Now that Scanner Bryan has wrapped up his charitable act for the year, it's Scanner Emily's turn to do her part (slowly leaving the "we....").

As you know, I play lots of Scrabulous lately to maybe, possibly make up for not doing something else. This has left me somewhat obsessed with Scrabble and also I'm getting pretty good at it.

Before I began spending my days glued to the computer with the loyal Scanner readers, I was a volunteer tutor at 826NYC, a non-profit, after-school drop-in center founded in California (826 Valencia) by Dave Eggers. While 826 helps kids with all of their homework, the main goal of the organization is to support students age 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills.

Great right? A free after-school, drop-in writing lab! Yes! But it costs money to run. That's why I've signed up with my friend Dan (Team: The Prospering Cheaters) for Scrabble for Cheaters. But it costs us every time we cheat. Plus, we're playing with the likes of John Hodgman and John Oliver (The Daily Show) and Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent), and frankly we want to kick their asses... while we raise money for the kids, of course. Don't you want The Prospering Cheaters to invent a word in your honor ($500) or maybe just buy an extra vowel ($50)?

[The Prospering Cheaters]