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LeVar Burton's campaign to raise $1 million on Kickstarter has reached the end of the rainbow, finishing its 35-day crowdfunding effort with a $5.4 million pot of gold
The donations from 105,855 backers will be used to bring Burton's cult TV classic, Reading Rainbow , to a new generation of readers by building a web version for families at home, creating a classroom version for teachers and providing free access to it for schools in need.
Burton had huge help moving the final total to $5,408,815 in the final days thanks to comedian Seth MacFarlane, who promised to match every dollar pledged from the $4 million mark to the $5 million mark — but only if the campaign reached $5 million Read more...
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