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Summer Pledge Progress

Tentative total - $293,506 of $375,000

Thank you to everyone who donated or volunteered! We appreciate each and every one of you. Your generosity and commitment makes MTPR possible. We'll have the final total soon.

Last year, Congress eliminated two years of federal funding for public media. Your monthly donation provides an ongoing, reliable source of funding that we can count on. Thank you!

Gary Short

"Teaching Poetry to 3rd Graders"

Gary Short

At recess a boy ran to mewith a pink rubber ball and askedif I would kick it to him. He handed me the ball,then turned and ranand ran and ran, not turning…