In happier news…
“The 4th Monkey: An Anthology for Awareness” has started being shipped out to backers! I’m incredibly proud of the book and the fantastic stories told by so many amazing creators (shout outs below). As co-producers of the project, Daniel Farrand and I have always planned to donate a portion of post-Kickstarter sales to charity.
We’d tossed a bunch of charities around throughout the process, even reaching out to some to become “official sponsors”, but couldn’t land any of those. What we ended up landing on was a charity that is very close to home for me and my family.
The Ronald McDonald House is a charity that helps the families of hospitalized children. They provide an amazing place to stay right next to the hospital, equipped with play rooms and a playground for kids, private bedrooms for families, food, baby supplies, you name it. They even have volunteers and groups come in and cook dinner every night, so that it’s one less thing for families in need to worry about.
Our family stayed at the Long Branch, NJ RMH after the premature birth of two of our kids, for a total of about 12 weeks! Dealing with all of that weight, I don’t want to think about how we would’ve gotten by without all of the support from the people who’ve donated their time and money towards the RMH.
So, what we’re going to do with this book is donate 25% of all sales semi-annually to RMH. What I’d like to be able to do is use these funds to visit the House twice a year with my family and cook a meal for everyone staying there. Donating any remaining funds directly to the charity itself.
The book is now available on Amazon – just search “The 4th Monkey comic” and it’ll show up. It’ll be on Comixology soon, along with any conventions we’re tabling at.
Thanks to all of our backers and collaborators who helped make this all possible!
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