I received a message from one of my Olympic Spirit Project backers on Kickstarter and loved it so much, I wanted to share it. It’s from someone I don’t know, who randomly found my project.
I love the entrepreneurial spirit of this family and LOVE that I’ve inspired a young sports fan and entrepreneur to get involved with my project and with Kickstarter! It’s people and support like this that make projects like mine possible! I would love to see more of these creative ways of being inspiring our youth!
“Hi Mariska,
Thought I might let you know how it came about . I wanted to expose my four kids to Kickstarter, as a means of inspiring their entrepreneurial spirit, expose them to crowdfunding, and at very least give them an opportunity to support the arts.
I gave them each $40 as part of their Christmas. The kids are aged 17 to 28 and they all loved the idea. The youngest, a 17 year old, selected you and your project because he wanted to support a fellow Canadian and loved your posted work from the Vancouver Games (he’s also quite an avid photographer and sports nut and will be following the events you will be attending with interest).
We’re all routing for you to make your funding target Mariska, and bring the project to life!!! Best of luck!”
(The message has been slightly edited for privacy.)
I send huge gratitude out to you for getting involved, backing my project, and for exposing your kids to Kickstarter!
To see where the inspiration all stemmed from, please visit The Olympic Spirit Project on Kickstarter by clicking the button below.
Thank you for your support!
This is very impressive. What a great thing to do!