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      Erica Hampton on April 26, 2010

      Thanks Rebecca! Can't wait to meet you :)

      Savage Youth- Thank you! If you're in town you should come to the show :)

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      Savage Youth on April 26, 2010

      Damn! Wish I could have supported this! Ypsi-4-life!!! I miss Abe's!!!

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      Rebecca Dunkle on April 23, 2010

      I'm so excited that you made the goal. This was my first experiience with Kickstarter, and I was so pleased to be able to support this great project. Can't wait for the exhibit - I love Ypsi!

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      Erica Hampton on April 23, 2010

      Yes! We will let everyone know the exact date and time :) Right now it is tentatively May 29th.

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      Jonathan Pape on April 21, 2010

      Make sure to let us know when the exhibit is so we can come see it!!!

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      Erica Hampton on April 20, 2010

      Thank you all!! You're the bestest :)

      Jonathan- no problem, you got it :) Yay Ypsi!

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      Jonathan Pape on April 20, 2010

      Can I get a link back to my website, http://mitteclothing.com, for being a backer? PS: My wife went to EMU, so big ups for Ypsi!!!

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      Karen Abad on April 8, 2010

      I believe in this, fully!

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      loonachic on April 8, 2010

      this is a GREAT project. Good luck with this. Can't wait to see more. :-)

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You name will be listed in a thank you section of both the website and the large photo book.

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An Ypsi button made by local artist and green-thumb, Amanda Edmonds, aka: Muppster.

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All the above + One of the limited-print 12x18 Ypsi Project Exhibit flyers (printed locally at the VG Kids).

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All the above + 7x7 selected non-portrait 40 page softcover book.

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All the above + On top of taking photographs I also have a slight obsession with origami :) you'll receive 3 tiny hand-made (with love) paper cranes (that come in a matching origami box) created from pages of an Ypsilanti area phone book I found on my porch several weeks ago. Because, seriously, what other use does anyone have for phone books?

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All the above + two polaroids of either: someplace in and around Ypsi, or from the event itself. You pick! We think it would feel pretty good to find in your mailbox one morning two beautiful Polaroids taken just for you!

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Special ♥ For Ypsi businesses only: We're dedicating a special two page spread in the 10x8 photo book for five very awesome, generous and supportive local businesses... also your business name on the event flyers and exhibit booklets, and lastly an announcement at the event thanking them.

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All the above + a very special 10x8 softcover 300 page book containing all of the Ypsi Project's portraits and bios from the last year plus!

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All the above + A signed16x20 matted print from the exhibit - there will only be 25 of these special prints made for the Ypsi event, so this reward will be on a first-come basis. Which means as soon as the 25 large portraits are narrowed down, you'll receive a link where you can see a list and claim your favorite print.

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All the above + a personal portrait session! I like to have fun on my portrait sessions and ... going to a few places and trying a few ideas... just a fun photo-adventure. This doesn't mean I'll take photos of you and everyone you work with :) but we can run around and if you have someone special you want to include that's great. Also, if you don't happen to live in the Michigan area - your portrait session is good for as long as I own a camera (my whole life)... so if it means I come to you or you come to me or we meet up somewhere halfway then that's when we'll do our photo adventure... Which will hopefully, if anything, provide you with some seriously awesome new Facebook profile pictures. * You'll get a fancyfied DVD with all your full-resolutions photos.

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All the above + I will fly to you and have a weekend-long photo adventure (with in the next year) of the likes of which you've never seen! We'll end up with a stack of polaroids, thousands of (hopefully) awesome photos, on and on. We could spend a day somewhere special to you... Whatever it is, I will be there to take many, many, many photos. Nothing pervy though, people ;)