Watkins FoodPrints Program Scores Major Fundraising Win!

In an amazing come-from-behind win, the Watkins Elementary FoodPrints Teaching Kitchen project sailed past its $60,000 Kickstarter goal yesterday with minutes to spare, raising $33,000 of the $60,000 total in only two days!! We received 470 pledges from as far away as Australia and all across the United States, but a special thanks is due to the Cluster community for the outpouring of financial support as well as the personal appeals through email, calls, blogs, Tweets, Facebook posts and more that pushed us over the finish line. This was a very ambitious goal and the Cluster should feel extremely proud of the way we pulled together to make this happen.

We will pass along updates on construction plans as we have them, but in the meantime, we will continue our fundraising efforts. Kickstarter charges a 5% fee for hosting our campaign, so additional gifts will go toward our $3,000 tab with them. Donations are 100% tax deductible and can be mailed to:

FRESHFARM Markets
PO Box 15691
Washington, DC 20003
(please note FoodPrints on your check)

Thanks again for your support! We couldn’t have done it without you!