🦎 When we started this campaign, we only had our Spinning Chameleon Prototype Pin.
Over the next 30 days, your contributions meant the extra investment and make 12 x Pins, 2 Keychains, and a set of Holographic Vinyl Stickers.
We're now in the stage where we'll be sending out surveys and producing these pins to ship with the aim to arrive before the Holidays! If you pledged on Kickstarter or Pre-Ordered, here are some useful links for you:
- Campaign Wrap Up — what's next? 🚀
- What inspired Calmer Chameleon's Labyrinth Keychain?
- Ami's Rocket Sliding Oversized Weekly Mood Pin & How to use it
- Did you know our Character Pins have back stories? Meet Calmer Chameleon, Ovo the Overthinking Overlord, and Ami the Anxious Astronaut
- A Behind the Scenes Look at Making our Pins!
Why did we create these Mental Health Pins and Keychains?
This summer we attended a convention to meet our wonderful members for the first time. Unfortunately, the event had a massive breakdown in organization and communication. We witnessed first hand the huge number of overwhelmed fans and staff, a lack of support systems, and all made worse by an incredible heat wave.
Inspired by London's "Baby on Board" badge for pregnant women, we think pins can be a way for fans to quickly communicate certain needs in overwhelming and crowded settings like conventions, festivals, theme parks, markets, hospitals, airports, and even crowded trains & buses. Pins, keychains, and other accessories can be a much more effective personal reminder and check-in that's always with you.
📣 Big Shoutout: We couldn't have done any of this without our generous advisors Brad Wright and Amanda Tapping, partners like Teryl Rothery, and The Companion Members who support us with an annual membership.
🙏 Thank you.
