt-eggs roll:  Frederick County teacher creates wooden egg to benefit arts programs” (Frederick News Post)

Donations 

  • Anonymous
    • $35 
    • 4 yrs
  • Francis Parrack
    • $75 (Offline)
    • 4 yrs
  • DoubleRBrand Roger Rebetsky
    • $612 (Offline)
    • 4 yrs
  • Mary Llew Colvin
    • $18 (Offline)
    • 4 yrs

Organizer

Natalie Rebetsky
Organizer
Eldersburg, MD

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