We ran a successful campaign on the crowdfunding site Indigogo:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ipad-for-lovelisa
Update
Thanks everyone for your most generous donations – small and large! Every little bit helped :- )
Our crowdfund made 104% – $520! And now we’re onto activation!…
Next step is buying the gear… done! We bought a great iPad 3 from Tom:
Our sister picked it up in Melbourne in exchange for the $ and is posting to us Registered Post. Thank you Megan!
We got lucky on that one because it comes with a keyboard case and headset accessories for $360 – excellent price. Add $20 for postage.
We have bought a tripod ($35) and solar charger ($35) so we’re up to $450. I’m really keen on a good microphone for $80 which makes us short $10. I will donate another $10 because I think good sound is important.
CAMPAIGN KINDNESS BONUSES:
Along the way, Ellen of Kuranda kindly donated her daughter’s previous model iPad to Kuranda.tv. We’ve ordered a tripod for it also… and I’ll check out lovelisa’s microphone before jumping into that cost. See the story here: http://kuranda.tv/ipad-2-generously-donated-to-kuranda-tv-for-youth-program/
And Tonielle of Kuranda has offered her assistance as “driver and extra-hands” for lovelisa’s local food adventures. Thank you!
NEXT STEPS:
How exciting! Once we have the gear landed, lovelisa will come to our place and we’ll get her trained up on how to use the device and the iMovie and Youtube software. I am going to learn too so I can help with our youth program. At the end of the training period we’ll get back to you with lovelisa’s first test video – just for fun!
And then we’ll let her loose out there in the BIG WORLD to bring us stories of inspiration in our local community via Kuranda.tv (finishing that website and channel as we speak :- )
Once again, thanks very much to everyone for making this project possible. The belief in ourselves and our power to make things happen has been a HUGE SUCCESS.
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