Dont Wait Project

“Reimbursement 438 total 438”

“Expenses marketing 5,266 tour 2,197 office expense 596 1,174 it expense 2,586 travel 8,174 438 meals 431 165 insurance expense 654 total 21,681”

“The don't wait project (dwp), founded in 2011, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to raising community awareness about how positive life choices can impact the health and welfare of individuals, organizations and communities.”

“Don't wait to unmake a bully students write, direct, produce and star in anti-bullying psas based on their own experience. They use a professional quality film camera and other equipment while learning valuable teamwork and industry skills throughout production. Since partnering with filmmaker, educator and unmake a bully creator mike feurstein in 2012, don't wait to unmake a bully has worked with more than 10,000 k-12 students at schools throughout the country, producing hundreds of psas. The dwp has also hosted multiple premieres at donated venues (i.e. Numerica performing arts center in wenatchee, wa; as well as screenings at movie theaters in wenatchee and albany, ny) where students, teachers, administrators, families and entire local communities are invited to screen the student-produced psas and behind the scenes footage.”

“The don't wait project tour 2019 the don't wait project (dwp) has told hundreds of stories and reached millions of people through its website, video, print, social media, youtube and vimeo. From local community leaders to oscar award-winning actors, project founder lisa bradshaw has interviewed people from all walks of life who have thought-provoking and life-changing stories. In partnership with town toyota auto group, a local car dealership in the wenatchee, wa, community, bradshaw launched a seven-state, six-week tour in search of people living don't wait lives throughout wa, or, ca, az, ut, co and id. She embarked on the journey alone with only a dslr camera and a tripod, her mac computer for editing footage and her toyota rav4, pulling a nucamp tag trailer. Throughout the tour, bradshaw focused on don't wait stories, inspiring people to revisit the nouns in life: the people, places, things and ideas we sometimes give up on along the way. These stories were shared on dwp social media platforms and aired on bradshaw's television talk show, life with lisa bradshaw, on charter/spectrum and local ncw life channel. After the success of the first tour in 2018, town toyota auto group sponsored a second tour in 2019, this time bradshaw traveled nine southern states, including texas, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, tennessee, arkansas, north carolina and oklahoma. Toyota national's grassroots program match also allowed for a professional cinematographer to travel with bradshaw and film the storytelling mission. In addition, nucamp rv sponsored the tour and provided two teardrop trailers, one for bradshaw and one for the newly-hired cinematographer. Bradshaw interviewed people throughout the tour about their don't wait stories related to health, career, family, community and philanthropy. Town toyota auto group has committed to sponsoring the 2020 tour when lisa bradshaw and a cinematographer will travel 11 states from missouri to massachusetts.”

“Don't wait to gather around the table in 2018, after the devastating carr fire that took place in northern california within shasta county, life of wood (a local furniture manufacturing company) reached out to the don't wait project regarding an idea to gift furniture to people who had lost their homes in the carr fire. This idea evolved into life of wood committing a donation of 50,000 to the manufacturing and distributing of dining tables made from the wood it imports from costa rica and manufactures in redding, california, which is located in shasta county. Life of wood paid for travel expenses for dwp founder lisa bradshaw to visit shasta county in november of 2018 and begin on-camera interviews with people who were impacted by the fire, including residents, first responders, volunteers and business owners. This began phase one of the gathering around the table project. Phase two took place in november of 2019 when bradshaw returned to redding for progress interviews within the community. At this time, life of wood and the don't wait project launched gathering around the table, inviting shasta county residents through the support of local media and social media to share their carr fire stories. These stories will be read by a volunteer committee, then families will be selected to receive a donated dining table from life of wood. The effort of this project is both storytelling and encouraging family togetherness in the aftermath of this tragic fire. The collected interviews will become part of an ongoing video project produced by the don't wait project.”