11 Days To Go For Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story

The producers of Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit story are closing in on their goal of funding the documentary as a Kickstarter project.  For those of you unfamiliar with Kickstarter, it’s a way to fund an idea that otherwise wouldn’t likely happen.  For The Jay DeMerit Story, the producers need $215,000 dollars for rights clearances so they can use actual game footage in the film.  As of this posting, they have $152,827 dollars.  You can support one of the most intriguing stories in US sports – not just US soccer.  DeMerit went from a club several levels below the professional pyramid in England to winning promotion with Watford, playing in the Premier League, and making the World Cup squad.  Click here to help turn that story into a movie.