<div>Eleven years ago, I built the Hobbit Inn tucked into a hillside in Chelan, Washington. I wanted to create a place that felt like stepping into another world — a little piece of the Shire hidden in the mountains where people could slow down, celebrate, and make memories.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Over the years, thousands of guests did exactly that. They came for anniversaries, honeymoons, birthdays, quiet weekends away, and adventures they would remember long after they left.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>On July 4th, the Chelan Hills Fire destroyed it.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>When I first stood in the ashes, I really didn’t think I would rebuild. I thought maybe that was the end of this chapter.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>But then I shared what happened online and the messages started coming in — stories from guests who had stayed there, people who had followed along for years, and people who were still hoping to visit someday.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>I also had to cancel over 100 future guests who were waiting for their own Hobbit Inn adventure.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>It made me realize that while I was the one who built it, I wasn’t the only one who loved it.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>One of the hardest parts of this loss is that there won’t be insurance money to rebuild. Creating unusual places has always meant figuring out things that don’t fit neatly into normal boxes — financing, permitting, and even insurance. While I have protection for guest-related emergencies, this wildfire was outside of that coverage.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Since the beginning, the dream was always bigger than one little house in the hill. I imagined a whole Hobbit village — winding paths, round doors, gardens, and a place where every corner felt like it had a story.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>And maybe, in true Hobbit fashion, the story isn’t over. Even the Shire had a chapter where things were destroyed and needed to be restored. With help from those who loved it, new trees were planted, the gardens grew again, and the Shire found its way back.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>If you loved the Hobbit Inn, stayed there, dreamed of visiting someday, or simply believe the world needs more magical places — thank you for helping bring a little piece of the Shire back.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>

Jim Lynch

Christy Mestdagh

April Thornberg

sara fennell

Barb Brandybuck

Tyler Bliss

Danielle Lulich

Anonymous

Natasha Hawksworth

Cerina Carreon

nickie witzel

Hakaran Manak

Kathryn Fairchok

Brian Smith

Don Cisney

David Carter

Vanessa Wolf-Willey

Rebuild the Hobbit Inn: A Magical Place Restored

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Just $999$1,001$1,000$999$998$997 to go! Make an impact.

Rebuild the Hobbit Inn: A Magical Place Restored

Just $999 to go!
Make an impact.