In this edition:
****** BWB extends stay in Peru through August 16th. Join Us!
****** Cascade BWB Meeting – Tuesday June 17th
****** Participate in our local Bring It!!! Event - June 22.
****** Would you like to camp with BWB at Burning Man this year? Time sensitive-Please read below.
***** BWB in Peru through August 16
Burners without Borders are excited to announce the extension of the Peru Reconstruction Program through August 16th. Come and volunteer with us! It feels great to gift our skills and creativity to those affected most by the devastating 8.0 earthquake.
We have welcomed 242 volunteers representing 31 countries and have gifted over 25,000 volunteer man-hours since last December. Our fundraising efforts and volunteer recruitment are really paying off. Thank You!
BWB volunteers just finished constructing a school, complete with colorful murals inside and out. And after the dedication, BWB hosted a burn for the local community. Check out the photos and what we're up to at our new Blog at blog.burnerswithoutborders.org/
Thank you to those who have contributed their time and/or hard-earned money to make our successes in Peru possible. If you aren't able to join us in person at this time, please consider making a donation so we can keep helping the people of Pisco. Having just returned from spending nearly 5 months working there, I can say from personal experience that your cash donations go directly to buy cement, not fancy office space. If you can spend some time working with us you will become part of a true Grass-Roots effort to help people who really need it.
***** Cascade BWB Monthly Meeting - June 17
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 17th. The Cascade Regional will host its monthly meeting at 7pm at the Watershed, 5040 SE Milwaukie in Portland. We will discuss our plans for monthly events this summer, including the worldwide BRING IT!!! campaign (see below). I’ll also be available to answer general questions about BWB activities and outings, including the Peru project. If there’s time, I may even show some pictures.
The folks at the Watershed will have their BBQ up and running, as usual. Their motto is, “If you bring it, you can cook it”. So don’t run to the drive-thru on your way to the meeting. Just come a little early and get your grub on while we meet.
***** BWB Presents: BRING IT!!! June 22
You are invited to participate in a worldwide event, BRING IT!!!. This is an opportunity for our community to come together and take care of a public space that could use some love - and have fun while doing it!
This year we’re looking at a couple different sites including the Eastside Esplanade, Kelly Point Park and the beach at Sauvie Island. These are all sensitive areas that get a lot of use and would benefit from a little Burner-stylee luvin’. And each offers a great place for us to have some celebratory downtime afterwards! The final choice will be made June 5th so if you have an opinion, send it to me directly.
We’ll be looking for community support in the form of trash bags, wheelbarrows, utility trailers or pickup trucks, and of course, Burners to help fill them. And there is always a need for people to help with meals and other “indirect” support functions as well.
Watch for further details in the next 2 weeks.
***** Would you like to camp with BWB this year at Burning Man?
BWB camp is going to be amazing this year on the playa! We will most likely be at 3:30 and Esplanade and will be running daily salons and our now famous lumber recycling project again this year.
Camp fees won't be more than $50. There are a lot of opportunities to participate in making this camp even more amazing than it was last year. Placed theme camps (that's us) are on a deadline of May 31. Yikes! We know that is quick, don't worry. Please e-mail carmen@burnerswithoutborders.org right away if you think you will be camping with BWB and give her an idea of how much space you will need.
Everyone who plans on coming will be subscribed to a BWB Camp Group email list so we can all organize it together. There's plenty of space for anyone who would like to join in making the camp a success.
Vivir es Servir,
--
Agent DragonFly!
Cascade Regional Coordinator
Burners Without Borders
503.820.8849
****** BWB extends stay in Peru through August 16th. Join Us!
****** Cascade BWB Meeting – Tuesday June 17th
****** Participate in our local Bring It!!! Event - June 22.
****** Would you like to camp with BWB at Burning Man this year? Time sensitive-Please read below.
***** BWB in Peru through August 16
Burners without Borders are excited to announce the extension of the Peru Reconstruction Program through August 16th. Come and volunteer with us! It feels great to gift our skills and creativity to those affected most by the devastating 8.0 earthquake.
We have welcomed 242 volunteers representing 31 countries and have gifted over 25,000 volunteer man-hours since last December. Our fundraising efforts and volunteer recruitment are really paying off. Thank You!
BWB volunteers just finished constructing a school, complete with colorful murals inside and out. And after the dedication, BWB hosted a burn for the local community. Check out the photos and what we're up to at our new Blog at blog.burnerswithoutborders.org/
Thank you to those who have contributed their time and/or hard-earned money to make our successes in Peru possible. If you aren't able to join us in person at this time, please consider making a donation so we can keep helping the people of Pisco. Having just returned from spending nearly 5 months working there, I can say from personal experience that your cash donations go directly to buy cement, not fancy office space. If you can spend some time working with us you will become part of a true Grass-Roots effort to help people who really need it.
***** Cascade BWB Monthly Meeting - June 17
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 17th. The Cascade Regional will host its monthly meeting at 7pm at the Watershed, 5040 SE Milwaukie in Portland. We will discuss our plans for monthly events this summer, including the worldwide BRING IT!!! campaign (see below). I’ll also be available to answer general questions about BWB activities and outings, including the Peru project. If there’s time, I may even show some pictures.
The folks at the Watershed will have their BBQ up and running, as usual. Their motto is, “If you bring it, you can cook it”. So don’t run to the drive-thru on your way to the meeting. Just come a little early and get your grub on while we meet.
***** BWB Presents: BRING IT!!! June 22
You are invited to participate in a worldwide event, BRING IT!!!. This is an opportunity for our community to come together and take care of a public space that could use some love - and have fun while doing it!
This year we’re looking at a couple different sites including the Eastside Esplanade, Kelly Point Park and the beach at Sauvie Island. These are all sensitive areas that get a lot of use and would benefit from a little Burner-stylee luvin’. And each offers a great place for us to have some celebratory downtime afterwards! The final choice will be made June 5th so if you have an opinion, send it to me directly.
We’ll be looking for community support in the form of trash bags, wheelbarrows, utility trailers or pickup trucks, and of course, Burners to help fill them. And there is always a need for people to help with meals and other “indirect” support functions as well.
Watch for further details in the next 2 weeks.
***** Would you like to camp with BWB this year at Burning Man?
BWB camp is going to be amazing this year on the playa! We will most likely be at 3:30 and Esplanade and will be running daily salons and our now famous lumber recycling project again this year.
Camp fees won't be more than $50. There are a lot of opportunities to participate in making this camp even more amazing than it was last year. Placed theme camps (that's us) are on a deadline of May 31. Yikes! We know that is quick, don't worry. Please e-mail carmen@burnerswithoutborders.org right away if you think you will be camping with BWB and give her an idea of how much space you will need.
Everyone who plans on coming will be subscribed to a BWB Camp Group email list so we can all organize it together. There's plenty of space for anyone who would like to join in making the camp a success.
Vivir es Servir,
--
Agent DragonFly!
Cascade Regional Coordinator
Burners Without Borders
503.820.8849
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