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Not only did we hit our first funding goal yesterday, but we also reached our first achievement. We are making upgrades to the dust jacket. (It will be beautiful). Up next: Making Bugzee and the Bees accessible for blind and deaf children.

Hey everyone! Well, we officially made my book a reality today.  You really showed out! I have been smiling all day long. Prior to the start of the campaign, I was filled with a lot of self-doubt about completing this book and whether or not people would even understand my mission, let alone back my campaign. Each night as I review the backers for the day and make my graphics, I'm reminded that there are loads of people who want to see me succeed...I feel loved right now. AND, you have so graciously donated 198 books to our 6 organization. Wow! I know they will each be so excited to receive at least 33 books each.

 I am grateful for each of you, but our work is not over.

We have 10 days left in this campaign. Here are a few next steps:
1. Get as many pre-orders as possible before the end of the campaign. (You can help by sharing on social media or just telling a friend.) More orders means more donated books.

2. Unlock Stretch Goal # 1: Upgrades to Dust Jacket when we hit $7000 We are even pricing out some upgrades to some interior pages as well. Stay tuned. See Achievement Below

3. Unlock Stretch Goal #2: Make our book, Bugzee and the Bees accessible to blind and deaf children when we hit $8000. See Achievement Below

The accessible video will look similar to this, created by my friend Richard Rieman, The Audiobook Wizard.
https://youtu.be/WixXRmk6BGA
Richard is currently running a Backerkit campaign to make the original version of the Wizard of Oz accessible. Check out his campaign here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/richard-rieman/the-accessible-wonderful-wizard-of-oz?ref=bk-social-project

Let's keep the momentum going! Thank you for coming along on this adventure. More Bugzee stories to come.
Nocola

My husband had a flat tire this morning, so I took him to work. He decided to check the campaign on the drive and guess what????? We are fully funded. Remember your credit card won't be charged for the purchase of the books until September 26. (Shipping will be calculated and billed at a later date)
I have so much more to share with you regarding next steps, but I only had a few minutes to get on to share the news.  Thank you so much,
Nocola

We are just $299 away from fully funding Bugzee and the Bees. BUT....we can't stop once we get exactly $6500. Our ultimate goal is to sell as many pre-order copies as we can in this 21-day period.

Excited to announce that 183 books have been donated and we have 124 official backers and 4 cash backers that were added together with an official backer with permission

I think I need to think about a new graphic.Got any ideas?