Trump Baby

Our Crowdfunder stretch target included a plan to hand out 1000 balloons to individual supporters in Parliament Square on 13th July when we fly the big boy there.

Some people mistook this for a plan to release 1000 balloons into the sky! But we know that balloons can be very hazardous to wildlife so this would have been like a delayed turtle massacre - not at all the plan. What we planned for was to hand out single, helium filled balloons to wellwishers and passersby to show their support for #TrumpBaby, with strict instructions to pop them at the end of the day and dispose of them safely. We even found a biodegradable balloon supplier so we felt like this would probably be OK.

However, many people who are otherwise supportive of #TrumpBaby are urging us not to do this. It turns out even biodegradable balloons can take up to 5 years to decompose, so can still end up choking wildlife etc. And some of them are bound to escape into the sky, as that's just what happens with helium balloons, however careful you try to be!

SO - we are still going to send out balloons as rewards to everyone who asked for that on the Crowdfunder, but we want to find out what supporters think about the idea of handing out 1000 biodegradable Trump Baby balloons to the public during #TrumpBaby's maiden flight. If the consensus is that we shouldn't do this we will look at alternative options for people to show their support on the day instead.

What do you think? Please let us know by filling out the form here: 

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