Defend the Dream Foundation

📚 On a mission to put the power of reading in young people’s hands
🤘🏾Non-profit founded by @superdj56
💡 Help fund the next DJ's Discovery Den below!

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𝗔 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲📚🧡

When adults take time to read with children, they're doing more than sharing a story— they're building confidence, encouraging curiosity + creating memories that can last a lifetime.

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📚✨𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹.

Early literacy is about so much more than learning to read—it's the foundation for academic success, higher graduation rates + greater opportunities🧡

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𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗴𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 🧡📚

From the classroom to story-time at home, reading has the power to spark imagination, build confidence and create lifelong learners!

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✨🇺🇸Celebrating freedom and the dreams it inspires.

We're reminded every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and dream without limits. The future is bright because of the young hearts and minds who will shape it.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆!❤️🤍💙

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✨🇺🇸Celebrating freedom and the dreams it inspires.🇺🇸✨

We're reminded every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and dream without limits. The future is bright because of the young hearts and minds who will shape it.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆!❤️🤍💙

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🧡🏈 Where 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 meets the power of 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

For Derrick Johnson, the lessons learned at The University of Texas extended far beyond the football field. They helped shape a commitment to leadership, service + investing in the future of young people.

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𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟱-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 📚⏰
Just 25 minutes of reading each day can help build vocabulary, strengthen literacy skills, spark imagination + foster a lifelong love of learning.

Join us today and set aside 25 minutes to read!

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☀️📖 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱!
Help us build a community-powered summer reading list.
Reply with a favorite book your child is reading— or one they can't stop talking about!

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🧡 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🧡
Today, we celebrate fathers, father figures, mentors + role models who lead with love, strength + purpose.
For Derrick Johnson, some of life's most important lessons aren't taught on the football field—they're learned through fatherhood.

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✨📚 Reading opens doors to 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.
A strong foundation in literacy helps children build confidence, expand their horizons and dream bigger.

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𝗔 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗔 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 🧡📚

For Derrick + Brittni Johnson, investing in children has always been about more than giving back—it's about creating opportunities, inspiring confidence and helping young people discover what's possible.

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🌟🦸‍♂️📚 Every 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 begins with a story.
𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙅 𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮 by Derrick & Brittani Johnson— a fun + inspiring book that encourages kids to believe in themselves, face challenges with confidence and discover a hero within.

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📚🧡✨Literacy is the 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for learning, growing + opportunity.
Through books, engaging reading spaces + community support, Defend the Dream Foundation is helping young readers build confidence, strengthen literacy skills + develop a lifelong love of reading.

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📚🤘Every child 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 someone who believes in them.
We're committed to creating opportunities that help young people discover their strengths, build confidence + dream bigger. When a community invests in its youth, amazing things happen.

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Creating spaces where kids can learn, explore + dream big is what it's all about. 📚✨
Seeing students experience a new Discovery Den is more than exciting — it’s an investment in our community and in the future of the next generation. #DefendTheDream

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Creating a love for reading starts with stories kids are excited to pick up. 🧡📙 That’s the heart behind 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙅 𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮 💥 a fun story created to help kids build confidence, believe in themselves + discover the joy of reading along the way!

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This Memorial Day, we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. ✨🇺🇸 Their courage helped protect the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy every day — including the ability for children to learn, grow and dream big.

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🧡🏈 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 + 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 = 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.
For Derrick Johnson, being a Longhorn has always been about more than football — it’s about leadership, community, and creating opportunities for the next generation. 📚🤘

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Big dreams start with strong readers. 📚🧡
𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 + 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆. #DefendTheDream

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆! 📚
That’s why we are filling classrooms with books that kids love—like Pete the Cat. 🌟 #DefendTheDream