{"data":{"type":"investor_profile","id":174125,"entity_id":"wefunder:investor_profile:174125","attributes":{"entity_ids":{"investor_profile":"wefunder:investor_profile:174125","subject":"wefunder:user:150626"},"name":"Melinda Little","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/melindalittle","description":"See Melinda Little's recent startup investments, sectors of interest, and updates. Follow their activity and discover companies on Wefunder.","profile_image_url":"https://uploads.wefunder.com/2021/user_default_icon_circle.png","follower_count":2,"interests":[],"recent_investments":[{"company_id":23600,"company_entity_id":"wefunder:company:23600","company_name":"Saranac Lake Community Store","company_url":"https://wefunder.com/saranac.lake.community.store","applied_at":"2018-05-06T14:54:03Z"}],"recent_posts":[{"id":95532,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:95532","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Updates Re: The Community Store Campaign, Branding \u0026amp; More","preview":"Dear Wefunder Investors:Now that the high-energy summer of 2018 has wound down into the slower, but steady flow of autumn, we wanted to bring you up to date on what’s been happening at the Saranac Lake Community Store.First of all, I want to thank you so much for supporting our campaign and believing in what we’re doing to ensure a successful future for The Community Store. We’re now less than $2,000* away from our goal and we’re working hard to get over the finish line before the campaign cl...","published_at":"2018-10-04T19:44:52Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/95532"},{"id":93437,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:93437","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Why I live in Saranac Lake | Saranac Lake, Adirondacks","preview":"Our blogger gets into why he moved to Saranac Lake - music, art, mountains, and creative energy abound! It's not only a can-do community, as evidenced by the fact that we have The Community Store, an award winning skateboard park, and the Adirondack Carousel, all within downtown, it's also because of our vibe.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","published_at":"2018-08-22T15:14:08Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/93437"},{"id":92659,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:92659","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Saranac Lake lands $10 million grant to revitalize downtown","preview":"Jacob Linton Staff Writer jlinton@adirondackdailyenterprise.com SARANAC LAKE - Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that downtown Saranac Lake has been selected as the North Country's winner of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative - a $10 million grant intended to transform the area. The news just keeps on getting better in our small, but mighty \"can-d0\" community. Yesterday the Governor came to the Hotel Saranac (right across from\u0026nbsp;The Community Store) to announce the grant.","published_at":"2018-08-08T16:54:25Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/92659"},{"id":92173,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:92173","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Spotlight on Artisan Peter Katz","preview":"Imagine harnessing the creativity of the region with beautiful images and functional products that remind you of the magic of Saranac Lake. Artist Peter Katz does just that and will be creating an exclusive lamp for The Community Store's e-commerce site this Fall. \u0026nbsp;Here's a preview of how he does it.https://www.facebook.com/109720469060278/videos/1973192586046381/","published_at":"2018-07-17T18:36:09Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/92173"},{"id":92100,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:92100","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Spotlight on Earth Girl Designs","preview":"Designed and handcrafted by artisan/entrepreneur Rachel King in Tupper Lake, NY, this jewelry line flies off the shelves at the Store. \u0026nbsp;We can't wait to offer her beautiful momentos of the Adirondack experience on our e-commerce site so that customers can access them from all over the world. Many thanks to all of you who've invested so far in our Wefunder campaign. \u0026nbsp;We're now at $58,275 (which includes $1,100 pending and not yet counted in on our page)\u0026nbsp;which\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;enabli...","published_at":"2018-07-02T20:44:16Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/92100"},{"id":92029,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:92029","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Spotlight On Birch Boys Adirondack Chaga","preview":"Founded by Tupper Lake native, Garrett Kopp, Birch Boys Chaga is harvested sustainably right here in the Adirondacks. We already carry their teas and lotions at the Store but with our new e-commerce platform\u0026nbsp; the benefits of Chaga will be at your fingertips, no matter where you are.\u0026nbsp; And did you know that Red Reishi Mushrooms are a \"thing?\" Check out the pix of Garrett's\u0026nbsp; Red Reishi harvest yesterday which will soon be the basis of new additions to his growing product line.\u0026nbs...","published_at":"2018-06-17T21:35:18Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/92029"},{"id":92012,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:92012","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Meet Our Cheerleaders","preview":"Felix and Simon are super excited to see how well our Wefunder campaign is doing. Simon (the oldest of the two) was only a few days old when The Community Store opened. Their Mom, Leslie, is the person in the middle standing among the apparel in The Community Store's Women's Department.","published_at":"2018-06-12T17:19:00Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/92012"},{"id":91970,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:91970","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Our campaign is now officially public. I hope you'll check out the article in the Adk Daily Enterprise","preview":"Adirondack Daily Enterprise ArticleWe went public with our campaign a few days ago by distributing a press release to multiple news outlets across the Region.\u0026nbsp; This has already resulted in nice coverage by the Adk Daily Enterprise and we will soon be turning up the volume on social media so stay tuned!","published_at":"2018-06-04T21:01:48Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/91970"},{"id":91955,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:91955","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Here's a sneak preview....","preview":"On Friday afternoon, I had the great pleasure of helping local artist, Matt Burnett, crop and mat the first 25 prints of the painting that The Community Store commissioned him to do of Donnelly's Ice Cream which opened for the season today. (Yay!)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; We're now selling a limited edition of prints of the painting at the Store and plan to adapt his work to other exclusive products going forward, in particular for the e-commerce site that is a focal point of this campaign.\u0026nbsp; For thos...","published_at":"2018-05-29T01:02:49Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/91955"},{"id":91937,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:91937","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"A Big Thank You to our Early Investors!","preview":"A big THANK YOU to all of our early investors!\u0026nbsp; At $25,500, we're already halfway toward our minimum goal and building momentum every day. \u0026nbsp;We can't wait to get there and start implementing our plans.\u0026nbsp;","published_at":"2018-05-23T12:44:53Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/91937"}],"provenance":{"source":"wefunder_public_investor_profile","as_of":"2026-07-10T11:36:37Z","claims":{"follower_count":{"source":"InvestorProfile#followers_count","last_verified_at":"2023-09-25T20:30:19Z","as_of":"2026-07-10T11:36:37Z","confidence":"high"}}},"updated_at":"2023-09-25T20:30:19Z"}}}