Make it Rain: Send Olympia to the National Poetry Slam

A project in Olympia, WA by Brian McCracken
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Olympia People's Mic is sending our 2nd team to the National Poetry Slam! Donate to help Kelly, Brian, Scarlett and Rachel reach NPS!!!
Backers: 40
Average Pledge Per Backer: $53

Funded: $2,111 of $500
Dates: May 23rd -> Jun 22nd (30 days)
Project By: Brian McCracken
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Latest News

Only $81 to go! 21 hours left!

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends! We are the home stretch! Beyond Kickstarter, team members have been hard at work fundraising at Olympia People's Mic and from preexisting Old Growth Poetry Collective funds. Through the Kickstarter we are just $81 short of our $2,000... (Read More)

Almost there! Five days left and a new poem from Scarlett Pedersen

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! The donations keep coming in, and the videos keep coming out! We've got five days left to get to the $2,000 mark to fly our team to Nationals! On the side, we've been doing raffles, and fundraisers here in Olympia, and have raised enough for... (Read More)

We're Almost There: Sweetening the Swag Deal & Video from Grand Slam Champion, Kelly Miller

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends! Thanks to all of you we are very near the $2,000 we need to fly the team to the National Poetry Slam! We'd like to sweeten the deal for you! Until the end of the campaign, everyone who donates at $50 or above will receive a signed... (Read More)

2nd Grand Slam Video Posted: Rachel Greene - "Tikkun Olam"

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends! Thanks for your support so far! Here's another video from the 2016 Olympia Poetry Grand Slam. Rachel Greene performing her poem "Tikkun Olam". Hope you like it! Sharing is caring! Thanks!    (Read More)

Videos from the 2016 Olympia Poetry Grand Slam have arrived!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Friends! Thanks to you we have raised $1100 so far! We couldn't do it without you. We are almost 1/3 of our way to our goal of $3,500 to bring Olympia spoken word to a national stage, but we still need your help! We've got 9 days in our... (Read More)

We're Gaining Steam!

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Community! Thank you to everyone who has donated and shared so far! We met our first goal of $500 very quickly, and you can now be assured that Kelly will be going to the National Poetry Slam! However, she needs a team to compete! We're well on... (Read More)

We made our first goal! Now let's send the rest of team Oly to Nationals!

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Community! Thank you so much for helping us in sending our Grand Slam Champion, Kelly Miller, get to Decatur, GA to represent Olympia at the National Poetry Slam! We fulfilled our first goal of $500 in just four days! But guess what? It's a... (Read More)

We're Half-way to Sending Kelly Miller to NPS!

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We are half-way to sending Kelly to the National Poetry Slam! We've raised $247 so far from 5 donors. Please donate and spread the word! In addition to being our webmaster, marketing guru and a regular... (Read More)

Welcome! Tell Everyone!

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Our first goal is to get enough to money to send Olympia Grand Slam Champion, Kelly Miller to Decatur, GA to compete in the National Poetry Slam! However, she's going to need a team, and a coach, and a bed to sleep sooooo.... once we do that we're... (Read More)

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