Overview After closing our first Kickstarter campaign with over 205% of funding, we are ready to present Vi Lunchbox to Indiegogo audience! Vi is the first foldable lunchbox that fits into a pocket: it is the most innovative and thinnest lunchbox in the world! Are you ready for the lunch break revolution?! Join us in our mission and Enjoy your meal! Hey!! How many times did you have to bring your own lunch into the office or to university? And have you ever noticed how annoying is it to carry an empty and dirty lunchbox in your bag all day long once you’ve finished eating? Today, we are happy to introduce a huge innovation for your lunch break: Vi Lunchbox. Vi is the first foldable lunchbox that once emptied of its content can be folded and fitted into your pocket! Finally, after your lunch break you won’t have to carry around multiple plastic bags and you can simply forget about the existence of your lunchbox! Vi is only 14.5x12x1 cm (5.7x4.7x0.4 in) – officially making it the thinnest lunchbox in the world! Carrying around Vi will be like having a smartphone in your pocket, just more beautiful and colorful! Vi is available in a range of 6 different colors: yellow, pink, red, green, blue and transparent, so you can choose the one that best represents you! Vi has an hermetic and leakproof sealing system, therefore it can be filled with every kind of food, both solid and liquid. At the end of the meal, the dirty part of the box can be folded upon itself, so that it doesn’t come into contact with other surfaces, so you can avoid the risk of dirtying your pocket or bag. Vi even comes with a foldable fork with which you can comfortably eat, so you don’t even have to bring your own, heavy cutlery from home! The history behind Vi Firstly, let’s introduce our team: we are Manfredi, Enrica and Riccardo, three Italian students who took advantage of their experience at university to create Vi Lunchbox. During our student years, in order to save money and eat healthily, we brought our lunch from home, and countless times we had to deal with the annoying encumbrance of a big, empty lunchbox in our backpacks, taking up space that could instead be used for important things… such as books! Numerous times we had to bring our empty lunchboxes to the cinema or to an exhibition, and this lead us to think, ‘is there really not another solution? The idea of creating Vi came about in September 2017, and was inspired by Manfredi’s interest in the usage of Chinese origami as a means to improve the life-quality of astronauts. He thought, ‘Why not apply the origami folding principle to a lunchbox? In this way, once the lunchbox has been emptied, it can be folded and it won’t take up so much space in your bag!’ In the first phase of product’s development, we spent months watching origami tutorials, looking for the perfect design. To our minds, the product’s design was crucial, as we did not want to create another of the many functional, but plain-looking lunchboxes. We wanted to create the perfect lunchbox, that would meet the publics’ needs also from an aesthetic point of view - an object both functional and pleasing to the eye. Vi’s current design is minimal - simple and elegant. We believe it truly embodies ‘Made in Italy’, something we are proud to bring to the world! Once we had settled on a design, we started to engineer the perfect lunchbox, carefully selecting materials, measurements, machines and modes of production. Over the past few months, we have been constantly asking for our followers’ advice whilst working. In fact, for us, what matters the most is that Vi turns everybody’s lunchbreak into an enjoyable moment! As a result, after less than a year, three students without money, but with an innovative idea, had conceived a new philosophy for lunchtime. How Vi works: Fill Vi with every kind of food Enjoy your lunch Fold Vi Remove the sachet inside Vi Wash it And reuse Vi again and again! Why we are the Dream Team: - Manfredi has already had crucial work experiences, as well as having created a start-up which in 2015 was prized as one of the 3 best Italian start-ups due to its innovative content. - Enrica, our marketing expert, managed to find more than 1,000 potential customers in three months with $0 budget. - As an aerospace and nanotechnology engineer Riccardo has in depth knowledge of advanced engineering technologies and materials and is used to technical interfacing with industry producers. The goals of the project Our primary goal is to eliminate every form of waste, from the waste of unnecessary space to the widespread plastic waste. Due to this reason, Vi is 100% eco-friendly. Vi is easy to hand-wash and dishwasher-safe, therefore it can be re-used as long as desired. Furthermore, in such a way, the compulsive usage of disposable plastic boxes is eliminated. The material which composes Vi is called polypropylene. This is a non-toxic and food-certified material, which is 100% recyclable and BPA-free. We care about the environment and that's why our choice is totally green. Technical Section Vi started to become a reality by means of a simple sheet of paper, folded according to the Origami principle. After multiple prototypes, Vi has finally assumed its definitive shape. It was a remarkably difficult product to conceive, due to its non-conventional character and to the low budget available. - Vi is a food container composed mainly of polypropylene, a frequently employed plastic in the food industry. Polypropylene is favoured due to its a-toxicity, chemical resistance, and resistance to high temperatures. Propylene is also easily recyclable and microwaveable. Furthermore, it has a low environmental impact and it is pleasing to both the eye and touch. A critical feature of polypropylene is its capacity to form living hinges – that is to say the folds which allow Vi to assume different shapes. These hinges have a long duration with repeated cycles of folding in time, which enable us to ensure our customers that Vi will remain functional over time. In order to respect the original concept derived from origami, Vi’s main body is made from semi-finished propylene sheets, which are subsequently refined through processes and equipments that are suitable for foods. Layers of propylene film positioned on the upper part of the container allow a hermetic sealing system through an airtight cursor. In addition, Vi has two interlocking lids ‘tongue and groove’ which guarantee its isolation from the environment, thereby enhancing the safety of our customers’ food. When Vi is open, hence ready to be filled with food, it has an internal basis of 11. 5 x 12. 5 cm and it is 5. 8 cm high (4.5 x 4.9 x 2.3 in). As a result, it has an internal volume of 0.83 liters (28.1 oz). Instead, when it is folded on itself, its dimensions are 14.5 x 12 x 1 cm (5.7x4.7x0.4 in). Any normal pocket of a jacket should therefore be able to fit 3 or 4 Vi Lunchboxes! Why Vi is different from other lunchboxes? Vi is 100% hermetic and leakproof; Microwaveable: you can comfortably heat your lunch in your office’s microwave, leaving the food directly inside Vi; Dishwasher-safe: Vi is easily washable either by hand or in the dishwasher. In this way you can reuse it as many times as you want! You won’t need disposable containers ever again (which contribute significantly to plastic wastage)! Vi can be folded upon itself: in this way, after lunch, you can use the handy folds of your lunchbox to close it! It occupies zero space in your bag! It contains a foldable fork! How much do you like Vi? In terms of watching what you eat, lunch is the toughest meal of the day: eating out is often expensive and you can never be sure about the quality of what you are eating. Why should you give up eating healthily when you are out of the house? Vi allows you to take your lunch or snack always with you, and once finished eating you won’t be burdened by the box! One of the greatest features of Vi is that it can be used by everybody in every situation: we have spoken to people in different lines of work, from students, workers, to sportsmen and mothers, and they all appreciate the effectiveness of Vi. Examples: Students at university and children at school, after having had their lunch, will have the necessary space for books and notebooks in their backpacks; Workers in the office will be able to put Vi in a pocket of their suit or in their 24 hours; Sportsmen can enjoy their lunch during their excursions without having to carry around a big, empty box for the rest of their activity! Mothers prepare around 180 lunchboxes for their children throughout the year, and we think they would be excited to know that their children see their lunchbox as a new ‘game’ to play, through folding Vi on itself each time! Travelers, instead of spending time at the restaurant, can bring their lunch with them and enjoy it in every corner of the city without interrupting their trips, and are then be able to fold the lunchbox and put it comfortably in their pocket! Our numbers 2500 followers on social media. More than half of them explicitly expressed their interest in the product by asking for the link to purchase it; 150 bloggers who supported us during the campaign by joining the team, demonstrating their belief in this product’s potentiality; 1000 email of people written to our newsletter.

Why pack that much clothes? Travel light with versatile clothing. Save time, efforts, money, and reduce pollution. Textile industry is one of the most pollutants releasing industries of the world and we want to fight that. And we also suppressed the zipper and replaced with a very revolutionary magnet system. One product - 20 ways to wear it Wear it as is, zipper in front, it's a jacket. Zipper in the back, you have a sweatshirt. Add a collar, you instantly become more elegant. Protect you head with the hood, you are warm and cosy. Multiply the effects for up to 20+ different combinations. So many fun ways to look different ! The Belt Clip Very unique patented mechanical magnet system. The clip closes by itself once you approach the two ends. It's like magic. No more pushing to enter one part into the other. No more pressing to extract a clucked part. Once closed, it is impossible to snatch. Pockets The pockets are on the grey side of the garment to give a sporty look. We chose not to have pockets on the black side to inspire a more elegant look The fabric we use benefits from the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). It is organic cotton, soft, strong, machine washable, breathable and non polluting OEKO Tex Label STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is one of the world's best-known labels for textiles tested for harmful substances. It stands for customer confidence and high product safety. Find out here what STANDARD 100 means and why it is worth checking for this label when buying textiles. We even obtained the OEKO Tex Label for our magnets. They are as safe as safe can be. Humanist philosophy We fully comply to the GOTS norms but also added our own ethIC. Our productions are made in thoroughly selected human size factories unable to produce more than 1000 units per day and no more than 50 workers to preserve well being and social labor norms. Before we chose them, we have scrupulously verified that working conditions were respected and that the employees were paid decent wages. And very important, we strongly condemn and reject any form of child labor. IC is determined and committed to respecting human labor in its production centers and regularly ensures their well-being and the benefits they can receive. Besides, these highly priority concerns, we emphasise on work quality and are very strict and demanding on perfect job. We will not settle for approximate quality. Any non perfect IC garment Is unconditionally rejected. Production Centers ICone will be produced at strategic points around the world to minimize transportation cost and reduce the CO2 impact on the planet. Pollution Textile industry is the second polluting industry in the world after oil industry. Do you know that making a simple cotton T-shirt requires 2700 liter/715 gallons of water, a cotton field may get up to 20 treatments of pesticides in one year, and all that ends in nature and seriously impacts on our health. The permanent damage on the environment is disastrous. At IC, We found the way to reduce the carbon footprint by limiting the number of clothes we need to buy. Any of IC garment replaces several, saving money and the planet. We pride ourselves to select only factories and manufacturing facilities that respect its workers and pay them decent wages. Close to the distribution centers, and closer to you to save what we can of what’s left of our beautiful planet. We have children, and we try to preserve as much as we can for them.

What we need We loved our first season and loved making it but our budget was a challenge the whole way through. We want to have this season be bigger and better in every way and we are asking for your help to do that! In doing so we also will have the opportunity to offer you some really cool gifts along the way as well as access to a secret feed and discord server. The Impact Here's the thing, our whole first season operated on a shoestring budget. We had to make do with equipment that was only okay until we could upgrade, we couldn't launch a website, and we couldn't pay the people that helped us make Zoo what it is and we want to change that. Our top priority with this is paying our actors for their work as well as our composer. It's important for us to be ethical and do the right thing and the right thing is paying people for their art. Your contributions will help us make that a reality without us breaking ourselves entirely. The more this campaign makes the better we can afford to pay our people. Risks & Challenges Really? There are none. Whatever happens, this season is happening it's just a matter of how comfortably it is happening. We are forging ahead regardless! Other Ways You Can Help Sometimes you want to help but it's just not in the budget right now. Trust me, we get that. Fear not! You can do a whole lot for us just by sharing this campaign on social media, telling a friend about Zoo, or just dropping us a line to tell us you support what we are doing. (Seriously, we thrive on validation) Thank you so much from the bottom of our weird little hearts. We couldn't make the thing we love without your support.

Short Summary Hi, I'm Jessica Marshall and I've been drawing story sketches for animated TV shows and movies for almost 10 years. I've spent a lot of time making likable characters find friendship, purpose, and self-esteem. They've gone on high adventures and sang passionately about wanting to belong in a confusing world. And after the 2016 election cycle, I never felt more like one of those characters. I became a news junkie before the winner was even announced, asking the same questions many were: What is a superdelegate? What's the difference between a caucus and a primary? Does my vote even matter? I remember as a kid there were shows like Schoolhouse Rock that broke down how a bill became a law and the Preamble to the Constitution. Are there shows now that speak about our government's inner workings? I have yet to find them. And Schoolhouse Rock, although beloved, seems pretty dated. It was released 43 years ago. I was suddenly on a mission to create an animated series that would teach simple civics lessons like on Schoolhouse Rock, with music, but with narrative storytelling from a kid's point of view. What if ​Glee boarded the ​Magic School Bus and took a ride to ​The West Wing. But with the insanity of this political climate, it feels as if time is of the essence. And being that my resources are limited I've decided to produce the idea as a kids narrative podcast. I believe the idea is solid and the message is more vital than ever before. The podcast will be a six-episode season to launch in February (the beginning of primary season and the 2020 election). But I need your help. I am overjoyed to report that many talented people have stepped forward to help me create this show. And for their efforts and dedication, they deserve compensation. I am no Scrooge McDuck and so I need to raise funds to pay for talent and equipment. What we need & What you get You see it. And you're on board to help us start a conversation about civics with the future generation of voters. But you've got questions. What would I do with the money you contribute to this campaign? The money will pay for writers, voiceover talent, musicians, sound editors/technicians, recording space, web services, perks, and advertising. And what do you get in return? Well first, all your dollars will go into bringing you and your kids a fun podcast to sing along to in the car. Hopefully, it will start good conversations with them about freedom of speech or why we vote...and keep them entertained all the way to school! Being that this is a podcast we have unique opportunities to honor your contributions. Whether it is a shout out at the end of the show, naming a character after you or your child, or giving you the most prominent title of executive producer. We have also made some campaign buttons and bumper stickers to promote the show and Gloria's run for Student Body President. If we do not reach our financial goal... the funds will still go to this endeavor. We will just have to find other ways to raise the remaining dollars. We will also make cost-effective choices to make the project the best it can be with the resources we receive from you- our constituents. The Impact Throughout the process of writing and pitching this idea to various people. I have heard repeatedly, "If ever there is a time we need a show like this, it is now." Now, when our democracy seems shakey and we question why the founding fathers made the decisions to write the Constitution as they did, we may wish to reflect. What are the values that are integral to that document that we find important as Americans? More than ever before our kids are pushed to excel at math and science to keep up with the changing global market. Because of this effort, some subjects have been lost in the classroom. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor noticed a civics curriculum was one of those subjects. She started an online initiative named iCivics to engage older kids. It is a valiant effort that deserves more press. I believe that kids even younger than this can start to understand some basic principles such as leadership, community, and the power of your voice. My goal with this podcast is to start those conversations outside of school and hopefully bring them back into the classroom, too. Risks & Challenges I am confident we will create a fantastic podcast that will be well received. I know this just from the talent that has already stepped forward to join me on this mission. The obstacle that we have to overcome is awareness. I'm sure that the more people know about this project, the more they will agree that there is a need for shows like this that teach the value of being an engaged citizen. We plan to cast a wide net to attract attention through social media groups within the animation, political and educational communities. Our podcast will have characters that represent the American experience at large. We hope that kids from all over the States will see our characters as friends to cheer for and become inspired by their ability to affect change at their elementary school through civic action.

Overview Hello booklovers! I am Melissa Bourdon-King; bookseller. mother, CAREgiver, and all-around passionate individual. This summer, Once Upon a Bookstore will be opening in Kelowna, but I need your help to fill it with stories! The lease is signed, the concept complete, and construction on this beautiful space aimed to connect Okanagan families to literature and community is underway. Now I need your support. Please help me connect families to each other through their next great read! Bookstores are all about cultivating stories. They are the heartbeat of a community, and they reflect the interests, passions, needs and desires of the communities that house them. Thank-you for taking the time to explore my pitch page. My name is Melissa Bourdon-King, and I will be opening Once Upon a Bookstore in the heart of Kelowna's Pandosy Village in July of 2019. As you read a little about me and my vision, it is my sincerest hope you will discover your own desire to be part of the continuing story of Once Upon a Bookstore. A window into my story I have been a bookseller for more than twelve years. My passion for the industry began in a high-school classroom in Toronto when, in a mandatory career class, I was asked to think about my dream job. At 15, I hadn't ever really thought about what kind of job I was interested in, but I did know where I loved to be-- Mabel's Fables Children's Bookstore in Toronto. Since the age of 3 my mom had taken me there to find fantastic reads, and it was still the best place to browse around, chat with the amazing staff, and find that next magical something. Sitting in that classroom I thought, "Who wouldn't want to work at a bookstore? I'll pretend to apply there!" Except the application became real. With the help of my mom, I wrote a cover letter, sent in my resume and was hired! I could not have been more thrilled, nor could I have known that working there would shape my identity and set my course: a lifelong passion for books. It is hard to describe what it is about bookselling that is so intoxicating, but I will tell you that for the two years I wasn't working in a bookstore, I longed for the familiar satisfaction of knowing I'd put the perfect book into someone's hands. When I worked at Mabel's Fables, I planned events, I met authors, I read to children, I played 'can you help me find the book whose title I can't remember?' with customers. I used my creative brain, my management brain, and my community outreach brain. Bookstores house stories, and stories have the power to change lives, and even if they don't dramatically alter someone's path, reading books shapes people. Do you remember some of your favourite books as a child? I do, and they are titles that continue to hold an important place in my memory because I was forever altered by reading them. People remember their favourite books, especially books that moved them as children, and they speak about them with a reverence that is hypnotic. At the beginning of 2018, I was doing a lot of self-reflection, and I decided to take a leap of faith and attend the Paz and Associates Bookseller Bootcamp in Florida (http://pazbookbiz.com/owning-a-bookstore-the-wo... the conference really opened the floodgates for my creative brain. I was surrounded by like-minded, passionate individuals, and their camaraderie fuelled me. The name and a logo idea for the bookstore popped into my mind, and from there, the ideas just kept coming. I thought about all the community endeavors I wanted to cultivate and support, from bookclubs and private shopping nights, to school bookfairs and parent night fundraisers. I want to create a safe and welcoming space for local community groups (moms, dads, bookclubs, etc). I would like to provide meeting space to community organizations, like Girl Guides of Canada, and host family-friendly events like board game nights and art classes. Deciding to open my own children's bookstore has at times been a scary and daunting prospect. For every exciting idea that I get fired up about, there is usually a financial or administrative hurdle that needs to be overcome. Despite the wealth of experience I have in the industry, I know that the entrepreneurial route is filled with unexpected challenges and obstacles. Yet I consider myself privileged to know that following this path is my passion, and that knowing this is my passion is a gift. Regardless of the challenges, this is something I am doing because I have to-- because it is who I am. Once Upon a Bookstore's Story In order to open Once Upon a Bookstore, a total investment of about $140,000 is needed, and more than $70,000 of this cost will be filling the store with inventory- books, toys, games, puzzles, art, etc. The remainder of that money has gone/will go to construction costs, renovating, purchasing furniture and fixtures, legal fees, city and building permits, hardware, software, insurance costs, and prepaid expenses like having a telephone and internet service. While finances and financial management are an important part of any healthy business, costs are not what Once Upon a Bookstore is about. My vision for this bookstore is about filling a hole I see in our community, and using my passion and expertise to meet that need. Kelowna is home to more than 24,000 children, and that number more than doubles when considering the Okanagan region. As a parent myself, I volunteer my time on the Parent Advisory Council for my daughter's school and also serve with Girl Guides of Canada. I take my daughter to swimming lessons at Parkinson Rec, and to dance classes around the city. I see how many families there are and I want to foster their ability to be part of something they consider theirs--a store guided by their needs. Bookstores are a place to buy books, of course, but they can also be so much more. Once Upon a Bookstore will be such a place-- an event space for the community. It will connect local, Canadian and international authors and illustrators with Okanagan readers. It will unite new moms and dads with classes, support systems and safe spaces. It will welcome families of all shapes, sizes, varieties and cultures to feel safe and find their stories on our shelves. It will encourage creativity in all forms through workshops, classes, and discussion groups. It will listen to new ideas and be a base point to launch those new ideas, for young and old. It will give back to the local community through supporting literacy efforts, school groups, and community-minded organizations. In short, Once Upon a Bookstore will grow and evolve based on what its community--you--needs it to be. The Impact Here is how your dollars will help contribute to Once Upon a Bookstore's story: First of all- THE PERKS! The perks are for you! They are an acknowledgement of your part in our story. We have so many exciting offerings: stickers, bookmarks, magnets, tote bags, recommendation shelves, subscription services, bookstore birthday and cocktail parties! My personal favourite perk is asking you to 'Be My Book Valentine'. Many hours were spent thinking about what perks would best represent my gratitude for your support, and which ones would be the most fun to experience. This project is not just for me, it is for our community, our children, our families, our friends. This campaign is about bringing together booklovers, and having them contribute, so what they love being available in a store. So many beloved children's books have shaped people's lives, I want to hear those stories and be able to share those stories with everyone who walks through the door, or who discovers us online. Once Upon a Bookstore is going to be warm and welcoming, where families always feel accepted, and where parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends can ask for help finding the perfect book and know they are receiving expert advice from a passionate individual. Bookstores are the heartbeat of local communities. We provide safe spaces and nurture the local market- from hosting events, to promoting local and Canadian authors and illustrators, to being a safe space for the community to meet, whether bookclubs, mom groups, classes for parents and babies, discussion groups, or art classes. These are just a few of the ideas I have to bring together families in Kelowna. For over twelve wonderful years, I worked for, and then managed an independent children's bookstore in Toronto. Some of my favourite memories are hosting author events, both in store and in school classrooms, and watching the magic of an author interacting with a child. It is this magic that I hope to bring to the more-than-24,000 Okanagan school children If you are looking for more information on the value that independent bookstores can bring to a community, this link really encapsulates the goals of Once Upon a Bookstore: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/1/8/lo... Even if this goal is not fully funded, every penny raised will go towards making sure the store is full of stories, so that I can continue to focus on supporting the community and building relationships that will help us all thrive. Risks & Challenges Let's be honest, there are a lot of risks, and many significant challenges in opening any bookstore, let alone a children's bookstore. Amazon's deep discounting and large warehouses are probably at the forefront of people's minds as being the biggest challenge bookstores face. But there are some really important things online retailing just cannot provide: the most important one being personal service. Check out the link below: Personal service and community-building are the foundations upon which I will build Once Upon a Bookstore. I love children's books, and my endless enthusiasm extends not only to the books themselves, but also to the authors, illustrators and publishers who bring stories to life. Once Upon a Bookstore will play an important role in contributing to the ecosystem of the bookloving community, and we have the strength, resilience, expertise and grace to tackle any challenge that comes our way. Should we feel unsure in the face of a new challenge, we can turn to our bookselling colleagues, whose community always offers each other help and support.

Overview ESSEN's mission is to provide people with easy access to healthy food. We're a women & minority owned and operated 100% plant-based fast food kitchen opening in Cincinnati, Ohio. We have completed the design build and we're asking for your support in raising $20,000 to purchase kitchen equipment, produce sustainable packaging, and build a mobile ordering app. Help us change the fast food paradigm and open ESSEN! ​ESSEN. The Art of Eating Well. Co-Founders; Patricia Bittner, and Lida Bilokur have teamed up with Food Scientist and Head Chef Lopez under the shared belief that delicious, healthy food should be affordable and accessible to everyone. We're ESSEN, and we're bringing plant-based fast food to Porkopolis, aka Cincinnati, Ohio. 100% Plant-Based Meals, Sustainable. Delivery or Take-Out, Convenient. Locally Sourced Fresh Ingredients, Healthy. ​ESSEN Team Yasel Lopez - Head Chef and Food Scientist "Every meal is a creative challenge, this is my approach with ESSEN." I started cooking alongside my grandmother at an early age. Growing up in Cuba, All of our ingredients came from our back yard or our neighbors’, and what we ate was always determined by what ingredients were readily available, fresh and in season. To be successful with limited ingredients you need to understand the chemistry of each component, which spices bring certain flavors out, etc. I joined ESSEN because I want to serve and feed my community by providing affordable, beautiful, flavorful food. As Chef Massimo Bottura says, 'Beauty is not just for rich people.'" Jerk Sandwich: Seared marinated tofu, with garlic aioli, tomato and spring greens Patricia Bittner Co-Founder, Architect LEED AP "We have a moral obligation to give back to our community, and to contribute to an environmental solution and a health solution." Patricia was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio where every meal included a large meat course and came with an obligatory glass of milk. After spending 35 years traveling and living in different cities and countries experiencing less meat-centric cuisines, Patricia moved back to her hometown because her father was diagnosed with Cancer. Patricia knew of the health benefits of plant-based eating but Cincinnati didn't have many convenient options. Patricia became an expert in the subject and is now a plant-based eater for environmental and health reasons. Lida Bilokur Co-Founder, Creative & Biz Dev Lida is an advocate for healthy food access, an athlete, a foodie, and holds a business degree in Strategic Marketing. Born in LA and raised in Seattle, Lida grew up eating cuisines from many different cultures. She moved to Cincinnati after attending school in Ohio and noticed that the City's dining scene was packed with delicious meals: all meat, cheese, and bread centered. It lacked affordable healthy meal options. Either the price point was too high to feed the locals, or the quality of the healthy food was tasteless and unsatisfying. ESSEN Brick & Mortar Our modern kitchen is located on the corner of the busy 5-way intersection on Vine and Findlay; 1 Findaly Ave, Cincinnati OH 45202 and we are ready for the final stage. Why OTR? Why Cincinnati? Porkopolis: We love Cincinnati, our community, and there's a need. According to The State of Obesity, Ohio has the 19th highest adult obesity rate in the nation and people of color are affected by diabetes and obesity 7.6% more than White and Latinos. OTR's neighborhood demographics show 47% of the neighborhood being African American and 41% being White Americans. We have collaborated with multiple community partners to spread awareness around issues surrounding our health and environmental issues, and call attention to the lack of easily accessible healthy food options. We plan to partner with schools, local businesses, youth sports teams, and community organizations to educate and empower.

The Veganary Mini Tours are short meetups with local vegan experts who guide you through their favorite vegan stops around the city, while explaining about important aspects of the local vegan culture. Get a local vegan to take you around the best vegan gems the city has to offer, everything from vegan restaurants and street foods, to open markets and health food stores. Our tours give vegans a chance to provide jobs for one another, support local vegan business and unite around our love for veganism! It's our dream to make it easy for vegans everywhere to enjoy the delights of vegan food and local culture. We also want to provide jobs, boost vegan businesses and support vegan-focused initiatives and activism everywhere. When you get a tour, it will be: 1. Valid until the end of 2022 - giving you time to choose where and when you take the tour. 2. Tour prices are for 2 people - so you can share it with someone you love. 3. Tour destination will be chosen when booking the tour through our website (from April 2020). We might be less than a year old, but we're already making our presence felt. Just imagine the impact we could have if you join us and get others to join us. The bigger we become, the better life will be for vegans everywhere. If, like us, you've experienced problems finding good quality vegan food while you're away on vacation or business, we hear you! And to solve your problem, with your support, we can bring The Veganary Mini - Tours to you, wherever you are. Each vegan expert will offer 2 or more different vegan tour options in their city for guests to choose from. When guests book a tour, they receive the personal email address of the guide to enable them to coordinate specifics and finalize the meetup location and time. Guides show guests around their favorite local vegan shops, stores, markets, street food vendors and restaurants. They also share their knowledge of local vegan culture. And reveal hidden vegan gems! Guests can ask ask their guide questions to expand their knowledge of veganism in that part of the world. By the end of the tour, guests are well-informed. They have a real feel for vegan culture and cuisine, wherever in the world they are. And more vegans will have united and made new friendships. We want to establish a powerful international vegan community that will give its members a voice that will be heard around the world. We already know that veganism is the most eco-friendly way to live. It’s the lifestyle that will help save the planet. We just need more people to know it! So vegans around the world, this is your chance to join us, to help spread the word, and to help each other. Let's unite and support each other's vegan businesses. Let's share ideas on how to promote the vegan lifestyle. Let's host and promote vegan events that will make headlines and attract new people into the vegan community. We want people to see The Veganary as their Vegan Gateway to the World. Our strength will be in numbers. The bigger the worldwide vegan community we can build, the more global impact we will have. But we need your help and support to make this happen. It starts here, today, with this, our request for donations to support the expansion of The Veganary Mini-Tours. Hi, we are Shani Zukerman and Natan Saffer, a vegan couple living in Vancouver BC. We met while studying business management, and after gaining experience in the marketing field, we left our day jobs to start our own marketing business. This allowed us to experience the nomad’s life for more than a year, while travelling around the world. It was during this time that we discovered how difficult it was to maintain our vegan diet and lifestyle while moving from country to country. Ahead of our trip to a new destination, it took us ages to search for information online about veganism in that area. Sometimes it was impossible to find places that sold vegan food. And so we created The Veganary - A crowd-sourced platform, offering organized vegan related information in more than 65 countries worldwide! During our research, we discovered that the best way to get local vegan information was to contact local vegans ourselves and find out the details we needed from them. It proved very successful, a mind-blowing experience every single time! The people we met always enthusiastically shared their local vegan knowledge and were happy to meet like-minded vegans from different cultures. This took our travel experience as vegans to another level! We gained vegan-related knowledge that would otherwise have taken months if not years to acquire without that local input. And we made some true new friends along the way! But we knew that many vegans wouldn't have the time to contact vegan locals themselves. There had to be a quicker way to put people in touch with vegan guides, without them having to go and look for them. And so the idea for The Veganary Mini-Tours was born. Having already compiled relevant vegan information for more than 65 countries for our website by working with thousands of keen local vegans from around the world, we were already in a strong position to create tours that replicate the amazing experiences we've had from local tour guides. And with your backing, we plan grow our Veganary Mini Tours in 2020. It's all part of a bigger goal to support the expansion of veganism on a local level to such an extent that it will have a global impact.

Overview An ongoing artistic collaboration between neighbors, all living on the same street in the rapidly changing Ridgewood, Queens. The project gives residents of a densely populated street a new medium to hear their own and each other’s stories, have a collaborative arts experience, and build creative community. This project is a grassroots effort to celebrate the unique voices in our Queens, New York neighborhood. It is our statement to the world that we stand together, united, despite the power structures that attempt to separate us. Meeting the Neighbors Inside Norman Street began in 2015 at Outpost Artists Resources as a creative writing workshop for our neighbors on Norman Street. Local artist and community arts worker Libby Mislan lead weekly sessions with 12 residents who shared stories about their personal lives, which were turned into a beautiful book! At the performance for the project the residents read their stories as they were interpreted through live music and dance. Norman Street Today This year, Inside Norman Street returns! We will again recruit 12 residents of Norman Street who will take part in six weeks of creative writing workshops, using movement, storytelling, and improv-based warm-ups. At the end of the workshops, the neighbors choose a story from their collections that they would like to co-direct as a multi-media piece using movement, music, and video to bring their story to life in collaboration with professional artists. Our 2017 Neighbors Libby Mislan - Project Leader Zoe Rappaport - Choreographer Yo-E Ryou - Graphic Designer Alex Nathanson - Video Artist Why Norman Street? Creating group art allows for bonds of trust to form amongst individuals across difference. The Inside Norman Street project in 2015 extended far beyond the final performance. The neighbors continued to connect in myriad ways, hosting one another for cooking classes, salsa lessons, dinners, and more. In this current political moment, we need to call upon creativity to reveal to us the beauty in our diversity.

Overview There's a little wonder you are working on now, it's the computer! Having a computer at home started only in 1977 and really took off in the 80s. I'm sure you still remember your first computer, the magic of that unknown thing. At the HomeComputerMuseum in the Netherlands we have literally hundreds of computers and best of it, they are all working and ready for our visitors to play with. We also have great stories about them and about their owner and we like to share it with the entire world! The HomeComputerMuseum The HomeComputerMuseum is a non-profit organization in the Netherlands (Dutch: Culturele ANBI-status, US: 501(c)(3) ) Our Mission: Preserve and share the history of the home computer for and with current and future generations. We achieve this by 1 - 500m2 Interactive museum in the city of Helmond, in the Brainport Region in central Benelux. Providing not only working and playable computers from 1975 - 2005 but also an atmosphere from the era the computer was created. Sharing information about computers and background stories via our website and our tour, educate the history of the computer for schools and give nostalgic feelings to the visitors to remember their first computer. 2 - Providing repairs for both old and new computers and selling (retro)computers and retro computer parts for a fair price. 3 - Providing care for people with autism and otherwise challenged people with expanding their social and technical skills by giving them a safe, stress-free and friendly work space and discover new possibilities for them to eventually return to a normal work environment. 4 - Renting out retro computers for movies, series, commercials and any other place that needs a working and good looking retro computer. What We Need The HomeComputerMuseum houses an unique collections of hundreds of computers and even more stories about these computers. Stories you can't find on the internet (yet), stories told by directors, managers, employees and users of all these computers. Stories we like to share to the world and we've choosen the live stream to do so. Despite us having the material for it and that's where IndieGoGo came along! We've set a few goals. When we reach €125: We'll simply stream using our smartphone. No chat and quality is, well, ok-ish? When we reach the goal of €350 we'll rent a professional camera and cameraman filming us in Full HD-resolution. Also a team of our volunteers will be on the chat to answer the questions (and if you're lucky, the answer will be on video) When we reach €1000, we're going to invest in better light and better atmosphere in the museum. The video will be even better. For €2500, we'll buy our own streaming gear and make more videos of us repairing or testing (old) computers. For €5000, we'll do the same as for the €2500, but this gives us major support to continue the museum and improve it even more! For €12500, we'll do everything above and create an app to visit the museum 24x7. It will be for Android and Apple and will give all the background information. Ultimate goal: €25000. This will give us a huge financial boost to improve the whole museum and experience. We will create a mobile app for Apple and Android with the whole tour integrated, so you can visit 24x7! Every penny left will be invested in improving the museum to make sure we will become the biggest and most amazing one (I think we already are, but hey... ;-) ) What You Get aka Perks Next to the live streaming tour, which is included in all perks, we will offer a few items more. We have a neat T-shirt Or an awesome sticker that they've promised will keep it's color for at least 2 years (size is a little over a 3,5" disk). Since we hope that we have a lot of viewers of this tour, we like to offer companies to put their logo in the stream and possibly future streams/videos. This way, as a company, you can reach the audience quickly and you're supporting a real museum. Seems like a win-win to me :) The Impact For even the smallest amount, you'll get to see the unique museum and hear the amazing stories we have, from the comfort of your own home (or office). You don't need to travel to Helmond (near Eindhoven) and find a place to sleep, you can just watch. Of course you can read a lot of information on the Internet, but to actually see it and ask live questions about it, is so much better. I'm not asking to save the museum or help us open a museum. It's already there! We offer you to get the full tour as you are in the actual museum and this time, you can eat and drink whatever you like. Yes, if we have more money, the money will flow into the further existence of the museum. We need quite some improvements and we like to be able to invest. Risks & Challenges This is not a "we can't make it if we don't have the funds"-campaign. Even if we don't make the ultimate goal, we still continue to exist as a museum. If we don't make the smallest goal of €125, well, there won't be a livestream and you should actually get up and come over to Helmond to visit the museum in person. However, all the money received from this campaign will be put to good use in the museum. We won't buy a bunch of beer and get drunk, but it will be invested.

Summary Sure We Can is a redemption center and sustainability hub in Bushwick, Brooklyn, which has been serving the community for 11 years. In addition to providing container-deposit redemption service, we view it as our responsibility to apply our effort and creativity to the worsening problems of consumption and waste in general, the consequences of which are exacerbating climate change and making the world a less clean, safe, and healthy place for our families. This year, we've applied ourselves to the issue of single-use plastic film, which frustrates recyclers in New York City and across the world. It's ubiquitous, being used in restaurants, retailers, pharmacies, and in innumerable other places. NYC's 2020 plastic bag ban is a step in the right direction but is not close to sufficient: exceptions for wholesalers, restaurant delivery, and others mean plastic film will remain a part of our city's landscape, continuing to blight our streets and clog our recycling centers. Sure We Can aims to address this creatively by first collecting single-use plastic film from consumers who don't wish to send it to the landfill, and also from local businesses, then "upcycling" it into sheets of durable, one-of-a-kind material. This new plastic can be used for all sorts of purposes: fabricated into reusable bags, sewn into clothing or accessories, or incorporated into new artistic or creative projects. Check out our first partnership, with Brooklyn designer Zero Waste Daniel: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/caitochs/t... With our current setup, we can only operate on a very small scale. In order to make a meaningful impact on the plastic film problem we need to make upgrades to our workshop facility. These changes will permit us to scale up our collection and production capacity, while also increasing our efficiency. By donating to this project, you will be contributing directly to the removal of single-use plastic film from New York City streets, and its reconstitution into something beautiful, unique, and long-lasting. What We Need & What You Get Our budget: New heat press: $650 Floor leveling, weather-proofing, electrical improvements, materials/labor: $2500 Fan ventilation system install, purchase/labor: $300 Industrial sewing machine and 15,000 yds of thread: $600 Laboratory scale, .01g: $150 Workshop tools, including rotary cutters, mats, and lighting: $300 Buffer for contingencies, additional labor costs, and Indiegogo's cut: $500 With these needs fulfilled, we'll be in a position to meet our incoming production demands. In addition, by contributing, you can participate in our project in a tangible way! Starting with gifts as low as $10, you can be a real part of our work, from having your name painted on our donor wall, to commissioning a custom piece of material, or even coming to learn the process for yourself. Our aim is to include you in our team of world-changers! If we are unable to reach our goal, we will use the funds to do what facility improvements we can. Our budget is prioritized with most important on top, least important below, and we will follow that guide, using the resources available to us. If we surpass our goal, we will use the additional funds to take the next steps in our project: to pay for the labor required to design and create prototypes of reusable bags, wallets, and other accessories. The Impact Plastic degrades, but it doesn’t biodegrade. This means that plastic microfibers not only permeate the soil, air, and water system but also become increasingly toxic over time because they absorb other contaminants and get passed up the food chain by animals. In New York City, plastic film poses an even more pressing problem because this toxic material is not recyclable through the city's recycling program. In addition, plastic film which gets put in recycle bins by well-meaning citizens ends up clogging recycling machinery, reducing the efficiency of the whole city's recycling. Residents of New York State discard 23 billion plastic bags annually. In NYC in 2017, 122 pounds of plastic film per household went into the waste stream. Multiply that by 7 million households--it's a serious issue. Most of this plastic use will not be addressed by the city's exception-filled 2020 plastic bag ban. Our upcycling program aims to address this not only by reducing the volume of plastic which blights our streets and curbside waste, but also transforming that plastic into high-quality, long-lasting goods which serve a practical function, project individuality and creativity, and raise awareness, all at once. By contributing to our infrastructure upgrade, you will directly increase our ability and capacity to collect this destructive material and to educate and elevate our community. Risks & Challenges This undertaking is inherently risky: we believe our plastic material is important and valuable, but market forces can be merciless. In order to have a real impact with this project, we need to make sure we have an efficient, effective, clean, and safe workspace, and we need to work with others to gather single-use plastic which has been or will be discarded. Our challenges are to make strong and long-lasting facility improvements, and cultivate a supportive network. Our work is just one organ in the body of a sustainable economy, so we need to make sure we do our job right, and that we meet the needs of our community! Thankfully, we have staff with expert knowledge in building to make sure our workshop gets outfitted just right, and strong relationships with local canners and businesspeople, who will help us with sourcing. Other Ways You Can Help If you're unable to donate, please spread the word about this project! Alternately, if you're in NYC, come visit us and volunteer! If you know someone who might be interested in using our material, or who works with plastic film and doesn't know what to do with it all, put them in touch with us! The more people are talking and thinking about the materials and practices which tend to be taken for granted, the more awareness will organically spread, and the more changes will become evident in the culture. No effort is too small!

Overview Three years ago the idea of sharing a workspace and exchanging experience with other artists stuck in my mind. Since then my main purpose has been to build one in my hometown. When I saw this beautiful house in a small mountain village nearby, I knew I have found the place. It's been two years of hard work and many renovations. Now I'm facing the biggest step - renovating the old barn and turning it into an art studio. The Idea My name is Miroslav, I am 25 years old and passionate about art in its many diverse forms - drawing, calligraphy, photography, graphic design, silk screen printing, street art. I have always been driven by the need to make art, to experiment and to find new ways of applying different techniques. For the last three years, my dream has been to build a place that would allow artists to gather, work together, get motivated and expand their scope of interests. I’ve discovered for myself that remoteness from the fast-paced and consumerist lifestyle of the city stimulates my creative urges. And I believe that there are many other artists around the world who would benefit from having a tranquil, close-to-nature environment to use as a studio. This has been my main objective for establishing NoPoint Atelier Art Residency. The NoPoint Project This project has started three years ago as an idea and since then many steps on the way of making it a reality has been made. We bought the house We laid a concrete floor in the atelier We found professionals to create a plan for the atelier (you can see below) We renovated the common spaces - bathroom, bedrooms, living room We maintained the yard and built a small garden for growing vegetables Now we're working on the kitchen All of this so far I have funded with personal finances. What is now ahead is the repair of the old barn - the future atelier. Unfortunately, it needs major renovations before it can run as a residency and welcome artists, including construction strengthening, wet and heat insulation instalment, setting up electricity and water supply, coating and painting of the walls and the roof, as well as the floor, which will need an additional coating. And although I am dedicated to doing everything myself, this huge renovation requires way more than I could provide alone. That's the reason why I decided to run this Indiegogo campaign. Right now, simultaneously with it, I am organizing an exhibition in Sofia, also dedicated to the project. All the money earned from it are going to add up to this project and would be used for equipment and fundamental art supplies, such as a table, a sink, chairs, stands, lights and others. The Believers Many have already believed in the idea - my parents who were very supportive and played a huge role in finding the house; my friends who are with me on this project; my graphics professor Rosen Andreev, who donated to the future art residency a lithography and etching graphics presses with all their supplementary equipment. Right now they are situated in a garage, waiting to be put to use into the atelier. His gesture gave a strong push to the project, as this equipment is a highly valued rarity in Bulgaria and holds strong potential. All these people and their support during the last years make me confident that I am on the right path. And right now, facing this huge challenge, I need more people to believe in it and help us with the final step. All of you can help and any help would be of great importance to this project! The Atelier renovation The future atelier needs serious and precise repair works that we cannot do alone and without a special equipment. That's why we have already found professionals to execute the whole renovation. A freshly graduated architect with several years of experience in this field has already created a project with all the needed measurements and calculations, including a concept visualization. The total cost for the project amounts to $12,000. The funds raised during the campaign are going to be used, as it goes, for: Strengthening of the main structure with steel - $3,900 New cross-beams and rafters - $1100 Polymer floor coating - $1,400 Wet and heat roof insulation - $900 Window panes - $1,600 The needed materials for the walls (bricks, thermal insulation sheets, ground coat, paint, brushes, rollers, and other materials) - $1,200 Work (Setting up the woodwork of the building; thermal insulation and ground coat applying, building a wall on the west side of the building, that is now made only by wooden planks, wall putty, setting up the windows) - $1,900 All funds raised above this amount would add up to equipment and supplies that would allow more artist to visit and work here. The support I fully understand the scale of this project and the amount of support needed. That's why I have put a serious thought into figuring how to say "Thanks" to all of you, who would decide to become part of it and donate for our campaign. As I am working on starting an art residency, I found it best to give back a personal gift of a handmade silkscreen work, that I made here in Balani village. Of course, I have taken into consideration the possibility of not reaching our goal with this Indiegogo campaign. In case this happens, I would use the raised funds for the most demanding improvement: the roof. The Potential Once the atelier is ready and set, NoPoint is going to become a member of the Worldwide Network of Artist Residencies (www.resartis.org). This way, artists from all over the world would be able to find out about it and come to work here throughout the year. I am going to organize one main event with several artists, applying with portfolios, who are going to work on a specifically picked subject. The main point of this event would be to provoke artists to work with the surrounding environment (in the village, or in the town) on solving different sociology, psychology, communicational or other issues. At the same time, NoPoint will stimulate a cultural exchange and mutual education between the locals and the visiting artists. While the artists can submerge in the authentic local culture, the locals will get familiar with the artists’ pieces and methodology. Gabrovo residents could observe the working process of the creators during “Open Door Days” of the atelier, open lectures and workshops. The past winter I organised a calligraphy workshop for beginners that was visited by about 15 Gabrovo residents. All of them got involved in a collaborative process to focus on calligraphy-related problems that do not bother them in their day-to-day life. Familiarising people with the peculiarities of a creative process in a cosy, friendly environment encourages them to follow their creative impulses and build on their skills. Educational events hosted in the NoPoint Atelier can enrich the culture and aesthetic critique in certain artistic fields that can nurture long-term improvements in common visual culture.

The Kindness Cafe Mission Kindness Cafe + Play is a non-profit coffee shop in Charlottesville, VA that will provide meaningful employment for adults with cognitive disabilities. It will have excellent coffee, delicious food, and a space unlike any other in Charlottesville, where people with and without disabilities interact as peers. It will change the lives of its employees, and it will put a smile on the face of its customers. We need your support to open the doors at Kindness and spread the word about our mission! My Story My name is Katie Kishore, and I’m the Founder and Executive Director of Kindness Cafe + Play. I’m a former UVA soccer and basketball player, now mom to two sweet girls. I’m good at rolling up my sleeves and working hard to make a vision a reality. My daughter Kiran was born with Down syndrome, and while her diagnosis presents challenges, her joyful attitude and her unique ability to connect with others are among her many gifts. I created Kindness because I want to build a community for my daughters and everyone like them, those with disabilities and those without, where everyone is treated with dignity, warmth, and – well – Kindness! The Vision Kindness Cafe + Play will open later this fall at the Brooks Family YMCA in Charlottesville, VA. It will provide employment for a population of people who nationwide are unemployed or underemployed at a tragic rate of 70%. And it will also create a sense of belonging for this same community of people who historically have been undervalued and ignored. Kindness Cafe will change lives . . . For our employees: Meaningful employment and a connection to community will improve the quality of life for each of our employees and their families. For young people: At Kindness, our younger citizens will see and feel what community means. For you! Kindness will provide an opportunity to contribute to our community simply by purchasing a delicious cup of coffee or healthy snack. It will remind us of what it means to be human and will connect all of us through one of our most common values: Kindness! Day-to-day, we will sell fantastic coffee roasted by Grit Coffee, delicious baked goods from Breadworks, smoothies, and a variety of grab-and-go items. We are grateful for these community partnerships! Why We Need Your Help We want Kindness Cafe + Play to be a community favorite, where families come to enjoy locally roasted coffee, time together, and interaction with people alike and different from them. Not only will your monetary donations help fund our initial operating costs and capital investments (e.g. equipment, signage, construction), your gifts will also pay for the first paychecks that our employees earn. We welcome contributions of any size. There’s room for everyone in the Kindness community! Kindness Has Its Benefits! We want people to be talking about Kindness Cafe before the doors open! As you consider a donation to our campaign, take a look at some of the available perks. Magnets: We’d love to see a Kindness Cafe + Play magnet on every car in Charlottesville...and beyond! T-shirts: Show your support for Kindness Cafe with a limited-edition, short-sleeve t-shirt. Soft, pre-shrunk Next Level tri-blend shirts in blue-grey featuring the Kindness logo, available in adult and youth sizes, ordered singly or in a family pack of four. Let everyone know how much you love Kindness! Hoodies: The coziest way to show your support of Kindness Cafe, these Champion 50/50 eco pullover hoodie sweatshirts are gray heather with the Kindness logo. Available in adult sizes – like all Kindness merch, these hoodies make great holiday gifts! If you love coffee AND our mission, consider these two perks for a limited number of hard-core Kindness fans: Train with a Kindness Cafe barista! Once we’ve opened, join us for a private afternoon training session with one of our highly trained and enthusiastic baristas. Learn to make the perfect latte or cappuccino! Free coffee for a year! Like Willy Wonka's golden ticket, you will receive a Kindness Cafe VIP card entitling you to a free cup of brewed coffee every day for a year! We'll throw in a Kindness Cafe magnet so that everyone knows you're a Kindness super-fan. Other Ways You Can Help Thank you for taking the time to watch our video and read about our campaign. Whether or not you contribute financially, there are lots of ways you can help support Kindness: Let your friends know about our mission and this campaign. Use the Indiegogo share tools to spread the word about this effort. Stop in and enjoy the cafe when we open this fall! Take a moment to share kindness – the kindness that doesn’t have anything to do with coffee – with those around you!

Overview Ashiyana Brazil is our expression of how a business can be a force for good through creating a virtuous loop of sustainability based on the 3 Rs of our R3volution; - Relaxation - Rehabilitation - Reforestation With your help, we'll be able to open the retreat in our divine hide-away in "Alto Paraiso" (High Paradise) that will be the sister to our retreat in Goa, which has itself evolved into a social enterprise, supporting our staff and guests, the local community and the wider environment. Welcome to our R3volution! Chris Nelson, author, entrepreneur, yoga teacher and the founder of Ashiyana Goa heads up the Ashiyana Brazil team Ashiyana is a Hindi word meaning home, and it was precisely this sense of feeling at home that Chris had in mind when he founded Ashiyana Goa. The retreat has grown to become one of the most loved yoga and spa retreats in India, attracting 1000s of guests from all corners of the globe. The magic of the retreat though, lies beyond the beautiful design of the centre, the incredible beaches and the delicious, fresh food, and is rooted in the heartfelt desire for our guests to drop all of their worldly worries. This is clear to see in the beautiful smiling faces of the staff :) With an eye for detail and his own published approach to wellbeing, Chris has created a unique experience for all who visit Ashiyana Goa. Many of our guests are aware that Ashiyana is expanding and they're as excited as we are about the next Retreat opening in Brazil! Many of our guests are aware that Ashiyana is expanding and they're as excited as we are about the next Retreat opening in Brazil! When asked about his vision for Alto Paraiso, Brazil, Chris explained: Alto is a very special place. It has an unassuming air, an understated beauty, and Mother Nature’s healing embrace is palpable. It's a truly unique location with exceptional bio-diversity, and its bedrock of crystals interwoven with rivers and waterfalls means that walks off the beaten track are truly spectacular. Over the last few years, we've been slowly developing the land, planting trees, making wonderful friends and learning about the needs of the local community. We’d like to invite you to be part of our campaign, or what we’re calling our R3volution. With your help we’ll be able to implement the 3 Rs of our R3volution: Relaxation - Complete the building of the Retreat that will finance the other two elements moving forwards Rehabilitation - Build a community/workshop space for the Rehabilitation Project, which integrates men and women back into society following drug and alcohol abuse Reforestation - Prepare the 9Ha of our agro-forestry project land for further planting, and build a sheltered structure with store for the workers​ ​ Our whole philosophy is based upon the creation of a virtuous loop of sustainability - Once the Retreat (Relaxation) is completed next summer, we'll be able to further fund the Rehabilitation and Reforestation elements of the project, as well as employ some of the workers who've been displaced from the fields by modern farming methods Our agro-forestry project will employ the same men and women that have been rehabilitated back into society, and their labour will enable the sale of seeds, saplings and trees, providing funds for our other social projects Our good friend Zizo, who lives on the land, is an expert in permaculture and agro-forestry, and with his help we hope to inspire many others to live in harmony with the land, teaching them that over-grazing, stripping of trees and seasonal burning, create long-term depletion of the land Here are some of our projects at Ashiyana Goa: Nepal fund - After the 2015 earthquake, we have continued to support the families of our kitchen team by contributing a portion of our profits as well as raising donations from workshops and events throughout Europe and India Teacher Training Scholarship - we offer four scholarship places per year to those who can't afford the normal tuition fees BBC Media Action Correspondence Dinner - luxury holidays offered through fundraising auction Brighton Yoga Festival - sponsored fundraising event run by Brighton Yoga Foundation The Sisterhood foundation aims to give women and girls in the third world a brighter future. Ashiyana partners with the Sisterhood Foundation and supports their large scale fundraising events Welfare for Animals in Goa (WAG) is an NGO dedicated to rescuing animals in need. Ashiyana partners with WAG and some of the Ashiyana family-members volunteer at the clinic to give love and care to the animals in need Cleaner environment - we help run a local rubbish clear up every year and have sponsored the installation of local rubbish bins In addition, in the twelve years since Ashiyana Goa has opened, well over 10,000 guests have been supporting the local shops, businesses and restaurants, enabling them to thrive. This is what we have achieved so far in Goa. Our intention is to expand upon this in Alto Paraiso, Brazil with our 3Rs. Whilst the projects in Goa are hugely supportive in the community, the size of our land in Alto Paraiso will enable us to take this to the next level! Please support this opportunity - with your help and contributions we can both transform lives and continue the process of returning the land to its natural, verdant glory. Our perks include a range of experiences that you can enjoy as part of the journey. The perks section on this campaign will give you an idea of the incredible deals we are offering you, but to view expanded descriptions please visit: http://www.ashiyana.com/brazil-perks With your help we can transform a community and the surrounding ecosystem. Our goal is modest: Our requirements in phase 1 have been carefully costed so you know exactly how your contribution will help. Much of this is construction, which in turn supports the community in and around Alto Paraiso. Phase 1: We require an initial cash injection of £50,000, which will be used as follows: £27,500 to complete 10 guest rooms £7,500 for the rehabilitation project's workshop space £5,000 to build the retreat's organically constructed yoga shala £5,000 for final preparation of the 9Ha of land to be ready for further planting £5,000 for a worker’s shelter which will also house equipment in a safe storage facility The completion of the guest rooms and yoga shala will enable the retreat to open for paying guests, which allows funding to begin for key parts of the social projects and the reforestation programme. Guests will be invited to help on the land if they wish, or those with relevant qualifications will be invited to assist with the rehabilitation and reforestation projects. We've put together some fabulous perks that we hope you'll be excited about... Generous discounts for retreat stays. During your stay you will have an opportunity to help on the land or with the social enterprise areas of the project. Enjoy a walk around the region where you can explore the most diverse flora and fauna on the planet, including the 200 million year old crystal bedrock, dramatic gorges, and the magnificent waterfalls and rivers where you can refresh yourself with a cool dip A one to one with Chris Nelson, who will talk you through the SOAR philosophy from his book Wake Up and SOAR, including tools for relaxation, optimal lifestyle hacks, and keys to being inspired and fulfilled All of you who contribute will have your names imprinted on the entrance wall to the retreat, so that your kindness will never be forgotten If for whatever reason we don't hit out target, we'll ensure that all donations go towards the completion of the guest rooms, as this will ensure we have the means to generate income from paying guests to fund the other two of our Rs. This is our essential objective! If in our selection of retreat perks you don't find the exact experience you are looking for, please speak to our team who we will create the right package just for you. Please note, once you purchase a perk you will be sent a confirmation email receipt. Please forward this to our bookings team when booking your experience. For Goa bookings, please contact: [email protected] For Brazil bookings, please contact: [email protected] *Please note Brazil bookings will not open until January 2019, with a view to open the retreat centre in July 2019. Your impact can and will help! Your contribution will matter a great deal to many in the community that our project is supporting, plus it will have a hugely positive impact on the local environment. We have a wonderfully compassionate and energetic team at Ashiyana, and we'd love you to get involved and support us too! So we welcome you on-board, knowing that together we can create lasting, positive change in Alto Paraiso. In fact Chris' vision is expansive, and once we've made a success of the R3volution Project here, we'll begin to spread our efforts to other areas around the world. Is there a risk? Some may view building and running a retreat in uncharted territory as a risky business, but rest assured that we've had 12 year's experience of running a successful retreat in Goa, India. Here's what Chris said about founding Ashiyana Goa: "Whilst my intentions when buying the land were pretty humble, it seems that life had other ideas. Ashiyana has grown to become quite a substantial community - providing a home away from home to many thousands of guests, employment to 50, predominantly, local Indians, and support for a large array of social projects. Ashiyana has become the manifestation of a dream that I had a long time ago. But it has become so much more than I’d imagined, and because of the efforts of many people, and a few key people in particular, it is now a world-renowned yoga retreat and community that has spawned hundreds of yoga teachers, many thousands of happy guests, and is a fundamentally important element of the local community." We know that there will be challenges along the way, but we've set up an amazing network in Alto Paraíso and the team is primed and ready to complete Phase 1 of our beautiful project! Everything is in place, and with your help we can move it forward... There is always a way to help! If a cash contribution is tricky for you at the moment, there are many other ways that you can help - the most important being to share our campaign as far and wide as possible! Indiegogo is a great platform with plenty of tools to use for this purpose, so, if money is tight but you like our project, do please share it around your network of friends. We would be so grateful, and you truly would be a part of our R3volution!

Overview + KEEP YOUR CASH SAFE FROM PICKPOCKETS - Hidden security pockets to conceal spare cash from thieves. + FULLY ADJUSTABLE & PREMIUM MATERIALS - Made from high-quality elastic 100% nylon and German Magnetic Fidlock buckle. + MODULAR ADD-ONS - The Stealth Pouch, Carabiner and CardHolder are the perfect companions for convenient travel. + COMES IN 3 SIZES - 24" - 38" / 39" - 48" / 49" - 56". An Anti-Theft Belt Created To Last The truth is we live in the age of planned obsolescence. Most products built today are not meant to last and create large amounts of unnecessary waste. We've grown accustomed to using our clothes and other accessories for a few months, maybe two years tops. Here at ALPAKA, we like to do things a little bit differently. All of our gear is engineered to last. We believe in constructing high-quality goods that will make you feel proud to wear them. The Stealth Belt is no exception. We invite you to keep reading on to discover why this belt could be the travel solution you've been looking for. The Stealth Belt is an anti-theft belt that looks and functions like a normal belt but is equipped with cleverly hidden compartments that allow you to completely conceal your cash or keys. It's also adjustable (one size fits all from 24" to 38") and easy to use. Larger sizing (> 38) available at the end of campaign. It's also great whenever you have..ahem..an emergency (yeah, we went there) and need to quickly unbuckle it. Simply lift the pull tab and boom, it's unbuckled. Since the buckle is magnetic, it's just as easy to buckle it back up. Have you ever found yourself having to change your SIM while overseas but not being able to find a pin to eject the tray? The Stealth Belt comes with a SIM Tray Pin Pull Tab so you never have to deal with this problem again. You can also store a SIM card inside the pull tab. The Magnetic Cardholder eliminates the need for a lanyard and simplifies the way you commute. It's also great for holding ID cards for work, etc. It's sustainable as it's mostly made from upcycled materials from our other products. We're bringing you the Stealth Belt Travel System at a very affordable price. The reason we do this is to show our appreciation for believing in us. This is our 7th crowdfunding campaign and we're fully confident in our ability to deliver. Nevertheless, we like to see things from your point of view and understand that backing a crowdfunding campaign is placing your trust in the creator's expertise to deliver. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Whether this is your first time, your 7th time or somewhere in between time backing us, a heartfelt thank you for being part of the journey.

Upgrading your house to the convenience of home automation is a daunting task. Different protocols and different compatibilities for every device or appliance makes the transition difficult. Replacing all the existing appliances with IoT devices is possible, but it is extremely costly. Imagine if there was a way to enjoy the benefits of customized smart home automation at a fraction of the cost, Today, it's no longer a problem. We created Fingerbot, the world’s smallest robot which can remotely & mechanically control all the buttons, switches, and toggles anywhere in your home through voice and app. A quick, simple and affordable way to retrofit your existing devices into IoT devices. We believe that instead of replacing your existing devices, adapting them for smart control is a more affordable, sustainable, and simple way to create a smart home! Prepare your coffee automatically when you wake up every morning. One-touch on your phone to turn off all your lights without leaving the comfort of your warm bed. Apps & Downloads Adaprox Controller app is a powerful portal to all the functionalities available for your fingertips including remote turn on/off; set wake-up lighting alarms; make SOS alert and other personalized functionalities. In addition, the convenient OTA provides an enhanced user experience by the regular Fingerbot firmware updates. Wireless Control Through App Enjoy the ability to turn on/off all devices remotely at your fingertips. Figerbot connects seamlessly using Bluetooth and provides total control through our official Adaprox App. Free up your hands, Voice control it all Adaprox App can integrate with your smartphone's voice assistants such as Siri and Google Assistant. You can control each Fingerbot simply by activating your voice assistant. Modular Design With a modular design, you can replace the robot arm to adapt a button, touch screen, wall switch, wall toggle and more with the Fingerbot Tool Pack. So now you can control your traditional fan, kettle, coffee machine, and almost any traditional appliances remotely. Works with Google Home, Alexa or other Smart Devices Adaprox Bridge can connect Fingerbot to popular smart devices such as Google Home and Amazon Alexa. With the Adaprox Bridge, you can simply use your voice to control Fingerbot without launching the app.

Overview You never have to brush your teeth again! Amabrush is the world's first, fully automatic toothbrush. This patent pending device brushes all your teeth at once, fully automatic, and finishes in just ten seconds. All you have to do is press a single button, wait ten seconds, and you’ll have perfectly clean teeth! You never have to brush your teeth again! Amabrush is the world's first, fully automatic toothbrush. This patent pending device brushes all your teeth at once, fully automatic, and finishes in just ten seconds. All you have to do is press a single button, wait ten seconds, and you’ll have perfectly clean teeth! AMABRUSH is not being offered for sale until a commercialized design is finalized and manufactured. Due to high demand, estimated shipping will be no longer February 2018. More and specific information about ETA will follow in January 2018! Thank you for understanding and for your patience. Let's face it: brushing your teeth is not exactly the sexiest thing on Earth. You have to squeeze, scrub, gargle, spit, rinse and floss every morning and evening, every day of your life. Many of us hate brushing our teeth so much that we avoid doing so whenever possible—even though we know we shouldn’t... Brushing our teeth at least twice a day maintains good dental health. This is why we invented Amabrush—a device three years in the making with a single goal: to make toothbrushing quicker, automatic, and more efficient so you have more time for the relevant things in your life. Amabrush with Wireless Charging Station (included in Amabrush Pro packages) Amabrush with Wireless Charging Station (included in Amabrush Pro packages) USB-C instead of micro-USB! We got this request really often, and we too think that this is a great way to build Amabrush with top-notch technology right from the beginning. Many of you demanded such an upgrade, and your request is our command! Furthermore, we will offer a lid with integrated UV light as an add-on. This protects the mouthpieces of Amabrush from dust and other environmental influences, and sanitizes the mouthpieces with UV light. This is able to store and sanitize two mouthpieces. This is an accessory for the mouthpiece-storage-attachment (that comes included in the pro version). It features a door with a hinge, a mirrored interior panelling in order to get the most out of the UV lamp, and is a great addition in order to keep Amabrush hygienic and clean. You can add the add-ons to your order after the campaign ends. Choose between various different add-ons. The images above shown are for illustration purpose only! We'll offer a traveller case in order to store your Amabrush conveniently and hygienic when you are on vacation. Furthermore, our charging station will be modular. That means, if you use Amabrush on your own, you can simply detach the mouthpiece slots that are designed to store additional mouthpieces. All pro versions come with a charging station and two slots included. What's more, we will offer a tongue cleaner made out of the same antibacterial material, in order to keep your tongue smooth and clean. You can find additional details and choose these items after the campaign ends. Your request is our command! We will integrate Bluetooth to all of our rewards at no additional cost. With our Amabrush App for iOS & Android, you are able to connect to your Amabrush unit and make use of various possibilities. You can set different vibration modes (gum massage, whitening, burst mode, ...), configure cleaning time, reorder replacement parts and do many things more! Amabrush is made out of three parts: The Mouthpiece The Handpiece The Toothpaste Capsules Antibacterial Material The flexible mouthpiece has built-in micro-channels that transport the toothpaste to your teeth. The mouthpiece is made of antibacterial silicone that kills 99.99% of all bacteria and features 3D-arranged bristles on both sides to clean your teeth. It’s soft enough to prevent gum damage but strong enough to clean your teeth precisely. It can be cleansed by normal rinsing, as you would do it with regular toothbrushes. Brushing Technique The bristles are directed in a 45° angle against your gingival cuff. This simulates the Bass method, which is recommended by dentists and experts. The bristles are comparable to soft-bristled toothbrushes. This ensures the most comfortable, safest toothbrushing and makes gum-damage impossible. We work closely with dentists and dental universities to address two concerns: clean teeth and no gum damage. Single Size We analyzed over 2,000 different jaws from adult females and males. The small difference between both genders is smoothed out by the flexible material of the mouthpiece. The used material has the characteristic to fit every jaw with no abnormal teeth displacements. Replacement As with regular manual toothbrushes and electric toothbrush heads, the mouthpiece should be replaced every 3-6 months. Many studies prove that used bristles are not as effective in terms of plaque removal, as new ones. A single mouthpiece will cost €6. Electronics The handpiece contains all of the complex technology. It creates strong vibrations with an amplitude of 9.5G to oscillate the bristles and clean your teeth. A clever algorithm ensures the generation of different vibrations. This results in a coordinated movement of the bristles, which are designed to have different resonant frequencies. 10 Seconds Amabrush can brush your teeth in just 10 seconds, because all your teeth are cleaned simultaneously. Even in this 10 seconds, every tooth surface is cleaned longer compared with common toothbrushes. If you brush your teeth for the recommended 120 seconds with a regular toothbrush (manual or electric), every surface gets brushed for just 1.25 seconds (given the fact that you have 32 teeth and every teeth has three surfaces). Amabrush brushes all your surfaces for whole 10 seconds. This means: every tooth surface gets brushed 8x longer and the total toothbrushing duration is 12x quicker. Pump, Battery & Charging A built-in mechanism foams and delivers the right amount of toothpaste to your teeth, and the integrated battery lasts for 28 sessions of toothbrushing. So if you go on vacation without the charging station, you can brush your teeth for at least two weeks twice a day. The handpiece also comprises a low-energy wireless charging module (Qi). So yes, you could even use your wireless smartphone charger to charge Amabrush. Sharing A magnetic connection on the handpiece gives you the opportunity to use Amabrush with different people. Simply put the mouthpiece near the handpiece, and the strong magnet will automatically do the rest for you. We were told that "it really works like magic," and we think the same. Notice: if you want to share Amabrush with different people, you just need a single handpiece! Everyone needs their own mouthpiece, but you don't have to get a separate handpiece for every person! Replacement & Varieties The toothpaste capsules are simply placed into the handpiece, automatically providing the perfect amount of toothpaste each time you brush your teeth. A single capsule lasts for more than a month, costs €3 and is available in three different, FDA-approved varieties: Extra Fresh (blue), Whitening (white) and Sensitive (rose - without fluoride). The toothpaste is specially formulated as it needs to be more liquid than regular ones. You can also use your own toothpaste with Amabrush, by simply refill our refillable toothpaste capsules, or by applying it directly to the mouthpiece. Manufacturing The toothpaste is formulated and produced by a major toothpaste manufacturer with a history of over 100 years. This manufacturer fulfills the quality norm DIN EN ISO 13485 and the requirements of IFS Household and Personal Care Products, and was one of the first manufacturers in Europe retrieving the IFS-HPC certificate. Amabrush is not meant to be better than your regular toothbrush. Wait, what? That's true! Regular toothbrushes (manual and electric) are tools. And tools are only as good as the person using it! The key thing is that most of us use them wrong, or even worse, are not using them at all. Brushing teeth is a job where you must be highly concentrated. Toothbrushes should be held like pencils, so that pressure is as light as possible. The bristles should be soft, in order to not damage your gums. And you should just wiggle the toothbrush with subtle vibrations, instead of doing long strokes. Electric toothbrushes are handled differently than manual ones. With them, you shouldn't stroke at all. These toothbrushes are designed to be held in place, so that the micro vibrations of the bristles can do their job (they wiggle for you). Amabrush covers all of the recommended methods. The bristles are aligned in a 45° angle against the gum line, and are soft enough in order to rub instead to scratch (like nylon bristles). And the pressure against your teeth is light. Subtle vibrations move the bristles, which allows them to remove plaque and keep your gums undamaged. Amabrush is for people like us - who just brush their teeth because they have to, and not because they want to. Amabrush was designed to make toothbrushing less annoying. Some of us hate toothbrushing so much, that we brush not concentrated enough, not long enough, not good enough, or not at all. And some of us simply can not brush correctly at all, because they are not able to do so. It is still under development, and currently for people with healthy gum and teeth. This is our goal. Right toothbrushing for everyone and automatically!

Overview SPRYNG is the ultimate wireless, pneumatic compression wrap that relieves aches, speeds recovery, improves performance, and feels incredible! Using a patented WaveTech Compression Pattern, Spryng helps you recover with just 15 minutes of use anywhere, anytime. ➤ Relieve Aching Muscles ➤ Improve Circulation ➤ Faster Muscle Recovery ➤ Better Performance ➤ Feels Incredible! SPRYNG™ is an affordable, untethered, pneumatic compression wrap that helps improve circulation, athletic performance, and so much more. Whether you’ve had a rough leg day, spent hours sitting in a cubicle, or just finished a marathon, SPRYNG™ is the ultimate tool that you’ll love and use every day. Check out our interview with Digital Trends. What Is Active Compression? Active leg compression is a form of compression that mimics natural muscle contractions in your calves. It helps improve circulation, increase cellular oxygen supply, and stimulate tissue repair. Active Compression helps: By compressing your legs, you encourage circulation of blood where it needs the most support. This, in turn, can help reduce swelling and usher in fresh blood, nutrients, and lymphatic fluid to your legs to help accelerate healing and recovery. Supporting Circulation In Your Legs Due to gravity, your legs usually have the worst circulation in your body- especially if you’re standing or sitting all day. Without active circulation through your calves, blood will pool at your feet - resulting in swelling and pain. When your muscle pump remains inactive, you risk blood pooling, and inhibit circulation throughout your body (the blood in your feet is the same blood that is circulated through your heart and to your brain). This is why we focus on actively compressing your legs to help get that blood moving! The Benefits of Improved Circulation Active Compression is an effective way to improve circulation, flush lactic acid, and increase oxygenation to muscle tissues to get you back on your feet faster. Get more oxygen throughout your body and higher performance. Improved Circulation can help: Passive Compression Just Doesn’t Cut It You’ve likely encountered other compression tools such as socks, wraps, and sleeves. The main issue with these passive compression accessories is that they don’t do much when you’re in an office, plane, car, kitchen - anywhere you’ll be sitting or standing. Passive compression only provides support when you are using your muscle pump. In other words, they only work when you’re ALREADY active - in a workout or on a walk/run. This is where Active Compression comes in. Active Compression actively MIMICS the action of the calf muscle pump without you needing to do anything! The Beauty of Active Compression The Problem With Other Devices Current devices are ineffective or only accessible to professional athletes. These devices end up being bulky, covered in wires and hoses, not portable, and extremely expensive. They can have poor compression patterns that don’t use active compression, don’t match the muscle pump, or, worse, do more harm than good by pushing blood in the wrong direction. Bulky - complicated, heavy, not portable Expensive - reserved for high-paying professional athletes Poor Compression Pattern - dangerous and harmful The Power of SPRYNG™ Using our patent-pending WaveTech compression pattern, SPRYNG™ effectively mimics your skeletal muscle pump - which means it is the best way to help enhance your body’s natural circulatory flow. This means you get safe, powerful, and effective active compression that compliments your body’s natural rhythm. No reverse flow (which can get dangerous) - SPRYNG™ makes sure your blood goes where it needs to go, the way it’s supposed to go, faster and more effectively. Patent-Pending WaveTech Pattern Our unique patent-pending compression patterns actively and gently push your blood in the right direction and work with the natural flow of your body. They do this by mimicking the skeletal muscle pump that acts as a second heart - aiding the return of blood to your core to help reduce swelling and muscle injury. You’ll feel your blood circulating through your calves, up your thighs, and through your body fluidly and powerfully. Relax as your body enters accelerated flow. Strategic Pneumatic Pressure We compartmentalized the compression areas to three strategic parts of your calf to make sure we help maximize blood flow and the efficacy of the compression. Feel the powerful massage hit just the right spots. Targeted Compression Affects Your Whole Leg Not just for your calves! Improving circulation at the lower extremities naturally helps push blood upwards through your thighs towards the heart. As a result, the lower extremities of your legs are one of the best targets to help improve blood circulation. Synchronized Compression SPRYNG™ isn’t just synced with your naturally occurring muscle pump and blood circulation, it syncs with its adjoining pair automatically. Through the use of Infrared technology, each SPRYNG™ device connects and syncs with its pair to give you dual active compression. The patterns in each leg will be synced up and matched, so you have a cohesive and comfortable session in complete harmony. 3 Levels Of Intensity Simply press the intensity button to increase or decrease the level of compression intensity you want. Internal sensors ensure SPRYNG™ never pushes beyond your comfort, so you know you’re in good hands! Choose between two powerful compression patterns: 3 Steps To Setup Untethered Performance SPRYNG™ is completely wireless and tubeless. You can use it in whatever position and any situation. Simply strap it on and let it run! There’s nothing to plug in or connect - a fully untethered experience. Compact & Portable Not only is SPRYNG™ wireless, it’s also small and compact. You can easily fit it in your bag and even use it on a plane. Through its unique design and patent-pending compression pattern, you’ll get improved circulation throughout your entire leg with just a small area of compression. The device only wraps around your ankle and calves, so you can remain totally mobile without clunkiness or constraint. Feels Amazing Did we mention? SPRYNG™ feels absolutely incredible! We honestly can’t talk about it enough. The pneumatic compression is like a a deep tissue leg massage that helps circulate your blood, pull out pain, and relax your entire body. Check out what users had to say about it! Long-Lasting Battery SPRYNG™ has a powerful battery that can give up to 2.5 hours of active use. That means you can have up to 10 sessions before needing a recharge. The device can be easily recharged via micro-usb cable. One Size Fits Most Whether you have large legs or tiny calves, SPRYNG™ has you in mind. We used a one-size-fits-most model using velcro straps to attach the device. The straps are fully adjustable, so you can switch sizes quickly and easily. Machine-Washable Sweaty legs? Not a problem! The inner layer of SPRYNG™ can be removed and is 100% machine washable. Sustainable & Affordable Pneumatic active compression used to be reserved only for professional athletes, universities, and the uber-rich. Now, we’re bringing its performance enhancing powers to you for a tenth of the cost (that’s 90% off)! You’ll not just be getting the same effects, but you’ll have it better, faster, and much more portable than the rest. Throughout this process, we were heavily influenced and inspired by video games. We loved the artwork, design, and mechanics found in these fictional, digital worlds and wanted to create a regeneration tool like those seen in games. With SPRYNG™, we believe we got pretty close. Naturally, we felt our outer layer skin designs should reflect this achievement. So we designed our outer skins to have four unique colorways that draw homage to our favorite video game experiences. SPRYNG™ is your real-life power boost and looks it too! SPRYNG™ isn’t just for athletes! If you stand or sit a lot, you need to get blood circulating to stay healthy, relieve tired and achy legs, and help increase cognitive performance! This means Spryng is perfect for everyone! From DJs to Moms to CEOs and gamers, get higher level performance across all areas of life! We want our backers to have a great experience with SPRYNG™. We are doing everything in our power - from sourcing the best quality materials to rigorous quality control processes - to ensure that we would get the best product into the hands of our backers. As we are just starting up and offering SPRYNG™ at highly discounted prices on Kickstarter, we are only able to accept returns due to a manufacturing defect. Several years ago our team was focused on looking at one significant leg condition – diabetic neuropathy. When we dug deep into the realms of neuropathy we realized that a method called active compression could be a wonderful solution to this. That took us down the route of looking at active compression and the technologies we could use to achieve this. In our journey, the more we researched, the more we realized that active compression could not only offer a potential solution for diabetic neuropathy, but it had far more expansive potential therapeutic effects. It was something that could benefit tens of millions of people all over the world. Sadly, a lot of the active compression solutions that were out there were either very very expensive or were used in hospital settings that were inaccessible for many people. We wanted to do it differently. We wanted to bring active compression to everyone out there. Hence, we created Spryng! Through Spryng, we want to bring the benefits of active compression in an easy to use and affordable manifestation to all of you!

Hello! Welcome to our Project Halo campaign page. We're a new start-up here in Toronto called koldtec and we plan to save the world, one headache at a time. No one should have to suffer through the pain and discomfort of headaches or migraines. We knew we could find a sophisticated solution - certainly better than just an ice pack and a dish cloth. Fortunately, we know a thing or two about engineered ice and wearable cooling gear, so we decided to take cold therapy to the next level and challenged ourselves to build an escape pod for your head. We asked our team, "if cold therapy is one of the most trusted, natural and effective means of managing headache pain - then how can we leverage design and technology to go from good to better to best?" We know we can't stop a headache or migraine from happening, or magically make it go away, but wouldn't it be great to have a better tool to deliver advanced cold therapy and help ease the discomfort? We reached out to our instagram community with a crowd-design request for a wish list - and this advanced cold therapy project - Project Halo - started to take shape. We set out to create the koldtec Halo with these main objectives in mind: wearable and hands-free targeted cold therapy, so the cold is delivered only where you need it most adjustable fit for loose and comfy or snug and secure flexible ice that can bend and contour to the natural shape of your head "sleep-able" meaning you could fall asleep with it on block out light and minimize sound sustainable fabrics and eco-friendly materials where ever possible locally made in Toronto We're happy to say....drumroll please...we did it! Our team combined all of these wonderful design and functionality features and brought the koldtec Halo to life. The escape pod for your head has been prototyped and tested; now it's all set and ready to go. We just need your support and financial commitment to flip the switch and begin production. What makes the koldtec Halo so gosh darn great? Perfect Fit We've designed the koldtec Halo with an adjustable fit, so you can wear it loose and comfy or snug and secure. We know that some folks like pressure and support - while others want a light and gentle touch. We've allowed for ample space as you ultimately select how much ice to load and where; for a custom fit that's personally tailored to you. Wearable Cooling Gear Say goodbye to holding an ice pack against your neck or a wet facecloth on your forehead. True Wearable Cooling Gear aka the koldtec Halo, gives you the freedom of mobility without having to compromise with ice that slides around, slips off, falls off or otherwise doesn't stay in contact with your body. Our internal ice pockets keep your cold locked-in and secure. The secret: we've sourced a low profile hook 'n loop that's molded, not woven - making it about 50% softer and thinner than traditional Velcro.

Despite hypertension being identified as a leading risk factor for stroke, heart attacks, kidney failure and even dementia, it can be difficult for patients to keep up with the need to constantly monitor their hypertension and adjust their medication accordingly. Therefore, constantly monitoring blood pressure via wearable devices is becoming a trend nowadays. Incomparable Advantages of BP Doctor Smartwatch (1) To compare with traditional upper-arm oscillometric machines, BP Doctor has advantages in its size, portability, convenience, data volume, and monitoring frequency that traditional sphygmomanometer cannot assimilate. (2) The other “wearable blood pressure smartwatch” on the market tend to provide an estimate of blood pressure through pulse readings (which is not accurate), but BP Doctor takes a more traditional, and accurate route - by miniaturizing the components for traditional oscillometric measurement, using an inflatable cuff within the watch band to take an accurate blood pressure reading. And that makes BP Doctor unique and pioneer in the industry. The design of BP Doctor involved more than 30 new patents relating to its miniaturised pumps, valves and chips, some of which are no larger than a grain of rice. By miniaturizing the components for traditional oscillometric measurement, BP Doctor is capable of using an inflatable cuff within the watch band to take an accurate blood pressure reading just like a regular upper-arm oscillometric machine found in a doctor's surgery. Underneath the strap is a cuff that inflates to measure systolic and diastolic pressure via the oscillometric method. Basically, it’s the same technique used at your doctor’s office where they strap and inflate a cuff on your arm, except much smaller. Basically, BP Doctor has no difference in measuring method and data accuracy compared to the traditional upper-arm medical blood pressure monitor. Except it's much smaller, convenient and comprehensive in use.

NeoMano is a wearable, soft robotic hand created by Neofect that enables and empowers people with hand paralysis to perform daily activities. It fits over the thumb, index, and middle finger while leaving the other fingers and part of the hand uncovered. With the use of NeoMano, people with hand paralysis have the ability to move their fingers in order to perform daily activities like hold and drink a cup of water, brush their teeth, or turn a doorknob to open a door. It does this by providing active grasp to maintain grip, followed by passive release. Neomano helps people gain independence and confidence in performing everyday tasks. Who can use NeoMano​? The NeoMano is helpful for people with movement in their wrist and arm but little to no strength in their hands. This includes people who suffer from hand paralysis due to spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke, Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and nerve injury. Please note that the range of product use may differ by the diagnosis and individual hand function. How does NeoMano affect your life? Users can grasp a knife and exert force onto the utensil to cut food, such as fruits. Users can grasp a fork to pick up food and have a meal. Users can grasp a spoon to lift food and have a meal. If the wrist functions properly, Users can grasp a water bottle to pour water into a cup. Users can hold a cup to drink water. Other Activities that Users Can Do with NeoMano! Users can hold a toothbrush to brush their teeth. Users can hold a razor to shave. Users can hold a makeup brush to apply cosmetics. Users can hold a hair comb to brush their hair. Users can grab a brush to paint a picture. Users can read a book as they flip the pages. Users can hold a cellphone to make a phone call. "When I first saw the NeoMano device, I just immediately thought it would be helpful for somebody like Rachel. My hope with the glove is that she is going to eventually gain a whole lot more dexterity. Being able to pick up things with more ease is gonna be really significant. So now with this Neomano device, she can do more detailed stuff with her hands."

Our company is The Moss Lawn, and our mission is simple: make lawns sustainable. And we’re going to do it using moss. Why moss? Because moss requires no mowing, no watering, and no fertilizing. Not only does lawncare require a lot of your time and money, but it causes a lot of destruction to the environment. Fertilizing endangers our health and runs off into our local waterways, killing wildlife and causing massive deadzones. Watering lawns and gardens wastes billions of gallons of water each day, and lawn equipment is poorly regulated and contributes substantially to air pollution. Grass lawns also cause a lot of missed opportunity. Moss is incredibly low maintenance, and not only reduces pollution output, but its also extremely effective at controling erosion and filtering air and water pollutants from the environment. You don’t have to tear up your whole lawn to be part of the moss movement. There are so many easy and beautiful ways to integrate moss into your landscape, like creating a beautiful rock garden, or creating a moss border to your lawn that controls erosion and keeps our waterways clean. At The Moss Lawn, we have everything you need. We’ve spent years selecting and cultivating moss that shatters expectations. Our solar moss is versatile, lush, and sun tolerant. We’ve also carefully studied and developed the best way to rapidly grow it through our kits, which combine a unique mix that minimizes watering needs and maximizes growth, and moss clusters. For those who want to join the movement but have spacial limitations, we have desktop gardens that are customizable using live moss and plants, and bring the beauty of the outdoors indoors. So join us in making lawncare sustainable and join the moss movement. HOW WE DO IT We have spent years developing the best method and means to grow a beautiful moss lawn or garden. There are over 20,000 species worldwide, and our Solar moss is local to only a couple of states in the US. We selected Solar moss based on several criteria- 1. Its height. Our moss averages 2-3” tall - the same height of a perfectly mowed lawn. 2. Its sun tolerance - our moss can both flourish in shade and sun, and can sustain weeks of full sun and heat without dying, it will simply go dormant. 3. Its beauty. Solar moss resembles a carpet of mini trees with 1” wide canopies. It is truly a stunning alternative to grass. 4. Its ability to handle foot traffic. You can walk all over your moss without damaging it. 5. Its fast growth. Solar moss is one of the fastest-growing species of moss, and can go from fragment to a full lawn in about 6 months. Second, we developed the growth practice. While Solar moss can tolerate drought and full sun, the best way to encourage growth is by protecting it from harsh elements. We've tackled moss’s watering needs. While establishing, moss requires frequent light mistings (which is still much less than establishing or established grass). Conserving water is incredibly important to us, so we found the best way to grow moss without using excess water was the introduction of water retention gel to our fragments. We combine micro-Solar fragments and a gel that can hold hundreds of times its weight in water, which it then releases slowly back to the moss. This allows a constant water supply, without constant watering. Time your planting with rainfall, and you can go at least a week without watering. We also include comprehensive growing guides with all our kits. We stand by our growth practices, and implement them in all of our expansion. Third, we developed the business plan for continued growth. Moss cannot be stripped from its environment entirely, as it will hurt the local ecosystem and hurt rapid regrowth. We’ve spent years acquiring and establishing moss on fertile land, and have introduced vertical growth via greenhouses, so that we can grow more moss per square foot of land. We also shuffle moss from full shade to full sun throughout its growth process. Not only is our mission and production plan sustainable, but so is our packaging. All of our packaging is made from recycled materials and is biodegradable. The box and packaging can be used as a weed barrier and to keep grass down, so you can place dirt and your moss materials on top of the packaging, and it will keep grass and weeds away while moss establishes. WHY MOSS? THE PRACTICAL BENEFITS No Watering Once established, moss is extremely drought tolerant, and can go months without water. Grass requires deep soakings of water multiple times a week to satisfy its deep root system. No Mowing Moss growth comes to a natural halt, with our moss averaging 2-3” tall. Mowing will disrupt moss, although it grows well from fragments and will regrow to its natural maximum height if accidentally mowed. Lawns require frequent mowing to avoid rot, which leads to significant air pollution, as lawn and garden equipment remains widely unregulated. No Fertilizing Because it does not have a root system, moss pulls only minimally from its substrate, making fertilizing less effective. It instead gets its nutrients from rainfall and passing debris. Fertilizers used on grass run-off during rainfall into storm drains, polluting our waterways. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Reduce Pollution & Improve Air Quality The World Health Organization estimates air pollution contributes to an estimated 7 million deaths annually, as well as a number of serious health problems. Mosses create some of the most efficient carbon sinks on the planet. What this means is that moss pulls carbon (a pollutant) from the air, and then uses it in photosynthesis and storage. When moss decomposes, the carbon is then sent into the soil. Moss can also filter particulate matter and nitrogen oxides from the air. Filter Water Research has found moss is powerful at removing biofilm, mold, fungus and other bacteria from water. Moss filters for pools have become an increasingly popular alternative to chlorine. Control Erosion Moss as a ground cover works well at keeping the soil below it in place. Rainfall causes sediment to enter and pollute our waterways, causing harm to local ecosystems (similar to fertilizer runoff). Added Bonus: It's Beautiful OUR REWARDS Moss Buddy Digital Print - $1 A digital thank with a Moss Buddy print. Our moss buddy prints are high-resolution pictures of different animals and our moss that were taken during a promotional shoot to benefit a local non-profit animal rescue group. Moss Sampler - $10 We’re offering as our $10 tier a moss sampler that allows you to see in-person our three best selling mosses and their growing guides and specifications. This is to orient you with a variety of incredibly beautiful and hardy mosses. Moss Kits - $55, and $200 Size: 50 sq. ft. kit ($55); 200 sq. ft. kit ($200) (Adorable mini panther not included) We’re offering comprehensive kits that will get our beautiful Solar moss thriving in your lawn or garden as quickly as possible. All kits are sent with the following items, and include a detailed and personalized guide on how to use them. Solar Moss Clusters: We’ve spent years studying moss, and provide you clusters of the perfect size and growth stage to rapidly reproduce and protect new growth. Our moss can tolerate extreme cold and heat. Water Retention Gel and Fragment mix: ' When in the growth stage, moss requires frequent watering (once established, it’s extremely drought tolerant). We use gel polymers that retain hundreds of times their weight in water, which is then slowly released back into the ground, providing consistent hydration to the growing moss. This allows for infrequent watering. These gel polymers are combined with micro Solar fragments, which act as seeds and lead to quicker growth. MOSS WALL: $95 Our desktop moss walls are handcrafted and formed with our proprietary blend of cement, aggregate, colors, and techniques. This mix promotes live growth, and sustains frequent waterings and plant change-ups. Our walls are fully customizable, and a plant starter kit will be sent with each wall. Each wall measures approximately 7.5"H x 7.5"W x 3.75"D Who we are, and more about our mission The Moss Lawn was created by myself and my mother in 2016 after using moss in our landscape for over a decade. Initially, we were drawn to its beauty and practical benefits - no mowing, watering, or fertilizing. But after learning about the grave environmental challenges we face, and how moss already plays a critical and massive roll in curbing global pollution, we became obsessed with moss and finding creative ways to use it - like with our ponds, walls, and pavers. So many people view moss as a weed - and they couldn't be more wrong. We've proven above and beyond that moss can create a stunning landscape, that is incredibly versatile - the entire look can be altered by the accompanying landscape, from a grass-type aesthetic, to that of a beautiful forest. The research is there - our earth can't sustain us forever as we are - and now is time to join the moss movement. By the way, did you notice a couple cute cats mixed in with our pictures? We founded an animal rescue group in 2017 that specializes in neonatal kittens, and we have saved hundreds of lives and found them forever homes. We also participate in and regularly fund local TNR initiatives. We are truly trying our best in every aspect of our lives to leave this earth a better place. Third, we developed the business plan for continued growth. Moss cannot be stripped from its environment entirely, as it will hurt the local ecosystem and hurt rapid regrowth. We’ve spent years acquiring and establishing moss on fertile land, and have introduced vertical growth via greenhouses, so that we can grow more moss per square foot of land. We also shuffle moss from full shade to full sun throughout its growth process. Not only is our mission and production plan sustainable, but so is our packaging. All of our packaging is made from recycled materials and is biodegradable. The box and packaging can be used as a weed barrier and to keep grass down, so you can place dirt . No Watering Once established, moss is extremely drought tolerant, and can go months without water. Grass requires deep soakings of water multiple times a week to satisfy its deep root system. No Mowing Moss growth comes to a natural halt, with our moss averaging 2-3” tall. Mowing will disrupt moss, although it grows well from fragments and will regrow to its natural maximum height if accidentally mowed. Lawns require frequent mowing to avoid rot, which leads to significant air pollution, as lawn and garden equipment remains widely unregulated. No Fertilizing Because it does not have a root system, moss pulls only minimally from its substrate, making fertilizing less effective. It instead gets its nutrients from rainfall and passing debris. Fertilizers used on grass run-off during rainfall into storm drains, polluting our waterways. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Reduce Pollution & Improve Air Quality The World Health Organization estimates air pollution contributes to an estimated 7 million deaths annually, as well as a number of serious health problems. Mosses create some of the most efficient carbon sinks on the planet. What this means is that moss pulls carbon (a pollutant) from the air, and then uses it in photosynthesis and storage. When moss decomposes, the carbon is then sent into the soil. Moss can also filter particulate matter and nitrogen oxides from the air. Filter Water Research has found moss is powerful at removing biofilm, mold, fungus and other bacteria from water. Moss filters for pools have become an increasingly popular alternative to chlorine. Control Erosion Moss as a ground cover works well at keeping the soil below it in place. Rainfall causes sediment to enter and pollute our waterways, causing harm to local ecosystems (similar to fertilizer runoff).

1. WHY MAGNIC MICROLIGHTS & WEGA ARE GAME CHANGERS Cyclists can't escape darkness: It returns every evening and sometimes even at daytime when passing tunnels. Battery lights seem comfortable with quick & easy installation but there will be moments when the batteries are empty while you need them most. With Magnic Microlights you don't have to fear these moments because you have neverending light : Benefits of Magnic Microlights: Non Contact : You don't feel or hear them No batteries - Neverending power Strong enough to enlight the road ahead Easy To Install Cool "invisible" design: Compact size without adapters Environmentally Friendly Works with all bicycle models - WEGA for disc brakes Don't mix Magnic Microlights with other bicycle lights: NO SPOKE MAGNETS have to be attached for Magnic Microlights, Wega & Magnic Lights! Magnic Microlights are the world’s smallest non-contact dynamos, that are integrated together with electronics and lighting system in the brake shoes. In 2012 we presented our invention Magnic Light on Kickstarter. Many "experts" did not believe this principle can work and believed our lights would be a fake but the MAGIC is clever usage of well known eddy current technology. With more than 17.000 Magnic lights on the road via our successful Magnic Light IC campaign 2014 and our webshop we have proved that this sustainable, environment-friendly technology has the power to replace battery lights for bicycles. The last 18 months we worked hard on the development of the Micro-Technology. With Magnic Microlights you can add non-contact dynamo light to your bicycle without need of extra adapters. If your bicycle has disc brakes choose Wega which has flexibility in four directions and fits to nearly all other bikes (except Vbrake/Canti systems), too. 3D Printed material, Fully functional contactless generator & PCB Board electronic. 3D Printed material, Fully functional contactless generator & PCB Board electronic. MAGNIC MICROLIGHT compared to WEGA- THE MICROLIGHT for disc brakes. We named it WEGA because of the similarity with the stellar constellation Lyra and it's brightest star Wega MAGNIC MICROLIGHT compared to WEGA- THE MICROLIGHT for disc brakes. We named it WEGA because of the similarity with the stellar constellation Lyra and it's brightest star Wega WEGA might be the most universal bike light on planet earth WEGA might be the most universal bike light on planet earth HOW CAN THESE TINY LIGHTS BE STRONG? Beneath generator technology one important aspect is the optimal choice of LED + lens which gives a big advantage compared to normal LED bicycle lights. For the Magnic Microlights we have chosen the newest extreme density - Cree LED (available since summer 2018): The most efficient high power LED with minimum size (1.6 mm x 1.6mm compared to 3.45mm x 3.45mm as used in many LED biycle lights). What does this mean for Magnic Microlights? Imagine you have a good bicycle light with 3,45mm x 3,45 mm LED, Lens of size 34,5 mm and 100 Lumen/Watt (These are quite excellent values for biycle lights). Magnic Microlights don't have the strongest generators (because cyclists should not feel anything!) but they have the best light efficiency on the market: 200 Lumen/Watt !

What makes the 10 Ton Project so Unique and innovative? IT IS A SCALABLE, LOCALIZED SOLUTION TO OUR GLOBAL PLASTIC CRISIS. Our solution does not require any changes to the current recycling infrastructure, in fact, it will make the process more simple which will save a substantial amount of time and resources and make plastic collection much easier. With our solution, plastic does not have to be separated by type. A major bottleneck in the recycling process is to separate plastics by their recycling groups, such as #1 PET bottles and #2 HDPE bottles. All plastics have different melting temperatures for repurposing, so classification is very important. The current methods for repurposing plastic into new forms like bricks and blocks require expensive equipment and use a lot of energy. By utilizing earth bag design and building principles, we are able to use the plastic once it has been ground into pellets. This means all of the plastics can be mixed and cut up together, eliminating the most laborious part of collection. The shredding equipment required for recycling plastic is in every country on earth. Our chosen method of building also does not require any heavy equipment, can be built by unskilled labor, and scaled back versions can be built for much cheaper. EVERY DONOR WILL RECEIVE THE COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO ON HOW TO BUILD A PLASTIC HOUSE. This project will immediately alleviate plastic pollution problems wherever it is implemented. And let's be honest, our entire Earth is covered in plastic garbage. So if you want to get involved, please reach out to us. "When the solution is simple, GOD is answering." -Albert Einstein ABOUT ME My name is Brian Sherwin and I am from the USA. I currently reside in Panama. I have been very fortunate to travel to 26 countries; I have volunteered in Peru, Vietnam, Thailand, Panama, and the United States with orphanages, hospitals, and animal protection groups. I'm an ocean and nature lover. I am an avid free diver and bodysurfer. And in my travels I have noticed everywhere on earth has one thing in common: they're covered in plastic trash. My diving excursions turned into plastic clean up sessions. It made me happy to help, but depressed at the state of our planet. Seeing the true state of our planet left me feeling lost, I wanted to do something, but I didn't know where to start. And finally I just let it all go and asked myself, what can I do to make a difference in this world? So I spent years learning, researching, and figuring out how i could help. I wanted to make the biggest impact I could because the volume of plastic pollution is of epic proportions. And that's why I'm launching THE TEN TON PROJECT, to help clean up the mess we are making and bring purpose into my life. I hope you join me on this journey! MY EXPERIENCE I have seven years of experience in construction/excavation and a University certification in Construction Project Management. I have spent years studying alternative home building methods, permaculture, biophilic design, and other disciplines to refine my building technique. MY GOAL FOR THE 10 TON PROJECT If we can find the same level of success as 4 Ocean, we can prevent 40 million pounds of plastic from entering our ecosystems and build 2000 homes!!!! So why stop there, the sky is the limit!

Since we launched our campaign in 2015, the journey from a working lab prototype to a real manufactured product has been long and super challenging. We went through several major supplier changes, dozens of design adjustments, hundreds of technical challenges, but we made it!!! In October 2017, we shipped the first units to beta testers and in December 2017 we shipped the first small batch to our IGG campaign backers. Since then our production is running, we have shipped thousands of devices to our backers and we continue working on ramping up the output. Due to high demand, the current delivery time for new orders is about 4-6 weeks. The Original Dolfi Device includes: The Dolfi device Interchangeable plug type A (US, China) Interchangeable plug type C (EU) If you intend to use your Dolfi device in UK, AU, HK or other countries with G and I type power outlets please consider to order set with appropriate power plugs. Staying fresh while traveling is challenging. You either risk going over baggage limits with excess clothing, pay heavily for laundry service, or waste time searching for coin laundries. Don't like any of these options? Travel with Dolfi! Dolfi is great for Dolfi is great for everything you would normally hesitate to throw into a washing machine! With Dolfi, “Handwash Only” labels no longer apply. Dolfi isn’t just a pretty package - this compact but powerful device consumes about 80 times less energy than a conventional washing machine, helping you make a huge positive impact for the planet and, of course, for your wallet. Save on every wash with Dolfi With Dolfi you can save on dry cleaning cost for delicates, on hotel or laundry services while you're traveling and on overweight charges on your luggage from packing extra clothing. You can have peace of mind knowing that your favorite delicates won't be ruined and that you won't run out of fresh clothes on your travels. With Dolfi, you can buy any kind of fashion you like and not worry about the "Hand wash only" label. How does it work? It's amazingly simple... Put your clothes in waterproof container, add water, detergent and Dolfi. Switch the device on and enjoy your free time! The device will glow blue as it softly cleans your clothes. Blue light indicates ultrasound vibrations in the water. It works like magic! After only 30-40 min, your clothes will be fresh and clean. Rinse them and hang to dry – you can wear your favorites again the next morning! Dolfi is silent when working, so you wash during late hours without disturbing even the lightest of sleepers. Need to run out the door while Dolfi’s working?– No worries. It’s completely safe to leave the Dolfi on past the standard cycle. In fact, doing so can even improve the washing results. Does it really work? Ultrasonic cleaning has been successfully used in industry and medical practices for years. Materials that require thorough but delicate cleaning, such as dental and surgical instruments, lenses, jewelry, watches and much more, trust only the ultrasonic touch. In industry, ultrasonic technology is applied to remove oil and grease from motors and other automotive parts. For years, ultrasonic cleaning has continuously proven to be highly effective and efficient.

Overview SOLUS+ is an electric heater, but not as you know it. Up to 30% more cost efficient than traditional electric heaters. Built-in smart home features such as real-time heating cost monitoring, smart scheduling and zoning. Simple plug and play design, no installation costs. THE SMART CHOICE FOR YOUR HOME HEATING SOLUS+ is an electric heater, but not as you know it. Sleek, smart but most importantly affordable to run. Designed to simply plug and play, with no installation costs. SOLUS+ is designed to be more cost efficient than conventional electric radiators and smarter than your current home heater. You can now control your heating from the comfort of your phone. Cost efficiency that benefits the environment and your wallet. Our unique graphene-based heating technology works by emitting far infrared heat. Infrared technology heats in the same way as the sun. Rather than heating the air around you like traditional heaters, it heats you and the objects in the room directly. By not relying on convection heat, a 800W SOLUS+ M2 unit can heat a 20sqm space with up to 30% less energy than traditional electric radiators. Unlike other heating options, SOLUS+ is a plug and play solution. You no longer need to spend thousands of dollars installing a smarter, more cost-efficient heating system. SOLUS+ has zero installation costs and zero maintenance costs. It’s a plug and play solution, SOLUS+ which also gives you direct insight into your heating costs, from the moment you plug it in. YOUR BILLS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Did you know each year, on average, 60% of our energy bills go directly to heating our homes? Yet, in most cases, we have no idea how much we’re actually spending on heating on a day by day basis. Our real-time energy monitoring allows you to see exactly how much you’re spending on your heating, in cost terms, right from your phone. It might seem like a small thing, but it’s all about understanding how you’re spending your money and getting smarter with it. Each SOLUS+ unit comes with a temperature/humidity sensor and an app that gives you the tools to control your home heating and monitor your heating costs. The app comes with a range of smart features, allowing you to manage your heating more effectively, save money and reduce your impact on the environment. Being in control of your heating bill just got a whole lot easier. Smart Zoning: When using SOLUS+ as a whole home heating solution, you can control heating and comfort levels on a room by room basis. Why heat the whole home when you could be saving precious energy and money? Smart zoning gives you more control, comfort and cost efficiency. Integrations: Out of the box, our smart controls will integrate with Google Home and Alexa meaning you can get the most out of your preferred smart home system. Here at KOLEDA we believe in doing things differently. Heating is one of our basic needs, but for far too long, heating our homes has been more complex and opaque than it should be. We believe in changing that and SOLUS+ is the first step in creating a smarter, more transparent and cost-efficient home for everyone. By backing SOLUS+ at 40% off RRP, you will become a part of our incredible community of backers and share ideas for new features, give feedback on our products and help us test the new SOLUS+ app, so together we can build something that will radically change homes around the world. We have years of research and development behind SOLUS+. We’re also pleased to announce that we have now received our certifications from TUV Nord to certify that SOLUS conforms to the EN 60335-2-30 and EN 60335-1 standards for home heaters and home appliances. These certifications ensure SOLUS meets the highest European safety standards. Moreover, the SOLUS+ M1 and M2 heaters have an IP44 rating as issued by TUV Nord, meaning that they are protected from water splashes in all directions. This allows our heater to be used safely in bathrooms and kitchens, where resistance to water splashes and moisture is needed. Our heaters also comply with the more recent EU Lot 20 Legislation.

Overview How much do we know about the impressive planet we all live in? Now, you can take an epic trip around the globe through space and time with our EARTH model and corresponding app. EARTH is the first-ever augmented reality-enabled globe that lets you see our planet’s changes across history. Just open the app and point your phone’s camera at the model for a deeply immersive learning experience. EARTH's technology takes you through time to explore our planet’s rich geographic history, along with the current state of our world due to climate change, natural disasters, and more. The deeply-layered, interactive experience covers basic geographic information such as landmarks, latitude and longitude, time zones, and regions. The app also displays complex visualization across various topics such as heatmaps, cloud atlases, point maps, texture maps, and more. The app also displays complex visualization across various topics such as heat maps, cloud atlases, point maps, texture maps, and more. Control EARTH with your voice While you explore the globe with your hands, use our smart voice technology—named GAEA, powered by Microsoft LUIS - to direct the app and discover a wealth of information about the earth. We use poly resin density, 3D printing, and paint pigment ratios to create EARTH. Then, we refine our models to ensure the surface details—ocean, land, mountains—are clearly visible EARTH is made with an eco-friendly paint and production process. 3D printing is extremely precise, and levels down to 0.05 millimeters—printing error has a precision of 0.025 millimeters, printing resolution reaches 4000 DPI, and up to 0.006 millimeter per pixel. We then finish with a hand painted layer on every single unit.

You need the Pi Cruiser: a complete Raspberry Pi computing system. With the Pi Cruiser, you will build your own rugged mobile robot you can take on the go! Our bot has been uniquely-designed to include space for electronic prototyping and physical room to add accessories, such as a robotic arm (or whatever you want!). The Pi Cruiser is a great, multidisciplinary experience that lends itself as a fun personal project or for your STEM classroom. The Raspberry Pi is a fantastic learning tool. With the release of the latest Raspberry Pi 4, the capabilities are greater than ever, but figuring out how to get started is frustrating. Eliminate that struggle by giving yourself a high-quality, self-contained mobile system. It is the first integrated Raspberry Pi learning solution. We have created a step-by-step building guide as well as suggested projects for both coding in Scratch and Python. The guide includes everything from writing basic Command Window functions on your Pi to basic movement to programming your own photobooth for your Pi Camera!

Overview IntraAwareness has now expanded to its first dedicated, physical space we're calling the IntraAwareness Lifestyle Studio! Located in Uptown Minneapolis, this space is the culmination of 20 years of perseverance and dedication from IntraAwareness founders Jeremiah and Amanda. Contributing to this campaign means that you're helping build something special for our community. We are so excited to share this space with you when we open the IntraAwareness Lifestyle Studio in September 2019! The IntraAwareness Story IntraAwareness was created as a way to help people to connect to their resources to live their best life possible. Since 2011 we have been providing clients and community with classes and courses to elevate their lives in all for pyramids of life; Physical, Psychological, Spiritual and Financial. After creating a beautiful High Vibration community and tribe by word of mouth experiences and referrals, we are now ready to launch a variety of courses, classes, coaching programs and bodywork in one central studio! This community campaign will be used to simultaneously expand and focus our offerings from multiple locations to one central home located in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. Our first courses in the new studio have begun this summer, with public classes & courses starting Fall 2019. Your contribution will directly support the studio as we build and launch our courses and classes. All contributions will be received with an open heart and sincere gratitude as we launch into our next phase of consciously raising the vibration of humanity, one person at a time. Tell Me More About the IntraAwareness Lifestyle Studio We will be providing the community with weekly classes, courses and community-building events that will nourish a person's Holistic Lifestyle that includes the IntraAwareness 4-Pyramids of life; Physical, Psychological, Spiritual and Wealth. In addition, the IntraAwareness Lifestyle Studio will offer Dedicated space for personal coaching Massage therapy Grace & Harmony | Meditation Room Retail storefront with locally sourced high vibe products Career training courses and Fitness classes

Hello! We're Rachel and Jhami Guffey. We own Jungle House, 924 Delaware Street, in Lawrence, Kansas. Jungle House was born out of our two greatest passions in life: running a small business and growing houseplants. We started with a vision: to build a special place for our community. Our door are open to anyone who wants to learn about growing, pick up plants for their space, or a relaxing green space where they can hang out and enjoy "Lawrence's cleanest air." Turns out, the community has embraced us much more quickly than we anticipated and now we need more space for plants and to host workshops and special events. But we’re in luck! Our current shop has an unfinished back room that we would like to remodel- we just need some SEED money to help build our additional room. We're asking for $12,000 to help us remodel. You'll get rewards and prizes based on donations, so check out that list below! And most of all, you’ll help make this community space even better for anyone who comes through our doors.

Could you imagine pet hotel, swimming pool, playground and pet friendly anti-café in one place? Here we go! AGARAK is going to be the first pet friendly center, which will be the one of its kind in Armenia! AGARAK is going to be a unique pet friendly center, a dreamplace for you & your pets, with huge opportunities of leisure activities and more. Story of AGARAK The love for nature and animals has deep roots in our family. We have been educated as a true nature child, having deep affection for all our surrounding beauty. We couldn’t stay indifferent to stray and abandoned animals. Since 2014 we are actively involved in animal welfare, we have rehomed 192 stray dogs. Being owner of 5 lovely rescued dogs, our family has elaborated AGARAK project, which is going to be a unique recreation and entertainment center, will provide diverse opportunities for leisure, active and passive recreation and many more other services. Why AGARAK? We often face a situation, when our pets are not welcomed in public places. Our pets are part of our lives and the path we walk together should be fan and rejoicing. Another disadvantage of urban life is that we are disconnected with nature, which can cause stress, depression and mood disorders. Nature is an important source of our health, we can always find comfort and calm in the company of woods and animals, and reset our brains. The lack of green areas and the fact that the overwhelming majority of parks in our city are not pet friendly compelled us to create a green and happy corner for ALL. AGARAK will be a center for fostering a harmonious lifestyle with nature, resulting healthy thinking and well-being. AGARAK will welcome nature lovers; children and adults, individuals and families. The center will take care of your needs as it will suggest: Pet hotel with swimming-pool: Pet hotel will have comfortable rooms in a facility, which will be located in the park with playground and swimming pool. Your pet will benefit from all mentioned and will enjoy his/her vacation, while you are enjoying yours. Training programs for children and adults: Children are the future of our society. Educated children are the guarantee of healthy society with high sense of responsibility. We targeted young students for our training programs, although we would welcome adults to join our interactive courses.