Well, Arctic Stick Nation, this will be our LAST post of our active #Kickstarter campaign. We are so close to our goal that we will wait until it closes to post a final update on whether we made it or not. If you still haven’t pledged, please do so now.

And just a quick word to all of you… We are on the cusp of something big, but early in this campaign, we found out that’s not what it’s about. It is about YOU. It is about PEOPLE. Arctic Stick started so many conversations for us. It got us in doors.

From Lance Armstrong to civic clubs and service organizations to our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube followers, we learned one thing: This is one helluva a nation. We learned that people are this nation’s greatest asset. And we learned that if you have a dream and you’re willing to WORK, people – the GREAT PEOPLE of this GREAT NATION – have your back. That realization is worth more than we can put a dollar sign on.

So, thank you. Thanks for following. Thanks for putting up with our “full court press” of content this month on Kickstarter, Facebook, Twitter and the rest. Thanks for taking the time to talk to us when we were out. Thanks for sharing our message. Thanks for pledging to see our dream become a reality. Thanks for the laughs, the questions, the insults (they just make us work harder), and the constant pats on the back.

We’re still unsure whether Arctic Stick will get funded through Kickstarter tonight, or whether we will be back to square 1 in figuring out how best to get it to market. What we’re sure of is that we’ve built a cool, quirky community here in the process. And we can’t wait to watch it grow right along with you.

Cheers Arctic Stick Nation! Bigger and brighter things to come in the very near future!