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This project successfully raised its funding goal on June 14, 2011.
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A thank you on the LIB Facebook page, a tweet on LeaveItBetter Twitter page and lots of positive vibes and love from the Leave It Better Team!!
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Your name or the name of your organization on the sponsors page at leaveitbetter.com (& everything listed above)
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Your name or the name of your organization in the credits on the DVD plus a signed DVD copy of "a reGeneration" (& everything listed above)
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Donors will receive an adult sized Leave It Better T - Shirt for the donor and a kid-sized Leave It Better T- Shirt for one of the kids involved with the Leave It Better Kids Garden. (& everything listed above)
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Donors in this category will receive freshly baked ginger snap cookies whipped up by Graham’s Mom Patricia Meriwether. We will have them personally delivered to you or shipped if you are far away! (& everything listed above)
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Donors in this category will receive tickets to the NYC premiere of “a reGeneration” plus a personal video thank you (on DVD or digital form) from the youth featured in the documentary that will be featured on www.leaveitbetter.com (& everything listed above)
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Donors in this category will receive a video thank you from the students that will be featured in the credits of the documentary and featured in a leaveitbetter.com blog post about the green organization or person of choice.
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Donors in this category will receive a Leave It Better 8GB iPod Touch w/ Camera. In addition this donation will provide an 8GB iPod Touch to a student who will use it to film for our documentary. Donors will be listed on website as having provided a camera for student-cinematographers filming for our documentary. (& everything listed above)
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Donations of this size will go towards building a garden at one of our schools. Donors will have a dedicated sign at the garden, which they can dedicate to whomever they choose, commemorating their generous contribution for students, faculty, and the public to see, and will be listed on www.leaveitbetter.com as having provided funding for a garden for one of our featured schools. (& everything listed above)
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Donors in this category will be able to choose a green organization that a Leave It Better Content Producer will produce a 3-4 minute video on, that will be featured at www.leaveitbetter.com (& everything listed above)
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Donors in this category will receive a Co-Producer credit on IMDB of the "a reGeneration" and will be able to watch rough cut versions up until final release. (& everything listed above)
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A documentary journalist whose passion is telling stories of positive environmental change.
Graham founded Leave It Better in 2008.
Leave It Better's first documentary, American Meat, is slated for release in the summer of 2011. In 2009, American Meat was humbled and honored to be a part of the Producer's Institute at BAVC.
Prior to founding Leave It Better, Graham directed, shot, and edited content for Al Jazeera, Current, PBS, NY Times, among others.
Graham is also a co-founder of the FilmShop, a collective of filmmakers in NYC and Hong Kong.
Congratulations on the campaign and best wishes for a great day at the film festival.
Thanks Stefan, should be a fun adventure... :)
Congratulations on achieving your goal. We look forward to continuing to follow this project on the leave it better website.
WE MADE IT!!! Thanks so much to everyone who made this happen :)
We'll be posting a video thank you, and another short with one of our teachers in the next couple days.
Thanks so much for your incredible support.
We're so inspired :)
To everyone who supported this campaign empowering the kids - we send our gratitude, high fives and hugs! We couldn't do this without your generosity & encouragement. Enjoy the rewards and satisfaction of knowing your contributions will provide kids with the skills to lead the way to a future of sustainability! Stay in touch on Facebook, Twitter and at www.leaveitbetter.com! We hope to see you at the reGeneration Youth Film Festival on June 15th @ NYBG! :)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Leave-It-Better/105369686161584
A quick note: Steve Bergen's contribution is on behlaf of the TI Charter school, a school we hope to be working with in the near future! Thanks to Steve, TI Charter school, and thanks so much to all of our backers, little by little, bit by bit, we're getting closer to our goal!
Thanks so much for the kind words Jackie. I agree, getting our youth to garden is very important for our future, for our self-sufficiency...
Thanks again to all of our incredible donors!
Just to let you know, your project is great and i hope you get to accomplish your mission with every cent donated for this project. My son is an eager-beaver when it comes to vegetable gardening. He is so much engaged with our indoor container gardening of sprouts as well as in our backyard vegetable gardens. Truly, I want to emphasize that there is no reason why people must suffer from hunger. We can grow our own food, indeed as it has been proven by me for the last 40 days. Just with a little amount of soil, water and seeds, this definitely will solve global hunger!!!
Awesome, Thanks for the kind words Jessica! In the mean time, you can help us by spreading the word to everyone in your circle who wants to get gardens into schools, and empower students with the knowledge of how to grow their own food, and share the story as they learn...
This is great! :) When I start my job I want to donate.
We want to take a moment to thank each and every donor and supporter to this campaign from the bottom of our hearts. Whether you have made a financial donation, shared the link on your facebook page, spread the word via email or word of mouth we appreciate your support for kids leading the way and making change in the world! Phil, thanks so much for the shout out!!! Persistence and unwavering belief in the cause and the kids' future drives us all forward every day. :)
Thanks Daphna, Theresa and Phillipe, and thanks to all of our incredible backers....
We're so inspired by your support...
Please share this project with one person today who you think would be inspired to see children growing their own food!!
So great you set up a kickstarter account - i hope you reach your goal (and more)!
Good luck, and keep up the good work. Hope to volunteer with you guys again in the Summer.
Shout out to my cuzzo Dominique and to all of you taking a positive stand for the environment and the children's future. Much Love!
As a volunteer, it's been wonderful working with the children and watching them and their gardens grow. Best of luck with this project. I see there's already interest from around the globe - how fitting for Earth Day!