A group of nonprofit organizations called 826 National, which currently has six chapters around the country, teaches writing skills to children. As a way of raising money to support their work, each chapter runs a specially themed storefront operation selling supplies for everyone from superheroes to pirates. (Read more about 826 National at Interesting Thing of the Day.)
The stores (and their associated chapters) are:
- the pirate supply store at 826 Valencia, San Francisco, CA
- Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company, Brooklyn, NY (part of 826NYC)
- Echo Park Time Travel Mart (sorry, no Web page), Venice Beach, CA (part of 826LA)
- The Boring Store, Chicago, IL (part of 826CHI)
- Greenwood Space Travel Supply Company, Seattle, WA (part of 826 Seattle)
- Monsters Union Local 826, Ann Arbor, MI (part of 826 Michigan
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