The Breeze — 2016 Youth Journalism
A project in Montpelier, VT by Carla Occaso000days
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A return of The Breeze — a For Youth, By Youth educational publication. Young writers from Central Vermont contribute.
Backers: 38
Average Pledge Per Backer: $119
Funded: $4,525 of $4,500
Dates: May 19th -> Jun 15th (28 days)
Project By: Carla Occaso
Backers: 38
Average Pledge Per Backer: $119
Funded: $4,525 of $4,500
Dates: May 19th -> Jun 15th (28 days)
Project By: Carla Occaso
$4,525
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 15 @ 20:30 -0400 GMT
100%
of goal
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Latest News
We Did It!!! An Angel Came In At The Last Minute!!! I Love angels. 
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Other new backers: Larry and Barbara L - Loves to read news stories A - Adamant is his home R - Revved for summer R - Really gonna get that woodchuck Y - Yesirreee & B - Beauty of the north A - Always a friend R - Ready to be with her family... (Read More)
Only 57 more hours to go. New Backer Poem to share.
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
New Backer Poem! Please help us reach our goal.$1,820 raised. $2,680 to go in 57 HOURS. Dr. Brian Ricca D. - Dares to work with Montpelier's youth R. - Ready to take on challenges B - Buddy of youth journalism R - Recently graduated the finest... (Read More)
New backer! Three days left! Just over $2,805 to raise. We can do it! Spread the word.
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Phil P- Patient H - Heck of a guyI - Involved in the community L - Lucky to have him on our side (Read More)
Ann, Patricia, Leigh. Newest Backers' acrostic poems. THANK YOU for your support.
June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
BREEZE FUNDRAISING NEWS - Marichel, I and my friend Amy promoted this Kickstarter campaign on our radio show Cuppa (Saturdays from 7 - 9 a.m. on WGDR Plainfield WGDH Hardwick 91.1 & 91.7). Student journalist Nathan Grutchfield will go with us to... (Read More)
New Backer! New Poem! Thank you Thank you! Sara Neller
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
S - Sweet as a rose A - Artistic R - Refined A - Always willing to help N - Niece of Dan E - Elegant L - Loves to draw L - Loves family E - Entirely wonderful R - Resplendent We need your help right now or we risk not reaching our goal to help our... (Read More)
FOUR New Acrostic Poems! Thank you, Backers!
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Mary Ellen M - Memory makerA - Able to helpR - ResoluteY - Youth journalism supporter E - EloquentL - Life long learnerL - Lively community memberE - Easy to likeN - NeighborlyDonny and Janna Osman D - Digs youth journalismO - On top of his gameN -... (Read More)
New Backer Acrostic Poem. News on Youth News.
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
New Backer! Thanks to you we are closer to our goal to fund The Breeze - for youth, by youth journalism by The Bridge. All new backers get the instant reward of an acrostic poem for their name or someone else's name or a word of choice. Tom McKone T... (Read More)
New backer. YAY! New poem.
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
New Backer! Thanks to you we are closer to our goal. All new backers get the instant reward of an acrostic poem for their name or someone else's name or a word of their choice. MERRICK M - Mother of two great children (and journalists) E - Ever... (Read More)
23 Backers, $1,040 and SEVEN Days to go. Thank you new backers (and 'old' backers, too!)
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Camel's Hump Heading Up OVER THE HUMP!! With your help backing The Breeze Youth journalism, we can help our student writers produce a quality publication. Thank you. Heather McLane won this INSTANT REWARD of poetry by backing The Breeze, youth... (Read More)
Gettin' Closer! Eight Days to Deadline and $3,570 to GO!
June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
New Backer MIchelle Singer has brought us just $70 away from the first $1,000. Only $3,570 to go to reach our goal with EIGHT ENTIRE 24-hour days left. If you have backed us already, thank you, and please circulate this URL... (Read More)
Instant Reward Poem For New Backer Dick Powell
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
D - daring to help local youthI - ignites hopeC - community mindednessK - kindness. P - power in numbersO- open to new things W- what is needed E- even when things get tough L- love conquers all, love leaves theL- last one standing (Read More)
New Reward! 19 Percent of the way there and 12 days to go!!
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We got a new reward donated by writer and educator Margaret Blanchard! The new reward is a book titled "A Writer's Guide handbook for the writer's craft". It is full of ideas for starting, structuring and sustaining writing. Thank you, Margaret. The... (Read More)
New Reward Offered — Creativity Consultation!
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
This is something everyone can use — our new limited backer R=Reward. Realize your dreams! Prof. Margaret Blanchard to offer Creativity Consultation. Blanchard, a retired professor of Creative Studies at Vermont College, will offer a limited group... (Read More)
We've had ten backers! Thank you!
May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We spent this morning sending out letters to all the people who signed our petition back in 2014. We asked them to help us reach our goal. We are getting there at 11 percent. (Read More)
Thank you, backers. I posted a new video so you can get to know our writer Nathan Grutchfield.
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a new video I recorded (May 29, 2016) of The Bridge's publisher and editor, Nat Frothingham, at Montpelier High School. The student is Nathan Grutchfield, who will be our summer intern. Just wanted you to know what it looks like for The... (Read More)
Thank you, new backers! Thoughts on a fowl new story by a young writer.....
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Your contribution means so much! I was just working on a story by Montpelier High School senior Hannah Eschelbach. She loves tending the chickens at school, and was required to do a research project for her Community Based Learning project here at... (Read More)
Thank you for getting the ball rolling!
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you Wayne and Lindel for getting us off to a good start. One of our student interns -- who will provide stories to The Breeze -- just wrote a great article about the chicken controversy in Barre. Getting published is one of her young goals.... (Read More)
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