<div>My name is Zett, and together with my partner Daniel and our daughter, we run a small family business called Mirkwood Games &amp; Gifts in Vancouver, Washington. We are a neurodivergent family who grew up struggling with reading and writing, and we found our strongest breakthroughs through games, storytelling, and hands-on creative play.
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<div>Games helped calm our nervous systems, strengthen our focus, build confidence, and help us connect with others. That experience shaped our mission. We started Mirkwood Games &amp; Gifts because we wanted to bring that same magic to other kids and families.
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<div>Today, our business focuses on:
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<li>Enhancing tabletop games with 3D printed figures and terrain
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<li>Creating role-playing adventures that help kids practice reading and writing
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<li>Designing STEM-based games and playful learning kits
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<li>Bringing families together through story-driven play, and board games
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<li>Supporting neurodivergent children who thrive with tactile and creative learning
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<div>Whenever we have extra materials or completed test prints, we donate them as fidget toys or sensory items to places like the local Boys &amp; Girls Club and 4H programs. It is a small way we try to support kids who benefit from tactile tools.
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<div>Our dream is to grow into a community space where learning feels like play and play feels like growth.
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<div><em>But right now, we need help.</em>
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<div><strong>Our Current Situation</strong>
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<div>This past year has been incredibly challenging for our family. Personal hardship and job transitions made it difficult to keep up with business expenses, even as we continued showing up at markets, fulfilling orders, and creating new educational products for families.
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<div>We are trying to raise a single lump sum to get our business back on stable ground so we can continue operating, return to community markets, restock materials, and catch up on essential business costs that have built up over time.
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<div><strong>How Your Donation Helps</strong>
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<div>Your support helps us:
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<li>Stay active in local markets and community events
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<li>Refill essential materials for our print farm
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<li>Repair and maintain our equipment
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<li>Develop more literacy centered RPG programs and STEM activities
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<li>Keep our small family business alive while we rebuild our footing
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<div>Every donation directly supports our ability to keep serving kids, families, and neurodivergent learners in our community.
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<div><strong>Why This Matters</strong>
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<div>Mirkwood Games &amp; Gifts means more to us than income. It is our way of giving other children the same supportive, imaginative learning path that helped us grow. It is our way of contributing to the community in small but meaningful ways.
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<div>We know firsthand what it feels like to struggle in school or to feel like traditional learning was not built for your brain.
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<div>We built this business to be a place where play leads to growth and creativity leads to confidence.
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<div>If you can donate, share, or uplift our story, it truly means the world to us.
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<div>Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,
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<div>Zett, Daniel, and Aryanna
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Help Mirkwood Games & Gifts Continue to Inspire Young Minds

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Help Mirkwood Games & Gifts Continue to Inspire Young Minds

Just $420 to go!
Make an impact.