Penguin Group's Picture a Book Changing Lives Campaign

Riverhead Trade Paperbacks, a division of Penguin Group (USA), has announced a campaign to raise money for The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a nonprofit organization started by the author of the internationally bestselling novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns to aid the people of Afghanistan.

Inspired by readers around the world who have embraced and shared Hosseini’s beloved novels, the Picture a Book Changing Lives campaign invites people to submit up to two still photos of themselves reading or holding a copy of either The Kite Runner or A Thousand Splendid Suns.

For each eligible photo uploaded to the Hosseini group page of the Penguin Group (USA) website, Riverhead will donate $2.00 (up to a maximum $25,000 donation) to The Khaled Hosseini Foundation. Starting on June 15th and running through August 31st (11:59:59pm ET), people can visit www.penguin.com/community/hosseini, join the “Hosseini” group, and upload their pictures.

Photos submitted before the end of the campaign will be available to view at Penguin Group’s new online community. Eligibility requirements include: residency in the fifty United States, the District of Columbia or U.S. territories and possessions, ages 18 and older, and photographer’s permission. Complete rules and details for Picture a Book Changing Lives can be found online at www.penguin.com/pictureabookrules.

The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan by supporting projects which provide shelter to refugee families and economic and educational opportunities for women and children. In addition, the Foundation awards scholarships to students who have migrated to the United States under refugee status and women pursuing higher education in Afghanistan.

Why not do you part and take a few pictures for this great charity?