Nice News’ December 2023 Cause of the Month

It’s the season of giving, and we can’t think of two better things to give than the joys of reading and education. Nice News’ December Cause of the Month is the Let’s Learn Foundation , a nonprofit run by two ambitious teen siblings.

Rohan and Anya Satija were just 10 and 8, respectively, when their family moved across the world from New Zealand to Austin, Texas, in 2017. Experiencing cultural barriers and feelings of isolation, the brother-sister duo both found solace in books as they adapted to their new life in the U.S. Now, six years later, they’re making sure other young people in their community have access to books, so they too can find the joy in reading.

They began fundraising to buy books for kids in Central Texas in 2018, starting small with a lemonade stand and then a book drive at their local elementary school. Today, Let’s Learn benefits children in about a dozen school districts, and has donated more than 25,000 books to K-12 students.

The organization’s flagship event is the Christmas Book Drive, which involves collecting books and individually wrapping them with cards, bookmarks, and other personalized details. Volunteers then head to local elementary schools to deliver a book to each and every student to mark the holiday season.

“That’s the part of Let’s Learn that motivates me to keep going and really emphasizes the importance of our cause to me, because I love seeing [smiles] on children’s faces when they receive books,” Rohan told Nice News. “That’s what pushes me.”

One hundred percent of the proceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to the Let’s Learn Foundation and its mission to empower through education. Click here to read more of our interview with Rohan.

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