3% Cover the Fee

Paperhand Needs Your Help

URGENTLY

All donations made are tax-deductible.

On July 6, Tropical Storm Chantal flooded the town of Saxapahaw, NC, where our studio is located. Because of the flood, we were forced to move into our new studio 4 months earlier than expected, paying for unexpected costs like moving trucks and dumpsters, and we lost inventory, tools, and supplies. The tropical storm also put us at a loss of a week of shows because we need time to rebuild and our crew will not get paid for the time lost.
We need your help to make up for the losses.

Our Needs Exceed $100,000.

We are so grateful for: the people that have already donated to us since July 7, to the folks that sustain us monthly on Patreon, and to everyone that funded our Kickstarter to make our show happen this summer.
We are asking that you give what you can today to help us recover and rebuild.

We also accept payments through donor advised funds, qualified charitable distributions, stock donations and employee/company match contributions.
Our official organization name is Paperhand Puppet Project
and our EIN is EIN: 92-3110199

$62,055 Raised

AS OF 8/6/25

  • Historic puppets lost

  • Drying Out Puppets - Photo by Matt Ramey

  • Ocean Goddess in our new studio

  • Emptying our studio

  • Giant Puppet Construction in New Studio

  • Water level day after storm - Photo by Matt Ramey

  • Moving puppets to new studio

  • Working on a puppet in our new studio

  • Photo by Matt Ramey

  • Mud all over our studio

  • Of Wings and Feet puppet that survived the storm

  • Water in our supply closet

  • Puppets that survived the storm

  • Flood levels before we could access our studio

  • Loaded into our new studio

  • Water levels day after the storm

  • Water rescinding outside of our studio

3% Cover the Fee

Your donation to Paperhand is 100% tax-deductible.

Breakdown of Costs

Over $9,000- Rent & Utilities At Our New Space
$31,000 - Revenue from Loss of 3 Shows
$8,000 - Damaged Tools and Equipment
$10,000 - Supplies That Could Not Be Salvaged
$8,000 - Salaries & Wages Lost
$3,000 - Moving Trucks and Dumpsters
$7,000 - Clean Up Expenses from Flood Recovery
$15,000 - Time & Money Spent on Rebuilding Puppets
and Sets for The Gift
Priceless - Over 25 Years of Inventory and
Historic Puppets Lost

We’re still counting up how much we have lost and our list of needs will continue to grow as we move through this climate change disaster.
We need your support more than ever, because we cannot rely on the federal, state or local governments or grant opportunities.

Our work only happens because of the support and love from our community.

3% Cover the Fee

Your donation to Paperhand is 100% tax-deductible.

Make an Impact

Donate $1,000 to help us pay the salary of an apprentice here for the summer production

Donate $2,500 to help us rebuild the scenery for the summer production, The Gift

Donate $3,500 to help us rebuild our giant puppets for the summer production

Donate $5,000 to help us replace our sewing machines lost in the flood

Donate $10,000 to help us cover unexpected costs of moving into a new facility 4 months ahead of schedule.

Another way to make a difference now is to buy advance tickets to our summer production, The Gift, opening on August 15 at the Forest Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC

Help us recover, rebuild so that we can continue our mission to create art that inspires connection.