The InnerTuba Give Away is underway!
During the InnerTuba Mississippi River Tour ’23 audiences and others donated a total of just under $7,000. Thank you all so much. The money was safely held in a trusted US bank account. Then it was time to start the give away! How immensely satisfying that was!
Donors knew that their gift was ringfenced to support some small grassroots, not for profit, organisations who look out for children and young people (up to age 20) with a variety of functional and support needs – all along the length of my Mississippi journey.
The InnerTuba Give Away helps keep alive the memory of Karin Prior, a super Children’s Occupational Therapist, whose life ended suddenly following a car crash in 2012.
InnerTuba gave $1,000 to Bentleys Playground. They wrote this about the gift on their facebook page.
$500 each has been donated to Boothville Venice and South Plaquemines Elementary Schools in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. That money is supporting rewards for pupil attendance, paying attention in class, and overall good behaviour.
$1,000 has been given to the Raymond Public Library, Mississippi, to support literacy skills development among young library users who, for various reasons, need help to catch up.
Another $1000 has been delivered to support the work of www.ianice.org. The organisation assists recent arrivals from Ukraine to settle and integrate in Dewitt, Iowa.
These children and vulnerable young people can face a range of challenges, and we are considering how best to help them with InnerTuba’s pledged donation.
A further $1,000 was donated to Gigi’s Playhouse in The Twin Cities. Here’s their “Thank you” card to InnerTuba:
That leaves $2,000 yet to give away to a deserving cause.
As at September ’25 there are ideas in train, and contacts being made with prospective recipient organisations. Visit this page again, soon, to find out where this money is going!
And finally, what goes round comes round…
You can donate or pledge here to support InnerTuba’s future.
Thank you!