A COLLABORATIVE COURSE IN MIRACLES
EXPERIENCE THE MIRACLE OF EXPONENTIAL GIVING
GOAL
Raise $24,000 to print 3000 copies of the Sparkly Edition of A COURSE IN MIRACLES. Approximately 1,000 to be used as rewards for pledges received to fund the project, while another 1,000 will be freely given to prisoner, seniors and all else who request it, as we have already done with our prior printings. The last 1,000 copies will be offered for sale and distribution through more traditional channels such as New Age and Spiritual Book Stores or for anyone who has the ability to purchase it. We have a contract with a national book distributor who would like to carry the Sparkly already, we just need to provide the books for them to distribute.
Reaching the goal of this project would allow the proceeds from the copies offered for sale to fund another printing thereby allowing all to continue to participate in the joy as the Miracle of Exponential Giving spreads.
*If the full funding goal is not reached by the deadline date, the funds that are not used to fulfill the terms of this project will be used to print and make available as many copies as is possible.
HISTORY
For over 10 years now I have been involved with making the Sparkly Edition of A Course In Miracles available worldwide. In Australia the Thetford Foundation, which has given away over 10,000 copies thus far, was set up as a result of an agreement between the Board of Directors of the Miracles Centre, Byron Bay (which I was part of) and the Foundation for A Course In Miracles and Foundation for Inner Peace.
http://www.thetfordfoundation.org/
As I have been living in the US again and have always felt stewardship of the Sparkly is part of my life's purpose, I used some personal funds I had available at the time and with a little help we published and printed 2,500 soft cover copies for free dissemination in the US and wherever there is a call for it. This run is all but gone yet the demand has risen as exposure to this edition has grown. Right now I have more requests than I have books left.
THE SPARKLY EDITION ( of A COURSE IN MIRACLES)
http://acimsearch.org/
The Sparkly Edition is the result of the guidance received by five friends and fellow students of A COURSE IN MIRACLES. The guidance was to restore the COURSE to an earlier edit produced by Bill Thetford that he and Helen Schucman placed in the Edgar Cayce Library, when they visited with Hugh Lynn Cayce to discuss the authenticity of the Course. Our direction at the time was to be published and give it away freely to anyone who requested. After this was done and distribution started, although a copyright suit was brought against the Miracle Centre in Byron Bay, AU an agreement was finally reached which licensed the Thetford Foundation to make the Sparkly available in Australia and New Zealand.
During the last few years I have felt both inspired and guided to continue what was started in Byron on as broad a scale as possible. Due to another copyright case in the US District Court Southern Division that I had been part of as well, the copyright (of ACIM by FIP/FACIM) has been voided and the Course placed in the public domain. This, the bit of spare money I had at the time and some help, allowed us to print and give away freely 2,500 copies during the last year and a half or so.
THE JOYS AND BENEFITS
The ability to be part of a collaborative venture with committed individuals; the joy and fulfillment that comes froms "freely giving" is second to none for me. This has been my passion for years now and I would love to make the testimonies of those who have received this gift available for any and all to see. What KickStarter has afforded us all now is a way to join together and whether the contribution is a single $1 or more, all those participating are equally sharing in the joy and fulfillment as each book is given away freely or found by someone in a book store at just the right moment in their life..
From this humble beginning all of us, everyone who feels drawn and resonates this vibe, will be a whole part of helping bring into manifestation a self-sustaining, self-perpetuating vehicle for the continual availability and dissemination of the edition of A COURSE IN MIRACLES which has endearingly become known as the Sparkly.
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
I am grateful for your consideration and thought as to a contribution. If there is a still a need and desire for this book in the world today , then I feel confident it will be funded. I welcome any and all contributions and would like everyone to understand that $24,000 is a minimum, as I have calculated, to fulfill the goal of printing and distributing 3000 copies of the Sparkly. Over subscription will allow us to print a larger number of books which would be joyously and gratefully welcomed and allotted accordingly.
THE BORDERLAND- http://www.borderlandministries.org/
The Borderland was called upon to be the vehicle for continuing dissemination of the Sparkly. The Borderland is a federally approved 501 c 3 allowing contributions be tax deductible. Previously, Victoria Thomas (Poppe) had founded The Borderland as a MA. NFP, which was used for the Heaven's Gate ACIM Center in Quincy, MA and other ACIM related projects. Federal approval was granted in July of 2011.
If this project is funded, The Borderland will be the administrating agency for all awards as it looks toward the perpetuation of the Sparkly Project as long as there is a need demonstrated.
FINAL THOUGHTS
For those who find this appealing and are inspired to help THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. Please feel free to contact us or me personally, through FaceBook or the listed websites for any other questions.
If you'd like to help with this project and feel you can participate in another way, get in touch with us. I appreciate any and all the help we can get with this and while this may not be something for you to back, you may just know someone who might resonate with this project. Please pass this on to him or her or a group for that matter.
Thank you again!