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      Chris Reagan on January 23

      This is a great team with a great concept. If you want to assist a project that will have positive impact on children, families and our world this is it.

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      Lisa Ramus on January 3

      What a cool project...I love the audition!

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A Beantastic "Thank You" email loaded with karma, and a "Thank You" on our web site supporters page.

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A snail-mail "Thank You" post card signed by Bucky & Betty.

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A limited edition Collectible Bean. The cost of production is high for these, this is a real deal! Children relate to the books by using their beans to play act the stories.

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A Limited edition Collectible Bean character key chain. These are the same molded durable plastic Beans, beautifully spray masked functionality of a key chain.

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A digital copy of the first "Bucky & His Beantown Pals" enhanced e-book for iPod, iPhone, iPad and Android etc. When available it will include picture book images, "Beans Are Gonna Boogie" song, and a bedtime reading by Tom Hayes and Rick Siggelkow.

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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Limited Edition set contains Collectible Spoon Racer with a color coordinated Collectible Bean. Each is designed with ultra-fine detail and the spoon racer/bean combination create high play value.

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4" Limited Edition Bean plush. Kids love to sleep with these adorable characters and carry them on their Beantastic adventures!

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Limited Edition CD of the first "Bucky and His Beantown Pals" book read by Tom Hayes and Rick Siggelkow. The CD also features the song "Beans are Gonna Boogie" and a bonus track of Tom Hayes reading the children's jokes and riddles from Beantown Pal's Comedy Club, "The Crock Pot." Very funny stuff about Beantown, it's citizens, and their world at large.

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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4" Original Bean plush and a key chain

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4" Pitch character plush in a vintage "Boston Baked Bean" coffee mug from our humble beginnings along with a collectible Bean key chain and 2 rare collectible Beans that are exclusive to this reward.

Estimated Delivery: Feb 2012

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Limited edition of the first "Bucky & His Beantown Pals signed by both Tom Hayes and Rick Siggelkow. Along with the CD of the book being read by Tom and Rick, the song "Beans Are Gonna Boogie," Tom reading jokes and riddles from "The Crock Pot," and the e-book.

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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Your name printed on the acknowledgment page of the first Limited Edition "Bucky & His Beantown Pals" book signed by both Tom Hayes and Rick Siggelkow. Along with a CD of the book being read by Tom and Rick, the song "Beans Are Gonna Boogie," Tom reading jokes and riddles from "The Crock Pot," the e-book and a key chain.

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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A Bean mascot appearance at your child's birthday party, school assembly, or other private function of your choosing. A book signed by Tom and Rick, the CD and a book reading by the mascot's assistant. (Within 150 miles of Boston.)

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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A Bean Mascot appearance with the same package as above with a book reading and hilarious family magic show by author Tom Hayes. (Within 150 miles of Boston.)

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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The 4 Foot Original Stuffed Bean that appeared with Tom Hayes in the Boston Globe and on their television commercial.

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Private Comedy Night with author Tom Hayes! Tom will perform at the venue of your choice and bring 20 signed books with CD's and e-books.

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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Create a Beantown Character (within reason, and the guidance of the Beantown team) to appear in one of the books and possibly a webisode/tv episode. This is your chance to work with the Beantown creative team, including Tom and Rick, to imagine and design a new character that will live in Beantown forever. Once the character is created, we never know in how many of the stories, games, webisodes, TV series, movies he or she may appear!

Estimated Delivery: Mar 2012

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Comedy Night with Tom Hayes and some of Boston’s Best Comics. This is a really good time! Three of our friends who own comedy clubs are willing to lend their clubs for this event. This means that you will be able to throw a personalized comedy night at one of three Boston area’s best comedy clubs. The club is yours for the night. Invite your friends, ex-spouses, people you really dislike, republicans or democrats and we will roast the beans right out of them. All you pay for is food and beverages. We will give out 20 copies of the signed book, CD’s and E books.

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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Corporate or Organizational Presentation by Tom Hayes for your next business meeting or convention. Tom will tell his inspirational, hilarious and poignant story to your group, customized to the meeting’s theme. He will relate his award winning life story, the creation of Beantown Pals, and speak of leadership, teambuilding, branding, marketing and entrepreneurship. Again, Tom will bring his years of sales, marketing and management experience and cancer survival skills to enlighten and entertain your group. This is a very funny and moving event. Again, signed books, CD’s and Ebooks will be distributed within reason.

Estimated Delivery: May 2012

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Thomas Hayes completely epitomizes the "Can Do" Role Model. With an iron will forged out of the tragic experience of losing a leg to an extremely rare form of cancer (only 5% survival rate) in childhood. Tom is a first rate comedian - a Show Time Cable Network "Funniest Person" award winner! He is passionate about sharing his positive, life lessons as a motivational key note speaker for children and adults alike. Tom’s real life “Can Do” story is the basis for this new trans-media book series “The Adventures of Bucky and His Beantown Pals!”

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