Thanks for joining me I know this isn't a traditional crowdfunding project but I am so pleased so many people have pledged which in turn will help so many families.
Have a great weekend! See you Monday with more updates on the charities chosen by the supporting partners
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Martyn Poole
2 months ago
DAY 1- Thanks for everyone who is joining us.
Hey everyone,
Thanks for reading this and joining me for a journey across The Big Sea. My name is Martyn and I wanted to give you a quick overview of why this campaign, what it is and maybe show you the human side of creators like me.
The Big Sea came about after a cance...
I hope you all had a great weekend and got some much deserved rest. Today our partner is Final Frontier Games.
Final Frontier Games have chosen SOS Children's Villageto be the recipient for funds they are donating.
SOS Children’s Villages is the world’s largest organization focused on ensuring that children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it grow up with the care, relationships and support they need to become their strongest selves.
A huge thanks to Final Frontier for helping raise awareness on something so important.
well thats the end of that! it really exceeded my expectations!
I just wanted to say thanks to each and every one of you who have pledge to this campaign. You have not only made it possible to print the book, make the pins etc BUT also have donated nearly £5000 to charity.
A huge shout out to all the publishers too, you really made this campaign something special and unique I couldn't of done it without any of you!
What happens now is over the next few days/weeks your cards will be charged, then in a month or so, You will get an email asking you to fill in your address details and pay for shipping. If at this point you don't want the books and would rather we donate them to charity you will be able to email me so I can make this happen.
You will also be able to buy more copies and/or add other items on to your order.
For now, we will continue to get the final pieces of art for the book then we will go to layout stage, do one more round of proofreading then hit print.
The books (and pins) will be made in China and then shipping to hubs worldwide so we can then get them to you, we expect this process to be done and the books at your door in Q1/Q2 2025.
Hope all this makes sense and if you have any questions please email me [email protected]
Today I wanted to share something that truly means a lot to me. When I came up with the idea for this book, I had hoped that it would help as many people as possible. Obviously cancer, doesn't care or think about the person's language and having the book in English meant it could only help so many people.
Today we have partnered with the fantastic folks over at Meeple On Board to get the book translated in Greek! This means that the story will be translated and distributed by M.O.B in another language helping even more people.
I really want to thank Michael and the team for making this happen :)
We are now at a HUGE £4960 raised so nearly at half of the maximum £10,000 which is honestly more than I expected, so a BIG thanks to all the publishers.
We chose this charity as we have some close friends who have been affected by some devastating tumours. Adam Carlson’s childhood best friend from school, Justin, sadly had a brain tumour and passed away at 33 leaving behind a wife and young daughter. Andrew Chesney’s former employer, Warlord Games’ co-owner just announced his own discovery of a very aggressive brain tumour. We would be honoured to donate money to this charity to help others navigate this news and learn what steps lie before them
So far a massive £3500 has been raised to be split across all charities, I really appreciate each and everyone of you who has made a difference.
Thanks for reading this and joining me for a journey across The Big Sea. My name is Martyn and I wanted to give you a quick overview of why this campaign, what it is and maybe show you the human side of creators like me.
The Big Sea came about after a cancer scare I had in 2021 and in to 2022, I had a large lump appear on my arm and the doctors, hospital and other medical staff were concerned as it has all the characteristics of a rare vascular cancer. I had to wait several months to have it removed and sent off for tests, this was the scariest time of my life and it really got me thinking.
The Lump which grew fairly large
I am fine now, thankfully but after losing a grandparent to ‘The Big C’ and her not really talking about her experience and me doing the same, it got me thinking and I wanted to create an aid or tool that families could use to open up and create discussions around topics like this.
With the help of Peter from The Story Engine and the artist The Mico, what you see today is that, a book which (I HOPE) will help many families.
Since late 2016 I have worked in the boardgame industry and I am so happy 15 publishers or so have come on board and said they will donate money to a charity close to them for every book sold, So until we reach 1000 books, £10 per book sold will be split and donated to various Charites.
Thanks for reading and I am here to answer any questions you may have :)
