Thank you to everyone who helped make our event Saturday night possible! The music was fantastic, the fire spinning gorgeous and the raffle items stupendous. We had a great crew out there. Thank you to all who made it down to Il Pirata. It was great to meet new folks and reconnect with old friends.

Sadly, due to so many different factors, we didn't get nearly the turn out we had hoped for. The good news is that, between the event and the donations that have been rolling in over the past few months, we've raised about $1500. This money has funded the materials and supplies for the crane. The bad news is, we are still far from the remaining $2500 that we need to get the project to the playa.

We are reaching out to our community one more time to see if we can generate some funds THIS WEEK!

******Our most immediate need is to raise about $600 BY WEDNESDAY to readch the $1000 we need to pay the BM org for the decomposed granite that we need to use to protect the playa when we burn the crane (www.burningman.com/installa...ml).*****

******Our second priority is to raise the $1500 we will need for the truck and fuel costs for transporting the crane to the playa.

We know that times are tight, especially as we get closer and closer to departure day for the event. But even a little bit helps us. If you believe in the Temple of Community, and you want to see it out on the playa, but consider making a donation. Without your help, we may not be able to get it there.

Donations can be made via PayPal to templeofcommunity (at) yahoo (dot) com or via snail mail. Check out our donations page for details:

templeofcommunity.com/hp_word.../donate/

We've also got great buttons and stickers for sale from $1-3. They'll be up on our site by tomorrow, so check that out, too.

With deep gratitude,

The Temple of Community Crew