The Three Little Pigs
Basic Details
Happened on October 6th, 2023 – October 8th, 2023 in Wooldridge, MO for the second year at this location.
2023 EC Team: Marlene Stevens-Hanson (Marmageddon), Sami White, Shawn Summers
HullabalU has been described as the “family” burn, as we focus on our community as a whole, from the babies to the elders. We put a great deal of emphasis on Community building, skill sharing, department training, and events that are inclusive of all our Burn community. This is the burn where those of us who work other Burn events during the season come together to recharge and relax with our families and Tribe.
This year HullabalU had 128 people, 117 attendees were adults and 11 under 18yoa.
List of departments and brief descriptions
- HQ: the volunteer hub and emergency department headquarters.
- Rangers: our Community resource.
- Medics: available for any medical issues that may arise.
- Gate: check in and ticket verification.
- Greeters: Welcoming our Community home and education regarding the Principles and event guidelines.
- Sound Camp: the only amplified music for the event, and serves as a community gathering place.
- Parking: placement for campers and RVs, as well as organizing where all the vehicles are stashed for the event.
- InFUNstructure: land prep, building our city, signage, organizing community work days. This department builds our effigy as well.
- Fairy Tale Village: where the Sparks work and play! Sparks are trained on how to work the event departments, and have their own! Our community kitchen is also included in this department’s space.
- Pre-Burn: organizes our fire performances.
- F.A.S.T.: directs all things involving burning the effigy, and the scheduling of the Effigy burn night.
- Perimeter: organizes and staffs the effigy perimeter rangers.
Volunteering
Not including leadership we had a total of 55 volunteers helping before, during, and after the burn.
104 hours were available for volunteers to sign up from all departments.
Participation
- Theme Camps – 7
- Estimated Displayed Art – 10
- Estimated Performers/Performing Groups – 25
- Mutant Vehicles – 0- our current property location is not really friendly to vehicles other than necessary department golf carts.
- Structure Burns – 1
- Scheduled Events – 19
Art Grants
Total number of art grants funded this year was 7.
We had 2 spaceships on property this year, one complete with lights and an alien driver! Grants were also given for other static art projects, including a heart pyramid, a decorative burn barrel for the cold nights and a stage set for the sound camp. We had a 3 hour mask making workshop that was a hit with everyone from youngest to oldest. Stickers and Three Little Pigs medallions were sponsored and given to every participant.
Additional Information
- 2% estimated first time attendees.
- We strongly encourage our community for Hulla to limit single-use plastics, such as water bottles, by having water refill stations at various locations.
- Our top 3 challenges:
- Securing Emergency Department volunteers and Leads has been a struggle for us historically, and solving this problem is our #1 focus for next year.
- Google maps takes participants to the wrong location, and that is a frustrating issue as we have no service onsite to redirect those that are lost!
- We have an EC with a life-threatening latex allergy, and keeping latex off property and educating participants about the importance of this is a real challenge.
Financial Summary
| Revenue | |
| Ticket sales | $6,515.00 |
| Donations | $159.00 |
| Total Revenue | $6,674.00 |
| Expenses | |
| Art Grants | $1,890.00 |
| Land Rental | $2,000.00 |
| Storage | $0.00 |
| Equipment Rental | $675.00 |
| Insurance | $436.00 |
| Security | $0.00 |
| Departmental Expenses | $758.57 |
| Ticketing Fees | $141.00 |
| Association Overhead and Regional Development | $651.50 |
| Total Expenses | $6,552.07 |
| Net Income | $121.93 |
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