Hansy Better has done it! Our first ever grantee of the Awesome Foundation was featured on the front page of Thursday’s Boston Globe for making the largest portable hammock in the world. [Thanks Reed for the picture] The hammock is made of 4,278 feet of rope made from recycled bottles inspiring both public and environmental joy alike. In a world where so much of the news consists of negative sensationalism it’s empowering to see this one, rather large, bright spot.
After being funded by the Awesome Foundation Hansy received gifts of materials and additional funds from Kickstarter, a site for funding creative and innovative projects, and countless man hours from volunteers who helped weave the hammock. What drew us as a group to funding the project was firstly, it’s a GIANT HAMMOCK, and secondly, it had the potential to bond communities together and allow everyone a place to feel how awe-inspiring the world can be.
Since then the projects we’ve funded have had a decidedly powerful aim of individual empowerment and public good. What we do together as a group is not anything secret or special- we are ten individuals who come together monthly and pool our own money into funding the next awesome project. Anyone can do it. Anyone. can. do. it.
I can’t speak for the others involved but I believe it’s made me a better person and I definitely feel that some of the awesome that our grantees have in spades has rubbed off a little and kicked me into action on other projects that help. And I’m challenging everyone right here, right now to look into their pockets or live a bit more simply and support the making of awesome in the world. I’m not suggesting diverting funds that would go to support other’s basic survival, but I think we all have the obligation to support our communal enjoyment of life. So, let’s go!
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