The Independence Collective
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The Independence Collective
Project 2018-07-26 11:52:34 +1200
From small seeds extraordinary things can grow, from the desire to try something new, to a desire to become financially independent. From home brewing to contract brewing!
We are The Independence Collective!
The Independence Collective are a group of individuals with an intellectual disability seeking to gain financial independence by coming together as a collective under the entrepreneurial spirit.
Struggling to find employment opportunities in todays competitive job market we have taken it upon ourselves to create our own opportunities. The first of these opportunities is the launch of our own beer label under the brand The Independence Collective. Our first brew will be "Neville" a craft Pale Ale brewed in partnership with Duncan's Brewing here on the Kapiti Coast.
This is only the beginning, the beginning for both us and for those who will join the collective as we grow. We have many more ideas for creating further business and employment opportunities. We would love to have your support for our PledgeMe Campaign.
By supporting our project through PledgeMe you will not only become part of this incredible new initiative, you will also be supporting us to gain our financial independence.
Please support us on our journey.
We have recieved overwhelming support from a number of individuals and groups to get us this far. We now need your support to make our dream of financial independence a reality.
You can get behind our campaign by grabbing one of the amazing rewards on offer and by sharing our pledge with everyone you know.
Thank you so much for your support.
Janie, Nathan, Neville and Cameron
(Check us out on Facebook)
How Will Your Money Be Used?
It will help in the development and brew of our first batch of 'Neville' Pale Ale.
Enable us to secure a small office space to run our collective from.
Allow us to purchase a coolstore to keep Neville cool and fresh so when he arrives on your doorstep he is at his best.
Some office furniture and other items essential in the day to day running of our business.
Check out some of the positive press we have recieved so far:
Comments
Updates 5
Bottling Day for Neville
26/10/2018 at 3:21 PM
Last week was yet another milestone in our journey toward financial independence. We all met at Duncans for the long awaited bottling of our Neville Pale Ale. Check out the photo's below.
Now the brew is bottled we can begin delivering the rewards to you.
A big thank you to all those who have already provided delivery adresses and t-shirt sizes for their rewards. There are still a few of you that have not, so f we could get these by Sunday evening at the latest we should be able to start delivering rewards as early as next week.
Thank you all again for the support and encouragement we have recieved to date.
Janie, Neville, Cameron and Nathan.
Tasting The Final Brew
14/10/2018 at 9:32 PM
We had a busy time last week organising the final touches to the labels. As you can see we had a tasting at the brewery. Feedback to date is that it is a great tasting beer.
The brew is now finished and ready to be bottled. This will happen over the next couple of days. Once this is done we can begin delivering the rewards. For those of you that are awaiting rewards can you please e-mail us through a delivery address. For those of you who have a t-shirt as part of that reward could you include a size preference. Our e-mail is [email protected]. Once we have your details we will let you know when to expect delivery.
Thank you again for all the support we have recieved to date. It has been an amazing journey so far, and as Cameron keeps saying...'this is only the beginning.'
Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville
The Independence Collective.
Our Dream Becomes A Reality
30/09/2018 at 12:42 PM
Friday was an exciting day for our collective. It was the day our dream turned into a reality. We spent the morning with George Duncan at the brewery learning all about the brewing process and getting that first batch under way so we can fulfil your rewards and start selling our beer. A big thank you to George for taking the time to explain things to us as we worked and for allowing us the opportunity to get our hands dirty and participate in the process. It was an awesome day!
The beer is now well on its way and should be available within the next three weeks. We are still hard at work in the background finalising label designs, t-shirt designs and getting the rewards ready to deliver to you all. Thank you for all the support we have received so far. We will update you again soon.
Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville,
The Independence Collective
A heart felt thank you to you all
20/09/2018 at 9:58 PM
Thank you all so much for your support. We have reached our goal and are now hard at work to get all the rewards out to you. We will keep you posted every step of the way with news and updates as we progress.
The first bit of news is the beer itself. We spoke with George at Duncan's today and he will begin the brewing process next week. We are so excited to be part of this process and will keep you updated with photo's and comments as we go. The brew process takes around two and a half to three weeks so as soon as those bottles roll off the line we will get them to you.
We are already working on the other rewards so will time everything to be sent out once that beer is bottled and ready to go.
Thank you all once again for your amazing support and encouragement. It has been an incredible journey so far and we could not have done it without you.
Take care, we will update you again soon.
Janie, Neville, Nathan and Cameron
The Independence Collective
Campaign Update
30/08/2018 at 4:55 PM
To all our followers and supporters. We would like to thank you all for the amazing response we have received for our project to date. We have been given the opportunity by PledgeMe to lower our target amount and extend our deadline. We have therefore taken the time to rethink our goals and get back to basics. The most important thing for us is to begin brewing beer. We have had an offer by a national liquor retailer but need beer to sell them. The new target of $14000 reflects our new goal. 2000 litres of beer brewed, bottled and ready for sale. Please get behind our project and help us reach this new goal.
The new end date for the campaign is now the 16th of September. Check out the site, grab a reward or two and help us get that first brew on the shelves for sale.
Thank you.
Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville
The Independence Collective
Pledgers 117
03/08/2018 at 7:40pm
03/08/2018 at 2:57pm
03/08/2018 at 10:16am
"Great going, team. More power to you. Cheers."
01/08/2018 at 5:32pm
30/07/2018 at 3:58pm
"I'm looking forward to the first run of Neville. Best of luck"
30/07/2018 at 1:20pm
30/07/2018 at 6:42am
"All the best!!"
29/07/2018 at 2:46pm
"Great work guys, looking forward to trying a Neville or two."
29/07/2018 at 8:32am
"What an awesome adventure you are embarking on! All the very best xx"
29/07/2018 at 8:30am
28/07/2018 at 8:26pm
"Good luck everyone! wishing you success and joy in your endeavour. Much Love, Janette"
28/07/2018 at 8:05pm
28/07/2018 at 3:58pm
28/07/2018 at 1:47pm
"Go for it!"
28/07/2018 at 10:43am
"What a cool endeavour. Good luck NJ and team. As a lover of all things beer I am hoping all goes well. Go for it! Richard"
28/07/2018 at 8:22am
"So many people sit around waiting for the world to do something for them. It is so good to see people deciding to take the bull by the horns"
28/07/2018 at 8:03am
27/07/2018 at 7:50pm
27/07/2018 at 6:15pm
27/07/2018 at 2:34pm
27/07/2018 at 12:44pm
27/07/2018 at 10:14am
"Utterly inspiring team Independence Collective. Looking forward to the first sup!"
27/07/2018 at 9:12am
"Amazing initiative. I wish you all the very best :)"
26/07/2018 at 9:20pm
"Go guys - get that business humming"
26/07/2018 at 8:04pm
26/07/2018 at 7:15pm
"Kia kaha!! Pledging on behalf of Ryan ‘RJ’ Gourdie, Special Olympian and beer wizard! "
26/07/2018 at 4:56pm
"Great work team - can't wait to taste what is destined to be one of the best beer drinking experiences ever!"
Followers 8
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The Independence Collective
Project 2018-07-26 11:52:34 +1200
From small seeds extraordinary things can grow, from the desire to try something new, to a desire to become financially independent. From home brewing to contract brewing!
We are The Independence Collective!
The Independence Collective are a group of individuals with an intellectual disability seeking to gain financial independence by coming together as a collective under the entrepreneurial spirit.
Struggling to find employment opportunities in todays competitive job market we have taken it upon ourselves to create our own opportunities. The first of these opportunities is the launch of our own beer label under the brand The Independence Collective. Our first brew will be "Neville" a craft Pale Ale brewed in partnership with Duncan's Brewing here on the Kapiti Coast.
This is only the beginning, the beginning for both us and for those who will join the collective as we grow. We have many more ideas for creating further business and employment opportunities. We would love to have your support for our PledgeMe Campaign.
By supporting our project through PledgeMe you will not only become part of this incredible new initiative, you will also be supporting us to gain our financial independence.
Please support us on our journey.
We have recieved overwhelming support from a number of individuals and groups to get us this far. We now need your support to make our dream of financial independence a reality.
You can get behind our campaign by grabbing one of the amazing rewards on offer and by sharing our pledge with everyone you know.
Thank you so much for your support.
Janie, Nathan, Neville and Cameron
(Check us out on Facebook)
How Will Your Money Be Used?
It will help in the development and brew of our first batch of 'Neville' Pale Ale.
Enable us to secure a small office space to run our collective from.
Allow us to purchase a coolstore to keep Neville cool and fresh so when he arrives on your doorstep he is at his best.
Some office furniture and other items essential in the day to day running of our business.
Check out some of the positive press we have recieved so far:
Comments
Bottling Day for Neville
26/10/2018 at 3:21 PM
Last week was yet another milestone in our journey toward financial independence. We all met at Duncans for the long awaited bottling of our Neville Pale Ale. Check out the photo's below.
Now the brew is bottled we can begin delivering the rewards to you.
A big thank you to all those who have already provided delivery adresses and t-shirt sizes for their rewards. There are still a few of you that have not, so f we could get these by Sunday evening at the latest we should be able to start delivering rewards as early as next week.
Thank you all again for the support and encouragement we have recieved to date.
Janie, Neville, Cameron and Nathan.
Tasting The Final Brew
14/10/2018 at 9:32 PM
We had a busy time last week organising the final touches to the labels. As you can see we had a tasting at the brewery. Feedback to date is that it is a great tasting beer.
The brew is now finished and ready to be bottled. This will happen over the next couple of days. Once this is done we can begin delivering the rewards. For those of you that are awaiting rewards can you please e-mail us through a delivery address. For those of you who have a t-shirt as part of that reward could you include a size preference. Our e-mail is [email protected]. Once we have your details we will let you know when to expect delivery.
Thank you again for all the support we have recieved to date. It has been an amazing journey so far, and as Cameron keeps saying...'this is only the beginning.'
Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville
The Independence Collective.
Our Dream Becomes A Reality
30/09/2018 at 12:42 PM
Friday was an exciting day for our collective. It was the day our dream turned into a reality. We spent the morning with George Duncan at the brewery learning all about the brewing process and getting that first batch under way so we can fulfil your rewards and start selling our beer. A big thank you to George for taking the time to explain things to us as we worked and for allowing us the opportunity to get our hands dirty and participate in the process. It was an awesome day!
The beer is now well on its way and should be available within the next three weeks. We are still hard at work in the background finalising label designs, t-shirt designs and getting the rewards ready to deliver to you all. Thank you for all the support we have received so far. We will update you again soon.
Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville,
The Independence Collective
A heart felt thank you to you all
20/09/2018 at 9:58 PM
Thank you all so much for your support. We have reached our goal and are now hard at work to get all the rewards out to you. We will keep you posted every step of the way with news and updates as we progress.
The first bit of news is the beer itself. We spoke with George at Duncan's today and he will begin the brewing process next week. We are so excited to be part of this process and will keep you updated with photo's and comments as we go. The brew process takes around two and a half to three weeks so as soon as those bottles roll off the line we will get them to you.
We are already working on the other rewards so will time everything to be sent out once that beer is bottled and ready to go.
Thank you all once again for your amazing support and encouragement. It has been an incredible journey so far and we could not have done it without you.
Take care, we will update you again soon.
Janie, Neville, Nathan and Cameron
The Independence Collective
Campaign Update
30/08/2018 at 4:55 PM
To all our followers and supporters. We would like to thank you all for the amazing response we have received for our project to date. We have been given the opportunity by PledgeMe to lower our target amount and extend our deadline. We have therefore taken the time to rethink our goals and get back to basics. The most important thing for us is to begin brewing beer. We have had an offer by a national liquor retailer but need beer to sell them. The new target of $14000 reflects our new goal. 2000 litres of beer brewed, bottled and ready for sale. Please get behind our project and help us reach this new goal.
The new end date for the campaign is now the 16th of September. Check out the site, grab a reward or two and help us get that first brew on the shelves for sale.
Thank you.
Janie, Nathan, Cameron and Neville
The Independence Collective
03/08/2018 at 7:40pm
03/08/2018 at 2:57pm
03/08/2018 at 10:16am
"Great going, team. More power to you. Cheers."
01/08/2018 at 5:32pm
30/07/2018 at 3:58pm
"I'm looking forward to the first run of Neville. Best of luck"
30/07/2018 at 1:20pm
30/07/2018 at 6:42am
"All the best!!"
29/07/2018 at 2:46pm
"Great work guys, looking forward to trying a Neville or two."
29/07/2018 at 8:32am
"What an awesome adventure you are embarking on! All the very best xx"
29/07/2018 at 8:30am
28/07/2018 at 8:26pm
"Good luck everyone! wishing you success and joy in your endeavour. Much Love, Janette"
28/07/2018 at 8:05pm
28/07/2018 at 3:58pm
28/07/2018 at 1:47pm
"Go for it!"
28/07/2018 at 10:43am
"What a cool endeavour. Good luck NJ and team. As a lover of all things beer I am hoping all goes well. Go for it! Richard"
28/07/2018 at 8:22am
"So many people sit around waiting for the world to do something for them. It is so good to see people deciding to take the bull by the horns"
28/07/2018 at 8:03am
27/07/2018 at 7:50pm
27/07/2018 at 6:15pm
27/07/2018 at 2:34pm
27/07/2018 at 12:44pm
27/07/2018 at 10:14am
"Utterly inspiring team Independence Collective. Looking forward to the first sup!"
27/07/2018 at 9:12am
"Amazing initiative. I wish you all the very best :)"
26/07/2018 at 9:20pm
"Go guys - get that business humming"
26/07/2018 at 8:04pm
26/07/2018 at 7:15pm
"Kia kaha!! Pledging on behalf of Ryan ‘RJ’ Gourdie, Special Olympian and beer wizard! "
26/07/2018 at 4:56pm
"Great work team - can't wait to taste what is destined to be one of the best beer drinking experiences ever!"