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Climbing a mountain...

10/26/2014

Sorry it has been so quiet these days but I am currently dealing with all of the small issues that come from sending a book to print.... did you know that you can't just print black?! It needs to be four colour black! Who knew!!!

Besides all of this - I am hoping that by Saturday this week the book will be on the open market and in a week and a half we will be hosting our Book Launch Event in Vancouver! Thanks everyone for being so patient.

Feels like I have climbed this over the past month.... Can't wait for the launch event!

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E-Book Available for Pre-Order

10/22/2014

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Our ebook is available for pre-order through Amazon.com

How awesome is that?!!

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Almost off to the printers!

10/18/2014

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After another 10,000 emails back and forth..... we are 5 tweaks away from a publishable manuscript!!! I am so nervous, I am shaking! (that could also be the coffee or from bootcamp this morning) All I know is that I need to get it into the printer by Monday night or I am toast!

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Launch Event Speaker: Margaret Benson

10/17/2014

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Margaret pictured with 2 RCMP Officers at the Rocky Mountaineer Train for Heroes Event Sept 2014.

Pretty excited about what is happening right now - besides final formatting we have engaged a dynamic and very entertaining speaker for our launch event! I met Margaret over 10 years ago when I was her rowing coach for the World Transplant Games. Her energy and zest for life continues to inspire everyone she meets!

About Margaret Benson
Margaret Benson received her “Gift of Life,” a double lung transplant, Dec. 1999. Since then she has promoted organ donation and transplantation through many programs endorsed by BC Transplant (BCT) and the Canadian Transplant Association. (CTA) Through the BCT’s school committee, she draws on her skills as a teacher and has spoken to thousands of students, administrators and counselors about the significance of organ donation.

Margaret is actively involved in athletics to help promote the importance of fitness to transplant recipients and to honour her donor. She’s participated successfully in five World Transplant Games and especially enjoyed the most recent games in Durban, South Africa, where she was honoured to be the flag bearer for Canada. Since her transplant, Margaret has discovered many new athletic passions such as; race walking, running, dragon boating, rowing, snowshoeing and her favourite, Zumba. She became a Zumba instructor in 2012 and loves sharing her passion of dancing combined with exercising, with others. In 2012 and 2013, Margaret and the Vancouver group of BC CTA hosted the Transplant Trot. Both events were extremely successful with over 400 people in attendance in 2013. The BC CTA hopes to have the event grow bigger every year,

Teaching is her life and her true joy. Margaret returned to her dream job of teaching a few years ago, but after careful consideration she decided last year to take a year or two off to explore other options. She still volunteers at her elementary school teaching Zumba. Margaret suggests to everyone, that if you love what you do, then you will be happy.

Margaret remains on the CTA board as the BC representative, a position she has held since 2005. Margaret continues to encourage people from all across Canada to join forces to promote organ donation, to honour donors and donor families and to prove Organ Donation Works.

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just a reminder...

10/15/2014

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Guess what?

10/8/2014

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The final edited manuscript has been sent in for formatting!!!! AND we have almost finalized the cover art!!! ahhhhhh!!!!!!

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Final Bit.s...

10/5/2014

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We are at the point in the production process that is all about bits!

Finalizing cover design (check out the preview from our graphic designer Bridget Braun)
Figuring out the deal with an ISBN Bar Code for the back cover
Editing, editing, editing
Badgering contributors for their photos!
and then sending the finalized manuscript to the professional formatting people in Montreal so that the book actually looks like a book instead of a "home" formatting mess.
Also need to sort out everything from kickstarter - get everyone's information, and order t-shirts, stickers and postcards :)

One more month of craziness until our book is out in the world! Mark your calendars for Wednesday November 5th 2014 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm for the Vancouver launch event!! Other events will be done in the next 6 months in various parts of the world.

Thank you again everyone for your support! I still can't believe the kickstarter is funded!

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Kickstarter is complete... reality is kicking in!

10/1/2014

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Hi Everyone, I just thought that I would send out an update as to what is going on in the background.

This week the FINAL and LAST details are being added to the book and it is being sent away to be professionally formatted! (I also have been working with a graphic designer to re-do the book covers - so it is going to be even better!).

After I get the book back and when the funding actually comes through (I am told 2 weeks) I will be able to start putting everything into action including all of the printing, etc... and over the next 2 weeks I will be sending out surveys to collect mailing address information from you so I am ready to ship your rewards.

In addition we are currently organizing the Book Launch event for Vancouver at the Ferry Building in West Vancouver on Wednesday November 5th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. This should be a great event with some fun sponsors.

Other book launches will be held in various cities around the world - I will write them up in The20Project Blog when I have more information.

Thanks again everyone for making this a reality! This means so much to myself and The20Project contributors.

Cheers, Hilary

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Climbing a mountain...

E-Book Available for Pre-Order

Almost off to the printers!

Launch Event Speaker: Margaret Benson

just a reminder...

Guess what?

Final Bit.s...

Kickstarter is complete... reality is kicking in!

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