Sponsor(s) Wanted for Book-Donation to Seniors During the Pandemic

Racing the Clouds is seeking a Flagship Donation of 140 Full-Color Paperback Trilogies (420 Books), to 70 Senior Homes of Sponsor(s) Choice anywhere in the United States, because right now…

Many of America’s 1 Million Residents of Senior Homes are Unable to Visit With Their Families

In such extreme isolation…

America’s Grandparents Need Great Books!

Okay, but wouldn’t classics, romance novels and mysteries suffice? Why do they need Racing the Clouds?

• These books literally strengthen the reader’s heartbeat, by conveying a physical sensation of racing over beautiful mountains.
• Book 1 opens with a thorough introduction to backpacking, so that readers with no wilderness experience can appreciate every nuance of the journey.
• Candid dialogue and controversial situations inspire lively “Book Club” style conversations.
• Vivid descriptions of alpine scenery make readers feel like they are actually visiting an exotic destination.
• This First-Edition includes beautiful COLOR photographs in every book, further enhancing visual enjoyment of the story.
• Books are sectioned into “short stories” within the over story, so suitable for short-term reading by residents not able to read all three books

(Note that our reason for providing 2 trilogies to each Senior Home is because some people read more slowly than others, so the homes need more than one copy in circulation.)

What Can Our Sponsor Expect in Return?

• IMMEDIATE PR: Facebook/e-Mail Blast to Nearly 1,000 Friends of the Author, Facebook Followers and Kickstarter Backers – announcing Sponsor’s Generous Donation
• ONGOING PR: Permanent Gratitude Page dedicated to Sponsor on Racing the Clouds website, which will be seen, ongoing, by athletic- and nature-loving people (via search-engines and direct advertising); page can include Sponsor’s Logo, Links, Story and any other information provided by sponsor
• FACEBOOK ADS: Sponsor’s Logo displayed on Racing the Clouds Facebook Page, viewed over time as Facebook ads bring traffic to the page
• IN-BOOK ADS: Sponsor’s Logo displayed on the last page of Book 3, to be seen when readers finish the trilogy.
• GOOD KARMA channeled from residents at each of the 70 Senior Homes
• GRATITUDE from employees if Sponsor’s employees get to choose the Senior Homes
• WARM-FUZZY SELF-SATISFACTION because generations of Seniors will receive great enjoyment from your contribution.
• GROW YOUR REPUTATION for being a Charitable Company by providing elders with high-quality entertainment

How Much Money is Needed?

Your 1x donation of $10K will cover printing 140 Full-Color trilogies and shipping them to 70 separate Senior Homes. (This is at-cost, and author will assemble, pack and ship all books to each location.)

Why is the Author’s Cost Almost $24/book?

Estimated per-book cost is based on a batch-print of 200 high-quality 6×9 books, containing 350-400 pages each, and several pages of Full-Color Photo Inserts per book, plus percentage paid to Kickstarter for hosting the campaign, plus cost of packaging and SHIPPING the books to each senior home.

Why Kickstarter?

Use of this public platform allows for individual backers (reached through social-media and Kickstarter) to contribute additional books to more Senior Homes after Flagship Sponsor gets the ball rolling. In case this donation effort becomes popular, the author could only handle such pledges through a well-organized platform like Kickstarter.

Can My Company Contribute Less Than $10K and Still Get Some Nice PR?

For simplicity, and in order to maximize PR potency, it would be ideal to secure one Exclusive Sponsor. However, a Group of Companies could conceivably team-up and split the donation (for instance, 10 companies each donating $1K, or 5 companies each donating $2K); in this scenario, all gratitude posts and pages described above would feature logos and links from all 10 companies.

If I Donate Just $1K, How Many Seniors Will I Support?

7 senior homes x 6 books (2 trilogies) x low estimate of 100 residents per senior home = at least 420 seniors during any given year (plus more as the years go on).

Where Can I Donate?

The Book-Launch is on Kickstarter, but before making an Exclusive Sponsor ($10K) donation please discuss how to go about it with the author.

If you want to make an Individual donation to just one Senior Home of your choice, find the instructions here.

What’s the Time Deadline?

Cut-Off Date is Sept. 16th (or possibly one week later, TBD). All PR described above will be offered only to the first Corporate Sponsor, Angel Investor or Group of Companies to step forward and fulfill the donation requirement.