{"id":392,"date":"2014-02-28T15:20:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T23:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/?p=392"},"modified":"2014-03-28T19:43:15","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T02:43:15","slug":"off-and-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guysreadingpoems.com\/grp_wordpress\/2014\/02\/off-and-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Off and Running"},"content":{"rendered":"

A week into our campaign, we’ve raised almost $6,000 and a LOT of awareness about “Guys Reading Poems.”\u00a0Our video has received an incredible response and has been shared more than 375 times on Facebook. Our\u00a0Fatelink Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page has received 75 new followers since the launch and we’ve received an amazing mention in ‘The Final Image<\/a>‘ with the photo below:<\/p>\n

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Photo by Michael Pessah<\/p><\/div>\n

Our backers are doing an amazing job of spreading the word about our campaign. Every tweet, email and FB post about our projects helps us to reach new potential backers. So please connect with us on Twitter –\u00a0Twitter.com\/Fatelink<\/a>\u00a0and Facebook –Facebook.com\/Fatelink<\/a>\u00a0and “like” our updates to spread the word. You can also\u00a0check out our press release here:\u00a0shar.es\/FDNL7<\/a><\/p>\n

A special thank-you to ALL our backers so far. They are:<\/p>\n

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Backers<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

1. Richard Scharfenberg<\/p>\n

2. Rita Lavery<\/p>\n

3. Moira Leeper<\/p>\n

4. Dolores Scozzesi<\/p>\n

5. Jason Fracaro<\/a><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Josh Cohen<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Dinisha Gagoomal<\/p>\n

8. Kristine Kreska<\/p>\n

9. Bernadette<\/p>\n

10. David Fleischer<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0Elise Salomon<\/a><\/p>\n

12. Alyssa Bird<\/a><\/p>\n

13. Rachel<\/p>\n

14. Andrew Fracaro<\/p>\n

15. BurlingK<\/p>\n

16. Christopher Courtner<\/p>\n

17. Stephan McKenzie<\/p>\n

18. Angela Weiland-Crosby<\/p>\n

19. Bryan Walsingham<\/p>\n

20. Dee Smith Bailey<\/p>\n

21. Monte Patterson<\/p>\n

22. Guy Shalem & Dennis Hensley<\/p>\n

23. Debra<\/p>\n

24. Kerry H. Buell<\/p>\n

25.\u00a0Eva Zubickova<\/a><\/p>\n

26. David Carstens<\/p>\n

27. Greg Flaniken<\/p>\n

28. Helenna Santos<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

Every dollar counts so please encourage folks to give what they can, whether the amount is big or small! Also, special thanks and shout-out to “Boy Culture” and the “American Horror Story” blogs who’ve publicized our campaign. Thank you!<\/p>\n

In Poets We Trust,<\/p>\n

Hunter Lee Hughes<\/a><\/p>\n

Director, “Guys Reading Poems”<\/p>\n

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\"Guys<\/a>

Photography by Jason Fracaro<\/p><\/div>\n

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