We Adopted* a Hotel.
A project in St.-Gervais-les-Bains, France by Nick RQ WONG000days
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Restoring a 150 Y/O Neglected Property Into a Zero Plastic/Zero Waste** Hotel, Art Gallery & Restaurant.
Backers: 158
Average Pledge Per Backer: £252
Funded: £39,889 of £33,000
Dates: Feb 25th -> Mar 18th (23 days)
Project By: Nick RQ WONG
Backers: 158
Average Pledge Per Backer: £252
Funded: £39,889 of £33,000
Dates: Feb 25th -> Mar 18th (23 days)
Project By: Nick RQ WONG
£39,889
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 18 @ 20:09 -0400 GMT
120%
of goal
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Latest News
With still 5 hours left on this campaign - I've decided to log off from my workstation instead, and this is why: 
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends/Backers, It's the 3rd day of lockdown in France, the skies are blue and the air is crisp, probably due to the lack of human activity pollution. The silence in St Gervais Mont Blanc is only punctured sporadically by the chirps of birds... (Read More)
Crowdfunding In the Time of Corona - Progress Timeline
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
My thoughts are with all businesses affected by Covid-19, our Kickstarter campaign progress has also stalled since the pandemic alarm was raised by WHO on the 11th March. Overnight, no one seems to be thinking about booking holidays, quite sensibly.... (Read More)
Cheer Up!
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your support once again! Since we reached our funding goal: 1) Covid-19 has been officially declared as a pandemic by the WHO 2) Most of us can't travel to the US for the next 30 days. 3) Pound has taken a tumble... (Read More)
Stretch Goal Announcements - 'We Are In This Together' ~ THANK YOU!
March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, We are overjoyed and certainly did not expect to exceed our £33,000 goal with 9 days to spare. Since then, we have been working flat out to design a generous stretch goal for our existing and new backers. You ALL have our eternal... (Read More)
100% Funded! Stretch Goal to be announced :)
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We are funded! Thank you so much for all your support. This means the project will go ahead and your pledges in the past 12 days have kickstarted our work to: 1) Restore a 150 year old hotel building (currently trading as Le Regina) in St Gervais... (Read More)
Our Kickstarter Campaign is featured on l'Officiel Malaysia!
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/art/nick-wong-tropical-snowman-montblanc-saint-gervais-sustainable-hotel Have a great weekend! Nick (Read More)
We are 92% funded now! More photos of the hotel building here
March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, We use the word 'Adopted' in 'We Adopted a Hotel' because the hotel has been neglected and needs a bit of love. With all your help, we feel up to the task to make the necessary improvements and give it a new lease of life and purpose.... (Read More)
Imagine the hotel as a painting that never dries...
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, When you walk into the hotel, the art collection ought to stand out from the minimalist/Zen déco. The work by our accomplished artists shall accentuate the unmistakable undertone to this hotel: ‘Sustainability’. We elected to... (Read More)
Ode to Bamboo - a pivotal piece in our Sustainable puzzle.
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, We are 82% funded and surpassed 100 backers today! When we decided to go zero waste, zero plastic at the hotel, we know many of the 'convenient but detrimental' daily practices have to be reevaluated. Once we are committed to this... (Read More)
Big Guys root for us because we're the Small guys' champion
March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends/Backers, My main update is at the end of this post. However, I would like to give a special mention to our team of bamboo engineers/experts at SEAD Build, who are working on the bamboo conservatory tirelessly, and also thank First Classe... (Read More)
Greetings from your favourite optimistic Kickstarter campaign creator.
March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers/Friends, Happy Monday :) Let's start the week with 3 positive news! The sun is out (even in London) and we are now into the northern hemisphere's first week of Spring, meteorologic-ally speaking. 1) In response to the Covid-19 travel... (Read More)
Is this the most difficult week we’ll have? 24-28Feb
February 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends/Backers, I appreciate that this is a risky place to share my present thoughts, as they will be permanently etched on this Kickstarter page, they have a policy of ‘no deletion’ here. However, this past week has evoked a plethora of... (Read More)
25% in 48 hours :)
February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We are so grateful for your support and pledges! We are off to a better than expected start. One highlight has to be receiving a pledge from a couple who wish to take over the hotel for their wedding next Spring. *Fingers crossed* Sending you... (Read More)
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