Farpoint Convention Turbo!
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We want to increase our budget for 2016 so that we can bring the guests our members have asked for to our 23rd annual convention.
Backers: 57
Average Pledge Per Backer: $115
Funded: $6,546 of $30,000
Dates: Aug 5th -> Sep 19th (45 days)
Project By: Farpoint Enterprises
Backers: 57
Average Pledge Per Backer: $115
Funded: $6,546 of $30,000
Dates: Aug 5th -> Sep 19th (45 days)
Project By: Farpoint Enterprises
$6,546
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 19 @ 12:45 -0400 GMT
21%
of goal
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Latest News
The Final Hours 
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We are in the final hours of the #FarpointCon2016 Kickstarter! Thank you to those who have already pledged and please continue sharing and pledging. We want to fulfill a dream from our Guest Wish List to make Farpoint Convention, already an amazing... (Read More)
Counting Down
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We're down to the last 3 days! Thank you to everyone who has supported our project so far. We'll be at Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Con this Thursday through Saturday at Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD. Stop by to see us and you can also meet Lee Majors,... (Read More)
It's all gone!
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
The Cheers reward level, where you can name a drink to be served at the bar during Farpoint, is gone! Thanks to those of you who pledged. If you missed this level, please take a look at our popular Sidekick level as an alternative! SIX days to go. (Read More)
Final Week!
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
7 days to go! Please continue to share our project with your friends. We want to bring one of our wish list guests to #FarpointCon2016 and can't do it without your help. (Read More)
Join the Farpoint Sidekick Brigade
September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We have 10 days to go in our project and are beginning the final push to the finish line. Our most popular reward level has been our Sidekick level. For a $40 pledge, you receive exclusive memorabilia featuring our beloved FARP and add to their... (Read More)
Reward Focus #4
September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
All of the reward levels featuring E-books include wonderful selections from our friends at Crazy8 Press! One of our favorite of their offerings includes the excellent anthology, ReDeus: Diviine Tales, stories about what would happen when every... (Read More)
Into The Home Stretch!
September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
There are 11 days left in our Kickstarter project! Thanks to everyone who has pledged to this point, and we hope those of you following our project decide to pledge soon. Be there at #FarpointCon2016 and help us fulfill our members' guest wish list.... (Read More)
Reward Focus #3
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Many thanks to our friends at Prometheus Radio Theatre for offering a part in the Farpoint 2016 radio play as a reward. If you pledge at the "No Business Like Show Business" level for this reward, you will join an elite group of PRT guest stars such... (Read More)
Reward Focus #2
August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We've got 19 days to go! NINETEEN!!!! Please continue to share and help as you can. Our Reward Focus today is a surprise preview of our 2016 program book created by Todd Brugmans. This will be the signed poster to be received by our backers. Thank... (Read More)
Reward Focus & Update!
August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We wanted to take a moment to thank Farpoint friend Keith RA DeCandido for his donation of his new DRAGON PRECINCT novella "Gan Brightblade vs. Mitos the Mighty" as one of our E-book rewards. This story was itself the focus of a Kickstarter project... (Read More)
Reward Level Update
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to feedback from Kickstarter members, we have modified the FARP's Family reward level. Backers may now bring one guest to the private reception offered at this reward level. We appreciate the constructive comments from our friends to make our... (Read More)
Report From The Road!
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We have spent the last 2 weekends on the road at different conventions - ShoreLeave on August 7-9 and Intervention on August. We always have a great time at ShoreLeave, one of our sister conventions along with Balticon. Our table space there was... (Read More)
New Rewards!
August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to our friends at Perry County Hobbies in Richfield, PA (http://www.perrycountyhobbies.com) for their generous donation of two new rewards: the $15 Modeler Level and the $25 Animator level. The Modeler Level includes a set of the LF30 warp... (Read More)
#FarpointCon2016 New Event
August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Tesla Model S test drives are scheduled for Farpoint Convention this February! Details on how to sign up as a test driver will come as we get closer to the convention. Thanks for supporting this Kickstarter project, which will help us bring even more... (Read More)
Intervention Con is this weekend!
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Please stop by our table at this weekend's Intervention Con in Rockville, MD. www.interventioncon.com We'll be there with the latest information on our Kickstarter project and to talk all things #FarpointCon2016! Thank you for following our project... (Read More)
A new reward!
August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to the Radisson North Baltimore Hotel for their support of our Kickstarter campaign. With their permission, we can now offer a new reward: The Cheers level, where you can name a drink that the Northern Lights Bar will service during the... (Read More)
To ship or not to ship?
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
In order to make this project accessible to attending and non-attending supporters alike, it was necessary to include shipping charge information at many of our levels. If you choose one of these levels but pick up your rewards at Farpoint Convention... (Read More)
Our E-book list
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
The following E-book selections have been offered for our project as of today. Backers at the book reward levels will be asked for their selections when our #FARPStarter is completed. Many thanks to the authors who have provided support for our... (Read More)
See you at ShoreLeave 37?
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Please stop by our table at ShoreLeave 37 this weekend! We'll be talking about our plans for #FarpointCon2016, selling memberships and just generally having a blast. See you there. (Read More)
We are LIVE!
August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Here we go - our #FARPStarter has hit the streets! Thank you for taking a look at our project and helping to spread the word. (Read More)
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