If you want to learn about "community," you'd do well to pay attention to Reddit.
Sure, the site is news aggregator with thousands of different communities across all types of interests. But there's more to it than that.
When there's a cause that needs to be tackled, Reddit has shown time and time again that it's ready, willing, and able to step up to the plate.
From political and legal issues to the stuff that's just plain fun, here's a look at what Reddit community members have done for each other.
A schoolteacher received $16,000 worth of textbooks.
One user, a schoolteacher, couldn't get enough textbooks for his students. The Reddit community raised over $16,000 to buy 125 books for his classes.
Rob Zerban got campaign donations to run against Paul Ryan in the House of Representatives.
Rob Zerban was running against Paul Ryan for the House of Representatives in 2012 and ran an "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit. It got a lot of attention and Redditors ending up donating more than $5,000 to his campaign.
Zerban's bid for the House was ultimately unsuccessful, but he's already putting together an exploratory committee to look into another run.
Redditors fed the Boston police department in the wake of the recent bombing.
It's true – Redditors ponied up the cash to send lots and lots of pizza to law enforcement officials as they investigated the Boston Marathon bombing.
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