Kickstarter

Maine Grains has a lot to smile about tonight.

Twenty-nine days ago, my beloved college roommate and rowing pal, Jennifer Barefoot was the first to pledge to my Kickstarter project.  About 3 hours ago, backer Glenn Enoch took us across the finish line, with a day and a half to spare.  Between and since those events, 285 of you have helped our start-up flour mill in Skowhegan, Maine raise nearly $30,000 to launch operations this spring out of a renovated jailhouse.  

We are SO appreciative.

If Kickstarter has become your favorite new spectator sport too, here's a few statistics you might find interesting:  Our most popular reward category is a tie between "no reward" and the bumper sticker (66 people in each).  What does that tell us?  You all are incredibly generous.  And, in case you have had occasion to doubt the positive impact that technology can have in our lives and communities, a quarter of you heard about the project through Facebook, and almost half of you came to pledge directly through Kickstarter's website.  Backers are local friends, distant friends, friends of friends, family, neighbors, mentors, and complete strangers.  To all of you, we send a heartfelt, "Thank you".

We have another reason to smile at the mill (seen below).  Last week, we got "Mack".  "Mack the Knife" is his full name.  If you're an oldies fan, you know the name as Bobby Darin's 1959 #1 Billboard Hit song about a ruthless hit man.  Mack is Maine Grain's new organically approved, rodent prevention tool, a hit-man-in-training if you will.  So far, he's a lovable, joyful bundle of fur.  

We'll be in touch again soon about Maine Grains rewards and last minute incentives.

Thank you all so much!   

Amber  Lambke