Very 'Precious' Tweets

Lionsgate is basking in the glow of their powerful new film Precious. The movie has not only opened to glowing reviews, elevating the profile of its breakout star, Gabby Sidibe, but it's exploding at the box office — opening to nearly $2 million in only 18 markets. Now the studio has partnered with Everybody Wins, a national literacy and mentoring nonprofit focused on building the skills and love of reading among low-income elementary students, to raise money for the organization — and all you have to contribute is one tweet!

Twitter users just have to tweet the hashtag #Read2Kids now until Wednesday, November 18. Lionsgate is donating one dollar per tweet up to $1,000. You can find the official message to retweet on Twitcause.

The film centers around 16-year old Claireece "Precious" Jones, a girl living in 1980s Harlem. The teen, pregnant for the second time, is forced to overcome several trials and tribulations in her life. She eventually is mentored by a teacher and social worker who lead her to find everything she was looking for through the empowerment of literacy and her own writing.

Precious is a passion project for producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry and director Lee Daniels. All are survivors of abuse. All have persevered against all odds to pull themselves out of their abusive environments. The film is encouraging a national dialogue due to its heavy topics of sexual and emotional abuse, teen pregnancy and addiction. But after seeing the film, you are left with the overall messages: hope, love, community support and the power of education.

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