Comfort & Joy Village 2014 Dues

By Comfort & Joy

Date and time

Starts on Sunday, August 24, 2014 · 6pm PDT

Location

The Heart of the Gayborhood

7:30 and E Black Rock City, NV

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Description

This page is for invited and/or returning members
to pay Comfort & Joy Village Dues for Burning Man 2014.

If you have never camped with us before, please check in with us before paying your dues. Fill out the Get Involved with Comfort & Joy form on our website. Or contact Kokoe via our Facebook group.

Please pay your dues now, in full if you can. If you can't pay in full now, please pay a dues deposit and then give us the remainder as it becomes available by contrubuting in the Additional Donation box.

2014 VILLAGE DUES
As those who have camped with us before know, dues help cover the cost of providing vital infrastructure that provides food, drinking water, showers and electricity (as well as our courtyard of art installations and public buildings, like the Carrot Dome and Pink Gym).

Dues are a sensitive topic. Most people don't understand that it cost over $40,000 to run Comfort & Joy Village last year, so every penny is important.

Here's a breakdown of what things cost just to get the village setup:

Truck rental = $3,500

Fuel = $2,000

Food = $7,000

Art Grants = $6,000 (to build all of the art)

Storage Rental = $1,440 (to store all of our equipment all year)

Water tank rental = $1,500

Water = $3,000

Greywater tank rental = $500

Greywater removal = $900

Solar power = $2,500

Sound system rental = $300

Cleaning supplies = $250

Condoms & lube = $150

Lighting = $150

Laundry = $100 (cleaning linens, etc after the event)

Ice = $400

Firewood = $150

Total = $29,840!! That's just to get everything setup. We also spend money every year on new structures, refurbishments and upgrading some equipments, and more, so that's how we get to $40,000!

If dues are restrictive to some, we are open to consider scholarship applications for reduced dues. Helping out through volunteering on and off-playa, especially for set-up and strike-down on-playa are great ways to demonstrate commitment to camp and support scholarship applications. Scholarship applications will be reviewed on case-by-case basis.

We welcome you with 'comfort' and tickle you with 'joy' - that's the benefit of camping with a long-standing, organized group who do tons of fundraising year-round and go back to the playa every year to upgrade our experience. Welcome home, everybody!

For more information see the Comfort & Joy blog at www.playajoy.org

Organized by

Comfort & Joy

Comfort & Joy is a welcoming community that advances queer values globally and at Burning Man by building community and creating spaces celebrating art and creative expression. Find out more about us, our mission and values on our website, Facebook or Instagram pages!

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