Kelly and Marty

Hey all!  The dream is being realized everyday and things are getting crazy!  But in a good way!

Things happened/happening since we received the Soup Stock #3 grant:

1.  Kelly graduated from Art School @ UofM!

2. Marty did an animation workshop for A Day of Alternative Education in Detroit Public Schools

3. A member from the Palmer Arts Council in Alaska has reached out through this blog to offer her place for us to stay and offer support in organizing a youth film workshop!

4. We did a photo shoot for Cara @ Sweet Plum Vintage after meeting her + Karl @ Soup Stock.  We’ll also be shooting a video for Real Time Farms, a network for finding fresh local food, started by Karl with Cara’s support!

5. Kelly and I were invited on a 6 day white-water rafting trip through Desolation Canyon, Utah.  We’ll be adventuring with 2 river guides, an archaeologist, a geologist, and some friends!  This trip from June 13-24th will prepare us for traveling up to the Great North!

6. We shot a music video for local artist Charlie Slick- still editing…

7. Marty finished his job teaching film to high school students through a grant at Eastern Michigan University.  Jacqueline Wood (Soup Stock #2 Winner) will be taking over Marty’s position for the summer and next school year.

8. We bought a TON of backpacking gear at the REI Memorial Day Weekend Sale

9. We’ve raised $2090 towards our $6000 goal through Kickstarter.  We only have 13 days until our deadline on June 14th to reach our goal.  We also offer rewards for pledges!  If we don’t reach our goal, we get zero- it’s all or nothing funding.

10. We’ve created our online media which we’ll update with the progress of our dream.  Please check out our Blog, Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.

Whew!  So there it is!  Soup Stock has really sparked the energy and motivation of our Pan-American Dream!  Aside from providing the first grant/money we received, we’ve been able to make friends, network, get jobs, and help realize our dream.

We thank you Love Factory Collective and Soup Stock for making this happen!

If readers would like to help keep our momentum going, please consider a donation to our Kickstarter project.  If you cannot make a donation at this time, you can still help us a great deal by simply believing in us and sharing our project with friends!

Peace,

-Marty + Kelly