It's 5 in the morning. I can't sleep. My luggage got stuck in China. Thrown off by several time zones, which I have passed through over the last 14 days, I'm wandering through the early morning Prague and contemplating.
I'm overwhelmed by an immense feeling of gratitude and humility. Last night we reached the target amount for the Hithit campaign, for which I THANK YOU! ❤️
Thank you, for not being indifferent to my calls for help, and for placing your trust in me.
Honestly, the campaign took a lot of work, and one could say it was one of my biggest projects in recent months, but that wasn't all there was to it.
Today is a busy day for me, the end of which could bring a life-changing opportunity for me. I will tell you everything soon, but now it's time to thank you.
A lot of you have reached out to me during the campaign, asking if it will really be possible to raise the final amount and whether they should rather send support directly to my account. Each time, I assured them that yes, we can do it.
How could I be so sure? It wasn't just about building the campaign itself, but it was driven by my personal calling, and I place a lot of thoughts into spreading the campaign among you. A few days before its publication exactly 30 days ago, I finished a list of people who ever told me: "if you ever need help, don't hesitate to ask me." I also created a list of people who didn't say this, but whom I still wanted to approach. And I had everything planned for each day of the campaign.
It was almost like a full-time job, but all this has provided me with a lot of experience and showed me that there really are a lot of wonderful people in the world. I am honored to have you around me, or even to know you personally.
This story is not about Matěj, but about all of us who were able to unite for the glimmer of hope for our greatest dreams.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart! The cimbalom is going to New York, to Broadway, to Berklee NYC, to Carnegie Hall and I firmly believe and will do my utmost to enable this to bring our cimbalom community the resources and opportunities that will develop future generations of talented cimbalists.
P.S. The campaign will run for another full 24 hours today. I believe that every day counts in full, so we'll see what other miracles will happen.
Kind regards,
Matěj Číp
#cimbalomguy