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What an incredible week

Update #7 · May 5, 2012 · comment

Hello, After an extremely difficult week filled with many moments of questioning of what exactly I had gotten myself into I had a beautiful moment of clarity when I got to watch the students performing and preparing for the big Perkins gala. Hearing them belt their hearts out and shake and dance around washed away any feelings of doubt that were starting to creep in to my head. This is their story and it is my job to help them tell it, I realized it really is just as simple as that. I regained my focus and got right back to work.

Then I had the amazing surprise of checking my email and seeing that a generous donation had come from the kindness of a total stranger who was clearly as touched by these students as all of you are. And then minutes after receiving a frantic phone call from my dad who had finally figured out how to master the art of making an online payment and was able to push us to 12K. 

With one week left to raise the 4,000 dollars needed to double our initial goal to cover the costs of production and post-production, I am putting out a very special request to all the friends and supporters of Teach Me How To Sea...That each of you would please pass on the link to one friend and ask them to do the same, I know we can do this! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1123555372/21-days-to-fund-production-teach-me-how-to-sea?ref=live 

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, Mara and "The Senior Class"

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  • Pledge $1 or more

    5 backers

    A big thank you from all the students as they jump into the pool!

    Estimated delivery: May 2012
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    35 backers

    A very big "thank you" in the film credits.

    Estimated delivery: May 2012
  • Pledge $25 or more

    42 backers

    A handmade thank you card featuring a photograph from our adventure at sea.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $50 or more

    59 backers

    A copy of the Teach me how to sea DVD and a thank you in the credits under "Wish Makers."

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
  • Pledge $75 or more

    18 backers

    A very cool T-shirt featuring the Helen Keller quote, "Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all."

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $150 or more

    16 backers

    The t-shirt and the DVD in a sweetly wrapped package.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2012
  • Pledge $350 or more

    0 backers

    T-shirt, DVD and a custom written song by the talented Myles Butler (the young gent who wrote and perfomed the ukelele track on the trailer).

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2013
  • Pledge $500 or more

    2 backers

    Associate Producer credit on the website and film a tote bag made by amazing sister Sara Jensen and three DVDs of the film.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2013
  • Pledge $1,000 or more

    1 backer

    Executive Producer credit on the film and website, t-shirt, tote bag and, a private screening of the film at the location of your choice, with the filmmaker.

    Estimated delivery: Oct 2013