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1-15 May 2015

5/18/2015

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As mentioned earlier, our Indiegogo campaign has kicked off and we need all supporters who are following our progress to get the word out far and wide and get those donations coming in. This is more important now because we did not get a Grant-In-Aid from the State legislature. We are reaching out, however, to both our local and federal legislators to support our belief that Falls of Clyde is a National Historic Landmark that should be restored for our citizens and visitors.

On the positive side, our president, Bruce McEwan, was able to do a podcast that we believe gets our message out more comprehensively than we are able to with the local media. Here is a link to the podcast
http://crowdfundingcast.tk/crowdfunding-cast-episode-147-save-our-ship/http://crowdfundingcast.tk/crowdfunding-cast-episode-147-save-our-ship/ [this is now outdated]

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Donations can be made  through Paypal]

We thought we were going to get some positive publicity from our May 5 Indiegogo kickoff, but the news story on KITV 4 ended up being a downer. Although the reporter told us he thought a sense of urgency would improve donations, the feedback we have received has been negative. We have gone to Facebook and blogs to try and set the story straight. We have sent a formal complaint to the TV station.

One lucky encounter this month was a visit from the great grandson of one of the owners of the Russell & Company shipyard that built Falls of Clyde. Hamish Russell and his wife visited from Australia and we were able to give him a tour of the ship, which he found a memorable experience. Here is a picture of our visitor.


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carol prather
5/24/2015 02:13:27 am

I am very sad about the ship and the. disreguard Of our united states not to restore and preserve a most precious part of history. What a small effort it would take to at least dry dock a most historic piece of our history.

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