Thanks Joy! Yes, we just launched this campaign this morning. Here's the whole story.
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
On January 29 we began a series on the TIGHAR Facebook page called Preponderance of Evidence. In short, illustrated daily segments we're reviewing, point by point, the evidence we've amassed in twenty-seven years of testing the hypothesis that the Earhart/Noonan flight ended on Nikumaroro. Each segment is linked to in-depth research papers and bulletins on the TIGHAR website. This serialized executive summary of The Earhart Project is proving immensely popular, reaching upwards of 4,000 people per day. Don't miss it! Click
HERE to read and share.
YOUR NAME UP IN LIGHTS
To help fund past expeditions we've sometimes sold exclusive media rights to networks who wanted to make documentaries. It's a trade-off. We get some funding but we give up editorial control and ownership of potentially historic footage. This time, the potential for historic footage is so high that we've decided to forego any media deals and make our own documentary of the Niku VIII expedition.
The footage will be shot by TIGHAR's own award-winning cinematographer Mark Smith of Oh Seven Films. Mark is a veteran of four TIGHAR expeditions to Nikumaroro (2001, 2007, 2010, and 2012) shooting video for the Discovery Channel and others. This time his video arsenal will include drones with high-definition cameras. It's going to be one spectacular film.
We're counting on you, the members of TIGHAR, and on "crowd-sourcing" via the
TIGHAR Facebook page, to make this expedition and this documentary possible.
For a contribution of $49 or more your name will be listed in the credits in the film, and you'll receive a pre-release DVD of the film when it is finished. Giving you credit like this has never been possible in network documentaries. This is our chance to give you the recognition you deserve. Please make your donation now at the
TIGHAR Store.
SPACE AVAILABLE
We have one berth available aboard Nai'a on the NIKU VIII expedition for a $50,000 Sponsor Team Member. Click
HERE for a description of the expedition. If you're interested please email Ric Gillespie (ric@tighar.org) , or phone 610-467-1937.
Also, the Betchart Expeditions "In Search of Amelia Earhart" tourist cruise to Nikumaroro aboard Fiji Princess has two openings: one for a male shared cabin, and one for a female shared cabin. You can also wait-list for a two person cabin. Fiji Princess will be at Nikumaroro for a few days during the Niku VIII expedition and passengers will assist in TIGHAR search operations. For more information click
HERE.