# Captain's BookLog - Updates By [Toad the Great 🐸](https://paragraph.com/@toadthegreat) · 2024-12-13 --- GM Toads and future Toads… This page marks a space to reflect on what we’ve achieved together and to set the tone for what’s ahead. It will continue to evolve over the coming months — like a captain’s log — charting our progress, milestones, and the spirit that drives this journey forward. * * * **May** Flashback to May 1st, the day of Toad the Great’s very first post. We were always tired of talking about money, so we tried something different—telling the history of the Toads. * * * **June** Mid-June: Locked in our first partnership in the ecosystem with eFrogs, boosting the project’s visibility. June 20th: Selected as one of the 20 projects during Linea’s **Culture SZN** to promote and educate people on NFTs. June 30th: Announced the drop date for the **“The Birth Lottery”** collection: 2 NFTs per wallet, priced at 0.024 $ETH for the first 666 pieces that formed the core of our community. * * * **July** July 2nd: Launched on NFTs2Me and sold out in 20 minutes. July 4th: Opened the private Telegram channel for holders - “The Inner Circle” July 9th: Whitelisting went live for Toads holders for the **eFroglets launch**, plus a $1,500 USDT lottery split among 3 winners. July 14th: **Culture SZN** day—we showcased the **“History of Toads”**, a collage of visuals narrating the origins of Toad the Great on X, with 777,777 mints available. July 20th: Hosted an **Art Contest**, distributing $2,500 in prizes to the top 10 artists, for 2 weeks. * * * **August** Mid-August: Started a collaboration with Linus, organizing a poker night together and awarding prizes to 3 Toad holders as winners. * * * **September** 7th September: Began dropping teaser pages of the comic on X and Launched the **Paid2Raid lotteries** with weekly prizes of $25 USDT, $50 USDT, or 1 Toad based on collective targets in the Inner Circle. 10th September: Teamed up for the first **Intraverse tournament** and landed in the **top 10 projects**. Started scouting resources and new collaborators. * * * **October** 15 October: Collaborated with **The Nemesis** and hosted the “Speed Run” tournament, awarding over $500 to the top 10 players. 27 October: Partnered with **Denaria**, offering bonus points with the **NFT-TOA code**, usable for a future airdrop. * * * **November/December** **3 November: Donald Toad** was deployed on Lynex —the first initiative by our community members that included an **airdrop of 21,000 $DTC** to all Toads NFTs Holder. Participated in our first **AMAs**, in collaboration with the Linea team. Defined strategies and objectives for 2025. Onboarded new talent, developed marketing content, and continued work on the comic. Started aligning with **Linea’s team** for future collaborations. --- *Originally published on [Toad the Great 🐸](https://paragraph.com/@toadthegreat/captain-s-booklog-updates)*