<div>The Midwest Tank Project is about 5 years in the making. After half a dozen denied grant applications, hours of funding pleas, and years of watching and waiting - I was about ready to give up on my dream of owning a traveling tank show.
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<div>The shows were already written, the gigs were already booked, everyone was just waiting for a tank to fall into our hands. And now... one has.
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<div>Thanks to Siren Leviia Mermaid in Pittsburg, PA, a little tank that is practically perfect in every way is rolling into my hands, and I couldn't be more excited.
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<div>There is one problem: while I have the funds to bring it home, I don't have the funds to transform it into the vision I am dreaming of. So, this GoFundMe was created in tandem to this KickStarter: kickstarter.com/projects/mermaidecho
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<li>The KickStarter is for: mermaids who want tank time
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<li>This GoFundMe is for: corporate backers, personal friends and family, nonprofit backers who just believe in this dream and don't necessarily want to book a mermaid photoshoot
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<div>The funds will be used for:
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<li>Travel: My trip to PA and back to pick it up
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<li>Customizing: Time and money needed to re-paint, customize, and insure the tank
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<li>Safety: Time and money needed to develop a safety briefing for users
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<li>Booking photoshoots: Setting up a booking website for mers to book their photoshoots
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<li>Scheduling photoshoots: Scheduling photoshoot sessions with times and places for summer 2024
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<li>Labor: The crucial cost of paying myself for the time I've invested in my project
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<div>In 2024 my goal is to: Make back the $ I spent on investing in this tank
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<div>In 2025 my goal is to: Roll out my Midwestern Traveling "Edutainment" Show, thanks to this tank and all of you believing in me.
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<div>We're doing this with blood, sweat, tears and photoshoots. And it's the scariest thing I've ever done.
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<div>But - I know the future is bright for K12 kids who might not have access to environmental education otherwise. Let's bring it to them in the shape of a plucky little tank on a 14' trailer.
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Virginia Hankins

Asialani Holman

SUE ANN YAP

Terri Mullan

Jessica Miller

Carley D

Anonymous

Jennifer Eiland

Grace Teofilo

Kelly Even

Lydia Perlick

Hannah Palmer

Julianne Hunter

Charles Tritt

Melanie Mittelsteadt

Jessica MermaidJade

Kathrine Kemmitt

Oakley Jennings-Fast

Lizzy Clark

Midwest Tank Project

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