HILLMAN - Plans for a Celebrity Eco Lodge and Outdoor Retreat in the Hillman area are moving along according to Chief Executive officer of Celebrity Black Card, LLC Bob Olejar. The Lodge will be the first of its kind and designed to invite celebrities to northeastern lower Michigan free of charge in exchange for tweets, Instagram photos and other social media posts promoting responsible, ecological friends, construction and an active outdoor lifestyle.

"This is our passion project," Olejar said. "We want to get celebrities to go there and tweet about enjoying the outdoors and doing activities outside. Because of the power celebrities have, we hope this will encourage people and kids to do more outdoor activities and stop with the sedentary lifestyle that has become so popular in today's society."

So far, interest in the lodge is growing among celebrities, and around 30 celebrities have already signed on to stay at the lodge.

"This week we started taking requests from celebrities to come to the Eco Lodge," Olejar said. "We revealed the project backstage at the premier of Dancing with the Stars and had several cast members and celebrity audience members signup to come stay at the lodge when it is completed."

Some of the celebrities already signed up to visit the lodge include Allison Holker, Emma Slater, Karina Smirnoff, Val Chmerkovskiy and Henry Byalikov from Dancing with the Stars. Others from previous seasons include race car driver Michael Waltrip, Pretty Little Liars star Janel Parrish, Youtube sensation Bethany Mota and Alfonso Ribeiro from the Fresh Prince of Bel Aire.

Additional celebrities slated to visit northern Michigan include Justin Hartley of Revenge fame, Motown singer Smokey Robinson, Insider host Keltie Knight, and Ralph Macchio of Karate Kid fame.

"We didn't tell celebrities about the location of the lodge until last week, and once they knew the location, they were interested," Olejar said. "Any of the celebrities on the list can schedule a time at the lodge within the next three years, and we've already seen posts starting on Twitter about the lodge. With all the celebrities signing up already, we're proving our concept that celebrities want to stay there."

Construction for the around 1,500 square foot lodge is expected to begin in spring, and due to suggestions by several of those interested, Celebrity Black Card, LLC has decided to add an additional bedroom onto the lodge.

The company is currently looking for a company to build the barn on the lot, along with companies to provide the cement for the foundations of each building. The lodge will have a large variety of brand sponsors that donate items and eco material sponsors for the construction of the building. It will be built completely from material and monitory donations.

Celebrity Black Card, LLC was founded in 2011, and is a direct celebrity product placement company that works with hundreds of brands and celebrities in the Los Angeles areas. To donate to the Celebrity Eco Lodge or learn more about this project, visit the Celebrity Eco Lodge Facebook page or contact Olejar at ecolodge@celebrityblackcard.com.

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Hillman's Celebrity Eco Lodge gathering interest