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05/30/09
Jim Fontaine & DJ Geribo, cofounders
It's the KidsAs we are both considered baby boomers, we tend to pay attention to issues that affect people from our generation. One thing that is clear to us, now more than ever, is that it's the younger folks who will, for better or worse, inherit whatever our generation leaves behind. Our Mission and Vision, we hope, resonates not only with our fellow boomers but with young people as well. What we teach our children and the examples we set in our day-to-day lives have a much larger impact than anything they may learn in school or see on television . In fact, the internet has replaced television as the major source of information for just about everyone under the age of 40.
How many of you have read about the problems facing many of the major newspaper publishers: declining readership, declining advertiser revenue, fewer subscribers, etc.
Which is why it is imperative that our message be both clear and accessible in the electronic mediums we use today - our website, our newsletter, and our e-mail communications. In fact, our products are the only thing that we consider traditional from an advertising standpoint. Our products are the only tangible way we spread our message. Everything else is virtual. If we tried to spread our message by traditional means (i.e. printed materials and other hard-copy forms of advertising) we would quickly burn through our cash reserves. Which is why we always politely ask and encourage you to pass along our "Eyes Alive" Newsletter to others.
The kids are comfortable with the web and technology - they are connected, they 'get it'.
They could spread our message like wildfire! And, it will happen - sooner or later.
So, fellow boomers, if you know any young people with a passion for wildlife, conservation, ecology, green living, etc., please forward this copy of our Newsletter to them. Then, just watch and see what happens!
It's the kid's future, but our future is as dependent on them as theirs is on us.
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05/30/09
Jim Fontaine, cofounder
Loon Preservation Committee Partners with Eye Help Animals, LLC
DJ and I have always known that Eye Help Animals is the right thing for us. Because we are working from our passions, the energy and excitement never wanes.
We were recently contacted by Alisoun Hodges, the Development Coordinator of the Loon Preservation Committee (www.loon.org). She wanted to know, "How can the Loon Preservation Committee be a part of what you're doing?" DJ and I immediately knew that one of who you'll hear us refer to as "our people" had found us!
Whether by chance or by fate (or, as we believe, by the law of attraction) a Loon Center employee noticed someone wearing one of our Bald Eagle Wildlife Eye Collectible Pins.
Out of curiosity the employee asked where this person had gotten their pin. The individual wearing our Bald Eagle Pin (unknown to us) told the Loon Center employee about Eye Help Animals. The Loon Center employee in turn told Alisoun about the pin and Eye Help Animals and Alisoun found us through a web search on Google. Alisoun was astonished to learn that were also located in New Hampshire and called us. And, the rest, as they say, is history! After an initial telephone conversation that I had with Alisoun, DJ and I set up an appointment to meet with Alisoun and Rachel Williams at the Loon Center in Moultonborough, NH. We related our Mission and Vision and things were set in motion for the creation of a special edition of our Wildlife Eye Collectible Pins featuring the striking eye of the Common Loon.
Although the Common Loon is not considered an endangered species on a global scale, locally, in the State of New Hampshire, it is considered threatened.
The Loon Preservation Committee has spent 35 years protecting the loon and preserving habitat in New Hampshire. We are proud, excited, and honored to partner with a local organization that is so strongly aligned with our Mission and Vision. Please visit www.loon.org to find out more about this wonderful organization and their efforts to save and protect the loon. "Saving wildlife together! is exactly what our partnership with the Loon Preservation Committee is all about.
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05/30/09
Jim Fontaine, cofounder
2nd Edition Now Complete
DJ recently completed the last of 11 new miniature wildlife eye paintings. Her last painting was, of course, the Common Loon.
(see article above) This brings DJ's total collection to thirty two miniature wildlife eye paintings. And, that also means that we now have enough eyes to be able to produce our brand new 2nd Edition EHA T-Shirts and Canvas Totebags! Our 2nd Edition is just as eye-catching as our first and just as colorful.
All of DJ's original miniature wildlife eye paintings are actually registered with the United States Copyright Office and the Library of Congress. This important step protects DJ's artwork from unauthorized use, copying, or duplication.
You may visit the Copyright Office's website and search for: Miniature Animal Eye Paintings. So, where is Collection #1 you may wonder? Although DJ's first collection is registered, it was submitted via paper forms which can take up to 18 months to appear in the copyright office's catalog! However, on July 1st of 2008, the Copyright Office released an electronic filing process (the eCO) and registrations are reported to take anywhere from 10 weeks to up to 6 months to appear in the catalog! The registration for DJ's second collection appeared in just about 10 weeks - pretty good. However, Collection #1 may not appear until January of 2010!
Now, that's what I call a backlog! |
05/30/09
DJ Geribo, cofounder
My Authentic LifeThis month I had the privilege and opportunity to spend a weekend at an Elements of Enlightenment retreat on one of Lake Winnipesaukee's treasures, Sandy Island. I had spent a long weekend here just eight months before at an art workshop.
That weekend had been my first experience camping in a cabin where the walls and floors were wooden and bare, the beds were single cots covered with thin mattresses, thinner sheets, and worn wool blankets, and the bathroom was either an old cool whip container that I brought along or a long trip down a dark path through the woods with a flashlight (I opted for the cool whip container). What I found was nature, truly at its finest. The lodge for meetings and the dining hall for meals were made of wood, trying desperately to blend into the natural surroundings. The paths to our cabins were nearly unidentifiable keeping the landscape as seamless as possible. And the creme de la creme? Nightly I had the privilege of hearing not once, not twice, but three times, the haunting call of the loon. The loon, as you read about (see article above) is considered a threatened species here in New Hampshire. Having lived in NH and around the lakes for nearly 22 years, I can't imagine the possibility of the loon disappearing from this state forever.
Despite roughing it in my own private rustic cabin, I wouldn't have missed this weekend for anything in the world. It was so exciting to meet so many people (the majority were women) who are also searching their souls to find their authentic selves. The natural setting and beauty of this island alone spoke to my soul confirming, once again, that doing what we are doing through Eye Help Animals to preserve wildlife and habitat around the world is definitely in alignment with living my authentic life.
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