I just packed and labeled the final orders for the Kickstarter! The last set of packages will be taken to the post office Monday morning. It feels great to have reached this point the weekend before Thanksgiving.
(To be fair, there are still 23 of you who have not filled out a shipping survey! If you log in to Kickstarter, you will find a direct message from me with your survey URL!)
It’s finally starting to feel like autumn here in Memphis. Leaves are falling, as is the temperature. In the PodCabin, I’ve been hard at work packing and shipping calendars. Yesterday, I hosted a live stream doing just that:
As of this writing, I have about 300 packages left to pack and send out! All in all, this year’s fulfillment has gone much smoother than last time. I learned a lot about the process last time around that is really paying off this year.
Just a quick programming note that I have opened up sponsorships for next year. Details are all over on this page. If you have a cool product, app or service, 512 Pixels is a great way to get the message out.
We just closed Relay FM’s annual St. Jude campaign, raising $706,397.10 for the life-saving work of St. Jude. This is an all-time high for our campaign, topping last year’s total of $701,220.26.
Thank you all. This means the world to me, my family and all of Relay FM.
We’re in the final days of Relay’s annual fundraiser for St. Jude. The campaign — and all community fundraisers — will close at 12 PM Eastern on Monday. If you haven’t given, now’s the time!
The end of September draws near, which means we will be winding down our fundraiser for St. Jude on Friday. If you haven’t given to this life-saving work, now is the time.
Don’t miss our Closing Ceremonies:
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close on Friday, as does our annual campaign for @StJude.
Join @imyke and @ismh for the Closing Ceremonies:
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Hello! It’s been a busy month around here with Relay FM’s annual fundraiser for St. Jude, but that is winding down this week, and I’m back in calendar land!
Over the last few weeks, I’ve made some significant progress:
Take off work tomorrow and watch me and Myke Hurley host the 4th annual Podcastathon for St. Jude.
It got weird but the Relay FM community donated over $100,000 during the 8-hour stream.
If you missed my recent Kickstarter and would like a copy of next year’s Apple History Calendar, I’ve got preorders open for it, stickers and more.
If you backed the Kickstarter, you should have a survey and link to the pre-orders in your Inbox today. From there, you’ll be able to add extra items to your purchase if you wish. Don’t miss today’s progress report, either!
Today, we’re announcing Relay FM’s 4th annual fundraiser for St. Jude. Over the last three years, the Relay FM audience has raised $1.5 million for this incredibly important institution. $700,000 of that was raised in 2021 alone.
(Y’all are awesome!)
If you’re new to St. Jude, here’s a bit about what it does:
The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay.
If you had told me eight years ago that we’d be where we are today, with an amazing community of podcasters, listeners and members, it would have sounded like a dream come true.
That’s exactly what it is.
My Kickstarter campaign for a new version of my Apple History Calendar is almost done! If you haven’t backed it yet, time is running out. The campaign closes at 10 AM Eastern on Friday, August 5.
I’ve been hard at work on the photos over the last two weeks and couldn’t be happier with how things are going. This calendar is going to be awesome.