And we are off and running! Here are some exciting updates: —We just made the initial order for bumper stickers, car magnets, hilarious hand sanitizer that you’re gonna love, and pens. We expect shipment by the end of the month. —Next we are working on t-shirts, perhaps calendars, notepads, posters, and window decals! —We’ve received 9 orders for SOTZ Boxes so far! In each box will be lots of advertising merchandise YOU can use to help spread the word. The more boxes we sell, the more new products we will be able to purchase and offer you. If you haven’t yet, please join the fight by purchasing your OWN SOTZ Box at www.SaveOurTappanZee.org. We will be shipping out the first orders in early February! —We are up to over 105,000 signature so far on Change.org. You can help us get to 110,000 by sharing our website with friends, by sharing this petition link with friends, by making another donation here or at www.gofundme.org/savethetappanzee, by writing another check to us, or by purchasing a SOTZ box. —In March, we will begin selling individual items in our store. In case there is something in particular you want to purchase. —Next week, we have set up a meeting with the executive director of Reclaim NY, to see how we may be able to work together to reach our common goal. —we are now accepting donations via PayPal at our website —Our 501(c)(3) not for profit paperwork has been completed and sent to the IRS. We hope to have tax exempt status by May 2018. —We are developing a plan to present our case to all assemblyman and all senators in NY, which will eventually include sending the entire petition to the legislature. —Our Vice President Annette Brooks has spearheaded our Facebook and twitter marketing. Please join us by clicking the links on our website. —Our board member Jeff Christian and his colleague have taken hundreds of unique photos of the bridge which we will be sharing with Oi soon. —Our treasurer Jimmy Dorato has been working hard on all bookkeeping and financial matters —Our president Alan Zelazo and board member Ray Ferrara have been busy getting advertising rates for MetroNorth, PATH, and NJ Transit —Our Secretary Dr. Dena Restaino is working hard to establish a Westchester/Rockland art competition to promote awareness and to preserve our history —And I’ve been busy keeping it all together and leading the charge. We have a wonderful team working very hard on your behalf, and on behalf of the people of New York. Here’s the bottom line: we need more signatures. Ideally, 1,000,000 signatures. How do we get there? Public awareness. How do we get public awareness? Through advertising and media promotions. What does that require? Money. No other charitable cause could be simpler: your money is going to fuel our advertising campaigns. We need to ensure every person in this state knows what has happened. Every person in this country. Every person in this world. who cares about history! So please: spread the word. Make another donation. Purchase advertising materials from us via the SOTZ boxes. And tell every stranger you meet about SaveOurTappanZee.org Thanks for the support! We WILL be victorious. Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA Executive Director Save Our Tappan Zee, Inc. www.saveourtappanzee.org