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      Nick Alan on December 20, 2010

      Great project Scott! Glad you were funded! and safe travels!

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This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 24, 2010.

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You'll get a big thanks on our website, and a link to see all the footage from the trip (not just the sort snippets everyone sees). It's not oscar-worthy, but should be fun.

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Wish you were here! I'll send you handwritten postcards form the road, as well as a thanks on the website and access to extended video footage.

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I'll send you a Sheepless Nation! goodie bag, with a Sheepless teeshirt, souvenirs, and maps and other things I collect on the road. Plus, public thanks, and extended video access.

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Pit stop! You'll be listed as a supporter, and I'll come visit you over coffee, talk about the buy local/slow food/social enterprise movements and how they relate to your community! (Limited to 3 hrs drive off of the plotted course, sorry Alaskans.)

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Let's put on a show! I'll come talk to your community group or give a presentation at your shop about the roadtrip, the growing movements towards community-based businesses, and screen our four beautifully produced shopkeeper video profiles.

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Going my way? I'll pick you up and you can drive with me for a couple days, check out the local scenes with me, and meet innovative entrepreneurs. (Limited to not crazy people and the approval of my dog, doesn't include food & lodging, just good company!)

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I'm a writer, designer, entrepreneur and sustainable small business advocate. I'm also the founder of web-based magazine Sheepless.org.

Sheepless.org is a media platform created by and for artists, entrepreneurs, foodies, and environmentalists. We champion the radical small businesses who make our communities more sustainable, more accessible, more creative, and more fun. Through our interviews and photographs, a series of video profiles, and providing resources and making connections, Sheepless engages with a growing interest in cultivating local economies, understanding where goods come from, and nourishing our natural resources. Launched in 2009, Sheepless.org is becoming known as a fresh new voice in our community.

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