Found inside – Page 97... answer and reflected their genuine bond with the Reading Rainbow community. ... the show back—to help bring it back, Mark and LeVar chose Kickstarter as ... BELL. Get an autograph, take a selfie, or just ask him a few questions: your choice! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Reading Rainbow (1983 - 2006) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Rainbow New Reading Rainbow Web. At least that's the plan if Burton's current Kickstarter campaign can raise another $1 million over the next . You can actually get it all in one package. ), RRL + PATRICK STEWART /// Bring the family! Western society is trapped by three assumptions: 1) That the point of life is to maximize your self-interest and wealth, 2) That we're individuals trapped in an adversarial world, and 3) That this is natural and inevitable. (More details under REWARDS. The goal, outlined on the project's Kickstarter page, is three-pronged: Build a program that brings Reading Rainbow's digital collection of hundreds of books, video and fieldtrips to the web in an . No problem! Plus, you’ll get time to talk to LeVar and his friends at a small Meet & Greet. READING RAINBOW LIVE in TORONTO // Take the family! In just 24 hours, the Kickstarter campaign for Reading Rainbow achieved success. Please note: LeVar's travel & accommodations are only included for locations in the contiguous USA. In just one day, the campaign had met its original target and after . ), GROUP PICNIC & VIDEO FIELD TRIP with LEVAR // You and a guest will join LeVar and a small group of fellow backers for a picnic lunch, and THEN you'll both appear as extras in a Reading Rainbow video field trip! You’ll also go home with a few awesome souvenirs and an autograph! Kickstarter is the platform responsible for funding tech startups like smartwatch maker Pebble and Oculus, the virtual reality headset maker now owned by Facebook. // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. I caused my first ARS fight! Kickstarter was not available for comment. Burton launched the Kickstarter fund-raiser May 28 to bring his PBS children's series online, with the goal of bringing the extensive "Reading Rainbow" digital library of books and videos to . // Choose from conventions in LOUISVILLE, KY (Aug 1-3); PITTSBURGH, PA (Aug 8-10); CHICAGO, IL (Aug 21-24); MONTREAL, Canada (Sept 12-14); LONDON, UK (Oct 3-5). More details under REWARDS. The SEC rules on equity crowdfunding will have no impact on the rewards-based crowdfunding Kickstarter is a part of. On Thursday, the $1 million was raised. The problem is they did so after the fact, so we all were cheated in pledging our money and getting nothing back in return. What do you think? You'll have 3 TICKETS to join LeVar and the stars of VERONICA MARS -- Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni and Jason Dohring -- for a special LIVE event in LOS ANGELES, where the group will read stories to you and your kids! (More details under REWARDS.). Also includes the COMPLETE DVD SET of the ORIGINAL TELEVISION SERIES (152 EPISODES) for the library to keep! ), OFFICIAL STAR TREK CONVENTION + MEET LEVAR in LAS VEGAS! (More details under REWARDS. PLUS, you get everything in the $200 package! Plus, you'll each get a signed headshot! All my contact efforts, either towards Inspero or Kickstarter, have never been answered. RRL + WILLIAM SHATNER (Stand-Alone) /// Bring the family! (More details under REWARDS.) We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. The "Reading Rainbow" program also will be available in some 7,500 classrooms for free. The "Reading Rainbow" campaign went viral after getting media attention in May, and achieved its original goal in less than one day. Get your choice of AUTOGRAPHED HEADSHOT from LeVar, made out to you, plus his gratitude! Feeling jealous when a new sibling arrives, little Elmore Green becomes frustrated when the "small person" knocks over his things and licks his jelly-bean collection until a special night when their relationship changes. that would cause delivery delays. PLUS, you get everything in the $200 package! This Kickstarter is an attempt to bring Reading Rainbow to children whose families don't have iPads. The project aims to inspire a love for . I have no idea what the grand total will be in the end, nor what they will do with all the extra cash, but lord knows if any Kickstarter ever deserved to be superfunded . // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. Although an iPad app was created in . It is also Kickstarter's fifth most successful campaign ever, raising more than $5.4 million, five times the original goal of $1 million. Found insideLeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow Kickstarter was also a very interesting campaign and raised a significant amount of literacy awareness and money for an ... // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. The campaign attracted more than 105,000 backers. Found insideCrisis : a perfect storm -- Customers : how we use libraries -- Spaces : the connection between the virtual and the physical -- Platforms : what cloud computing means for libraries -- Hacking : how to build the future -- Networks : the ... (More details under REWARDS.). You’ll also go home with a few awesome souvenirs and an autograph! Screenshot by CNET Riding a massive wave of nostalgia, actor LeVar Burton's Reading . LeVar Burton launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the Reading Rainbow app, based on the beloved PBS children's series that aired its last episode in 2006, into schools all over—and the . Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, wants to reintroduce kids to the power of the written word.. On Wednesday, the former host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow announced on Kickstarter that the popular children's show--which ended in 2006 after a 23 year run--would make a comeback. Date TBD, Spring 2015. (Date TBD. PLUS, you get everything in the $200 package! (Date TBD. If you're one of the 8 people who hasn't heard about this yet, LeVar Burton created a Kickstarter campaign a few days ago to bring back Reading Rainbow. The . More details under REWARDS. (More details under REWARDS.). ), IT'S IN A (SIGNED) BOOK Package // Everything in the $175 package, plus LeVar's AUTOGRAPH in his new CHILDREN'S BOOK, which you'll get before it is released in stores! CHAT WITH LEVAR, Round 2 // Everything in the $200 package, plus a 5-10 minute VIDEO CHAT or PHONE CALL with LeVar himself! A few weeks ago, children of the '80s and '90s got a blast from the past when a campaign to resurrect "Reading Rainbow" launched on Kickstarter. Event timing TBD, Winter 2015. /// Does NOT include any other rewards. As of right now the campaign is currently at . By the time it closed on July 2, 2014, . Levar Burton Plays Evil 'Reading Rainbow' Overlord in 'Funny or Die' Video. /// Please note: travel to Los Angeles & accommodations are NOT included. AND you’ll get time to talk to LeVar and Bill at a small Meet & Greet. He hit his $1 million goal within a few hours, and reaching about $2 million at the time of writing. (Date TBD. "The story of a crowd-sourced $55,492 bowl of potato salad." Riding a massive wave of nostalgia, actor LeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow campaign ended on Wednesday, with the distinction of being the most widely-backed campaign in the crowdfunding site Kickstarter's 5-year history. Burton, who hosted the show throughout its entire run, bought the name and rights to the series after it ended and, in 2012, launched a free interactive "Reading Rainbow" tablet app. ), RRL + MEET THE WOMEN OF STAR TREK /// Bring the family! ), READING RAINBOW LIVE in LOS ANGELES // Take the family! More details under REWARDS. This beats 'The Veronica Mars Movie Project' with 91,585 donors, the 'Double Fine . // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. SHOW SOME LOVE! BEVAN B. Almost 2 MILLION people follow LeVar: now HE'LL follow YOU! (More details under REWARDS. 155 30-minute episodes were produced over 21 seasons. ", "It's unbelievable," said a teary-eyed Burton, on the first day of the campaign, after donations crossed the $1 million threshold. Share: . RRL + THE MEN OF STAR TREK (Stand-Alone) /// Bring the family! ), ATTEND FANDOMFEST + MEET LEVAR in LOUISVILLE! // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. (More details under REWARDS. You'll have 3 TICKETS to join LeVar, Kate Mulgrew, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden and Jeri Ryan for a special LIVE event in LOS ANGELES. By Dave Trumbore Published May 31, 2014. They have also very recently changed their Terms of Service, stating that "Kickstarter does not guarantee projects or investigate a creator's ability to complete their project" and this is ultimately and entirely left to the backers. This is science fiction at its very best, by a master storyteller at his peak. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Almost 2 MILLION people follow LeVar: now HE'LL follow YOU! The beloved literary children's show Reading Rainbow may be getting an unexpected revival through a Kickstarter campaign begun by actor, literary activist, and former Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton. It also explicitly stated in its Terms of Service then in force, that "in case a project failed, pledgers could ask for a refund of their money". /// Created as a one-time exclusive for this campaign by Team Pebble, this Jet-Black Pebble Smartwatch has LeVar's name laser-etched on the back, gives you early access to a custom watchface featuring 8-BIT LEVAR, and costs LESS than Pebble's retail models! // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. READING YEAR-ROUND Package // Everything in the $125 package, plus the Kickstarter exclusive READING RAINBOW 2015 CALENDAR (full of great illustrations AND a place to list all of the books your child reads) AND a full YEAR subscription to the Reading Rainbow app. BBB asks third parties who publish complaints, reviews and/or responses on this website to affirm that the information provided is accurate. RRL + THE WOMEN OF STAR TREK (Stand-Alone) /// Bring the family! You'll have 3 TICKETS to join LeVar and Patrick Stewart for a special LIVE EVENT with a storytime + Q&A in NEW YORK CITY. The PONO + RR COLLECTOR'S EDITION PONOPLAYER Package /// Created as a one-time exclusive for this campaign by PonoMusic, this sleek chrome PonoPlayer is engraved with LeVar's signature, preloaded with tracks, and offers a music listening experience second to none. ), LIBRARY VISIT FROM LEVAR // LeVar himself will visit the school or library of your choice to read to children and parents in a special storytime gathering! If you want the rewards in the $200 package, please add $200 to your total pledge amount. Be the first to review! UPDATE (5/30/14 12:00pm): In less than 48 hours the "Reading Rainbow" Kickstarter campaign more than doubled their goal and hit $2 million dollars! If you want the $200 rewards, please select the $500 version of this reward! Advertisement. Only the Pebble ($10.2 million), OUYA gaming console ($8.5 million), Pono Music player ($6.2 million) and the Veronica Mars movie ($5.7 million) have raised more money via the fundraising platform. BBB Business Profiles may not be reproduced for sales or promotional purposes. If you want the rewards in the $200 package, please add $200 to your total pledge amount. The goal of raising $1 million by July 2 was reached within hours of the . // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear. More details under REWARDS. // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. In order to reach a wider audience of children, the campaign called for the app to be available on the Web. "What I've . Burton was the host of "Reading Rainbow," the children's literacy program that aired on public TV through 2009. Reading Rainbow is just one part of a lot of things that are done to help true literacy -- and by true literacy, I mean of course critical thinking skills, skepticism, the ability to see other perspectives, stretch your mind in imaginative or hypothetical directions, having a keen mind for discerning the truth and all the other things that come . END OF THE RAINBOW: LeVar Burton re-kindled childhood imaginations and nostalgia when he launched a Kickstarter campaign in 2014 to reboot Reading Rainbow as an app. ONLY 500 AVAILABLE AS REWARDS. // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. Plus, you'll each get a signed headshot! // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. Add $175 to your pledge, or donate to a school in need for $150. More people have donated to it than to the "Veronica Mars" movie and the Pebble Smartwatch, two . BBB is here to help. 'Reading Rainbow' Aims High With New Kickstarter Campaign National Geographic and RRKidz Form Partnership TV Reading Series To Help Children Retain Skills (1981) Burton hopes that with $1 million . Afterward, you can meet him in person, at a private Meet & Greet for teachers and parents! In June, all backers we received some update message from the company (Inspero) about technical difficulties, etc. "Reading Rainbow" made its TV debut in 1983 with a simple idea: Use television to keep kids reading during summer by urging them to "take a look" in a book. (Date TBD, Fall 2014. PLUS, you get everything in the $200 package! You’ll also go home with a few awesome souvenirs and an autograph! Found inside – Page 701Infographic: Kickstarter vs. Indiegogo. Pando Daily. ... Retrieved from http://lybio.net/tag/readingrainbow-theme-song-lyrics/ Malhorta, D. (2010). Kate Berkowitz works as a professional enthusiast, clandestinely building people's interest in her clients and their products. The PEBBLE + RR SMARTWATCH Package, Round 2 /// MORE ADDED DUE TO DEMAND!!! You'll have 3 TICKETS to join LeVar and Patrick Stewart for a special LIVE storytime event in NEW YORK CITY. // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. Found insideFrom music writer and The Creative Independent/Kickstarter Editor in Chief, Brandon Stosuy, comes a new board book called We Are Music that dives into the history of music. // Does NOT include any other rewards or packages. Backers received special prizes based on how much they donated, including a private dinner with Burton, or a picture with Burton while the backer wears his iconic Geordi La Forge visor, a throwback to Burton's role on "Star Trek: The Next Generation. Less Kickstarter debited my Credit Card in February and then left me alone to wait for the delivery of the promised headphones. Weaving provocatively between home and school, the narrative powerfully unfurls the true story behind Thea’s expulsion from her family, but it isn’t long before the mystery of her past is rivaled by the question of how it will shape her ... The "Reading Rainbow" Kickstarter campaign attracted the most backers in the crowdfunding site's history. You'll have 3 TICKETS to join LeVar and William Shatner for a special LIVE storytime event in LOS ANGELES. ), PICK TWO Package // Everything in the $35 package, plus PICK 2 of the following: an exclusive RR Kickstarter T-SHIRT, TOTE BAG or COFFEE MUG! Then he paused. PLUS, you get everything in the $200 package! Found inside“Perfect for any Gilmore Girls Fan” – just one of over 150 *FIVE STAR* Amazon customer reviews! This is the ultimate Gilmore Girls gift! Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child, Everywhere! NEW YORK -- LeVar Burton's fundraising effort to bring ''Reading Rainbow'' to the online masses is a by-the-book success. Found insideReading Rainbow had broken the record for the most individual backers on Kickstarter, raising money from more than 105,000 people. On the one hand, ... "Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child, Everywhere" is an . SIGNED ARTIST PRINTS /// A limited edition art print of your favorite artist's contribution to the 2015 Reading Rainbow calendar, signed by the artist AND LeVar. When considering complaint information, please take into account the company's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints. If you want the $200 rewards, please select the $500 version of this reward! // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. When Reading Rainbow launched its effort to raise $1 million on Kickstarter a week ago, they gave themselves a 35 day deadline, rather than the usual 30 days that a Kickstarter effort has. Event timing TBD. ), IT'S IN A (SIGNED) BOOK Package, Round 2 // Everything in the $175 package, plus LeVar's AUTOGRAPH in his new CHILDREN'S BOOK! The creator (!) More details under REWARDS. (More details under REWARDS.). Director. // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. ONLY 20 AVAILABLE! But tablets aren't accessible enough, Burton said. Exact date TBD. Please use a recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge to view BBB.org. As a matter of policy, BBB does not endorse any product, service or business. LeVar Burton, best known for his role as Lt. More details under REWARDS. More details under REWARDS.). If you want the rewards in the $200 package, please add $200 to your total pledge amount. Furthermore, no reaction was ever offered to anyone of us in this very awkward and difficult situation. PLUS, you get everything in the $200 package! "It should be a piece inspired by Reading Rainbow's idea that a book can let you go anywhere and be anything." // Does NOT include any other rewards or packages. ), RRL + MEET THE MEN OF STAR TREK /// Bring the family! LaVar Burton launched a Kickstarter campaign on Wednesday to revive Reading Rainbow. The headphones were never delivered, 7 months after the original delivery date. As the "Reading Rainbow" campaign raised money, it promised integrations on more screens: game consoles like Xbox and PlayStation, set-top boxes and streaming devices like Apple TV and Roku, and mobile devices running Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems. However, BBB does not verify the accuracy of information provided by third parties, and does not guarantee the accuracy of any information in Business Profiles. When an old mother robot sends her three sons out into the world to make their own way, the outcome is not what anyone expects. This organization is not BBB accredited. /// Bring the kids! This was, however, not true when we backe the project: when I pledged my $239, there was a specific mention on their website that "A full refund can be requested if your Vinci 2.0 order has not been shipped out"! (Date TBD. // You and a guest will receive two full passes to attend the WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON in CHICAGO in AUGUST 2014, where you'll also attend a private VIP Meet & Greet with LeVar. This is your chance to ask Geordi, Kunta, or the Butterfly-in-the-Sky Guy anything YOU want! See BBB rating, reviews, complaints, & more. // Please note: travel & accommodations are NOT included. The project sought to bring "Reading Rainbow," a popular children's PBS series that championed reading and ran from 1983 to 2006, to the Web and into classrooms around the world. ), The ULTIMATE STAR TREK "VISOR" Package -- NOW WITH ADDED DATA! ), LEVAR FOLLOWS ME, Round 2 // Everything in the $200 package, plus @LeVarBurton will FOLLOW YOU ON TWITTER for one year, and LeVar will write a personal tweet to thank you! THANK YOU Package // All of the rewards above, plus you'll be included in a group thank-you tweet from @ReadingRainbow AND get an exclusive set of downloadable digital wallpapers! By pledging you agree to Kickstarter's Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy. And this applies to another 6,363 people supporting this project of Inspero !!! Burton tweeted out the news . ), PICK THREE Package // Everything in the $35 package, plus PICK 3 of the following: an exclusive RR Kickstarter T-SHIRT, TOTE BAG and COFFEE MUG! Found insideSophia is sad; she begs her mom to style her just like her friends’. This picture book helps young girls understand there are an amazing variety of styles and textures of hair and no one type is the definition of “pretty”. Actor LeVar Burton's campaign -- which attracted more than 105,000 backers -- will bring a Web-based version of the children's show to 7,500 schools. KATEE SACKHOFF & THE CAST OF BSG + READING RAINBOW LIVE! Therefore, I believe Kickstarter deliberately changed their Terms of Service to clear themselves from any responsibility for fraud from the project creators they help fund. Reading Rainbow is coming back. // You and a guest will receive two full passes to attend the FANDOM FEST in LOUISVILLE, KY in AUGUST 2014, where you'll also attend a private VIP Meet & Greet with LeVar. You'll have 3 TICKETS to join LeVar and Patrick Stewart for a special LIVE storytime event in NEW YORK CITY. Reading Rainbow received the Kickstarter record for the most number of donors for a single project at 105,857. Bring Reading Rainbow’s library of interactive books & video field trips to more platforms & provide free access to classrooms in need! SIGNED HEADSHOT, Round 2 // Don't want all of the other rewards, and just want a headshot? PLUS, you get everything in the $200 package! You'll also get a Special Thanks on our website, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes updates from LeVar and the team! The goal of raising $1 million by July 2 was reached within hours of the campaign's launch Wednesday on Kickstarter, according to the website.
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