How do we make this dream possible? Optimism- check. Energy- check. Courage- check. Time- check. Knowledge- workin' on it. Money- Hmmmm...
To successfully start our expedition, we need money. We've been able to raise $6000 of our own money... but we're gonna need twice that to cover our survival gear, travel expenses, camera equipment, and miscellaneous expenses.
So we've turned to Kickstarter.com to raise another $6000 through pledges. If you're not familiar, Kickstarter is a community of people making things happen! Anyone can submit proposals for a project of any kind including community, art, education, travel, film, music, food, and more.
The quick run down: We've created a project, we have a goal of $6000, anyone can make a pledge, we offer a variety of rewards for pledge amounts (including our tandem bicycle!), we have 22 days left, if we do not reach our goal, no one's credit/debit cards will be charged and we receive absolutely nothing. The funding is all or nothing! Which is a great concept to make things happen... but a little scary for us.
There's some people who think this dream of ours is to crazy and that it's not gonna happen... We agree that it is crazy and ambitious, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE. Through Kickstarter, we've already raised $1860 in a little more than a week. We've received large generous pledges and we've already received a $10 pledge from someone we haven't met- thanks for believing!
Everyone can help make this possible in a number of ways:
1. You can make a pledge or "Back Our Project" on Our Kickstarter Page. A minimum pledge is $5 and if we get enough people to support, that $5 will go a long way.
2. If you can't make a donation at this time, you can help us by following our blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube while sharing with your friends.
3. And one of the biggest ways you can help our dream is to simply believe in it. This can be done with attitude and word choice. For example, if you tell a friend about us, don't say, "Check out what they want to do," or "Check out what they're trying to do." Instead, say something like, "LOOK AT WHAT THESE TWO ARE DOING," or "THEY'RE MAKING IT HAPPEN!"
THANK YOU FOR READING AND BELIEVING! IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A PROJECT, DREAM, OR GOAL, GO OVER TO KICKSTARTER.COM AND MAKE IT HAPPEN!
No comments:
Post a Comment