By now, we are all in the usual hustle and bustle of the holiday season. This year, I am grateful for friends and family like you who have supported the launch of Monday at Jelly Roll Dog Park. In the first round of outreach, we raised over $5000 for the book. There is only $2000 left to go! I will begin outreach to anti-bullying organizations, dog lovers, acquaintances, and other key groups to accomplish this final goal.
Twenty of you donated at the $150 level or higher (woo-hoo!!!) and will be receiving your special commemorative ornament this week or next, depending on the speed of snail mail. They are so cute...vibrant pictures of the main characters printed on metal.
The illustrations are almost done. We have about 5 more to complete and a few tweaks to the existing ones to align with the plots of future releases. John LaFree is such a talented artist and has become a good friend in the process. I am blessed to have the opportunity to partner with his talent to bring the dogs properly to life.
Again, thank you for your support. Please don't hesitate to share the project with others who may benefit from it. May your holidays be blessed with family, friends and four-legged furballs!
Peace, Jen
All, thank you for the incredible support for Monday at Jelly Roll Dog Park. Things have been progressing well...
We are almost a third of the way funded! Once the project is funded, the first 1000 copies will be printed and the book will be placed on Amazon and bookstore shelves throughout the country.
If you donated at the Best of Breed level ($150), please send me a picture of the pet you would like to include on our special dedication page and his/her full name that you would like printed in the book. Cats, gerbils, snakes, chickens, etc. are welcome too!
For those of you who have contributed at the Best in Show level ($300), I will be contacting you individually when the illustration portfolio is complete so that you can select your piece of art. I met with the illustrator last week and saw the artwork up close and personal. The images are even more fabulous in person. So glad to see so many of my family members and friends purchasing at this level so I can visit the images again in the future.
As an added bonus, those who have contributed at the $150 and $300 level during the month of October will receive a Monday at Jelly Roll Dog Park ornament to commemorate the release of the book. It will feature two of my favorite images on it. Please share the link with your friends and family so they can take advantage of this opportunity!
We will be posting another sneak peek page of the book later this week. Until then, may there be peace on the playground!
High-Five,
Jen
Happy 2015! I have some great news to share. Monday at Jelly Roll Park is 77% funded and we are in the home stretch. I can see the finish line and just took an energy shot so I can GO ALL THE WAY! Thanks to backers like you, we have managed to raise over $5500. I have people in the pipeline who have committed to donating, but need your help to spread the word this week. Please share the project with on social media an forward this email to your friends.
We will go into production in the coming weeks. The final artwork is being delivered on Wednesday. You can bet I will be driving home extra carefully that day, as if a newborn child was safely strapped into the back seat. This process has been similar to having a baby. It has been fun to see it develop and feel the excitement from my family and friends. My passion for spreading the message to Create a Culture of Kindness continues to grow.
May 2015 bring you many beautifully illustrated books, sloppy dog kisses and words of kindness. Thank you again for being part of this project.