The Restorers - They Were All Volunteers has earned Emmy awards in two categories this year.  Producer Kara Martinelli and Director Adam White won for Best Writing and Technical Achievement for the film.

The awards were bestowed at the 43rd Annual LGL Regional Emmy Awards, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN.  Western Reserve PBS was the airing station of The Restorers - They Were All Volunteers.

On April 18th, 1942, Gen. James Doolittle led the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders on a top secret mission that would strike back at the heart of Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor four months earlier. The Raiders launched their B-25 Mitchell Bombers off an aircraft carrier that would get them close to the home island of Japan. The bombing mission was a great success, boosting much needed morale for the United States.

Each year the famous Doolittle Tokyo Raiders from WWII have a reunion to remember their mission, their comrades, and their heroic leader Gen. James Doolittle.  In 2010, an extraordinary event took place. For the 68th Doolittle reunion, seventeen B-25 bomber crews volunteered to gather in honor of the Raiders.  Over 70,000 people turned up to witness the event, to see the bombers, and to meet the remaining Raiders.

The Restorers-They Were All Volunteers follows the journey of a Minnesota B-25 named Miss Mitchell. Join this restored bomber as she travels to Dayton, Ohio to attend the largest B-25 gathering since WWII.

The Restorers - They Were All Volunteers is the pilot episode of a series now under development by Hemlock Films.  Investors are currently being solicited for the new series, also titled “The Restorers.”

Helpful links:

www.TheRestorers.com

www.hemlockfilms.com

www.cafmn.org