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It was only 60 days but a BIG step in our "Grandma" Gatewood project! We began our Kickstarter Campaign to raise $3,500 in seed money for our planned documentary about Emma Gatewood and we exceeded our goal by $300!
As you know we began this project over a year ago with grants from the National Storytelling Network, The Buckeye Trail Association and the Ohio Humanities Council to do some preliminary research and create a storytelling program about this Ohioan who became the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955 at the age of 67. Our storytelling program, GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO'S LEGENDARY HIKER premiered at the Westlake Community Center on November 1, 2011. The capacity crowd was amazed at the story of this remarkable woman who hiked more than 10,000 miles before she died. We are working with Peter Huston of FilmAffects to create a documentary about Emma's life and are in the process of raising money to fund this project and this Kickstarter Campaign was the beginning of our fundraising efforts. The campaign successfully closed on January 19 with 49 donors and $3,800 to help us as we approach other foundations and donors to meet our larger goal to create a documentary to be aired on WGTE PBS, Toledo. Thank you to all our backers!So, as we move into this next phase, let's roll credits on the work that has been put in so far:
Donors who contributed directly to Eden Valley: Mr. Stephen Adams, Mr. Matthew Collings, Ms. Karen Farmer, Ms. Diana Gott, Ms. Linda Heiden, Jennifer Rooney, Ms. Nancy Sager, Ms. Pat Thomas, Mr. Al Weigl and Mr. Richard Yelenik.
Board, Staff and Volunteers:
Jo Davis, Bette Lou & Michael Higgins, Margy Huntley, Peter Huston, Carolyn Jack, Rod Knight, Kelly Lawrence, Bill O'Brien, Kelly Boyer Sagert, Jeff Saterfield, and Holly Tomasch.
You can keep track of our progress on our Grandma Gatewood page and on our blog.
It's not too late to get involved! Donations are always gratefully accepted and are tax-deductible — simply use the form. Would your company like to be a corporate sponsor? Contact us!
