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HullabalU 2023 After Burn Report
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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 -
Hearths o’ Phyre (HOP) 2023 After Burn Report
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Creeping Through the Cosmos
Basic Details
Happened on September 21st, 2023 – September 24th, 2023, at Conesville Event Grounds & Dragway in Conesville, IA for the 8th year at this location.
2023 EC Team: Ashley Watson (Smashley), Kara Dornbusch (Slutcicle), Kandi Black, and Natalie Goodspell (Natty Light)
HearthsOPhyre is a hometown burn right outside of Iowa City, IA. The majestic property that we hold our burn at is Conesville Event Grounds & Dragway. We pride ourselves on being a family friendly event, with humble beginnings in the backyard of one of our beloved community members! We are a 4-day camping event where effigy burn is commenced on Saturday night!
This year HearthsO’Phyre had 636 people this year, 575 attendees were adults and 61 under 18yoa.
List of departments and brief descriptions
- Art – Art grants
- A.S.S. – Art (graphics), Signage, Swag.
- D.P.W. – Infrastructure setup/teardown, Event ground support, Effigy cleanup.
- Earth Guardians – Clean-up and MOOP patrol.
- Effigy – Planning and building of effigy.
- F.A.S.T. – Effigy and fire safety.
- Conclave – Fire Performance before Effigy Burn.
- Fluffers – Volunteer Support
- Gate – Entrance and waivers
- Greeter – Education
- Medic – First responder for medical issues.
- Mobility – Community Transport.
- Placement – Makes placement map and regular map, early entry list.
- Parking – Handles on-site parking.
- Rangers – Building Social Capital and De-escalation.
- Sound Marshall – Assure all sound camps follow Noise guidelines.
- Sanctuary – Handles emotional support.
- Town Cryer – Spread Community Announcements.
- Volunteer Coordinator – Make volunteer sign ups online, recruit volunteers for shifts before the burn and on-site.
Volunteering
This year we had a total of 331 department volunteers. 1,864 hours were available for volunteers to sign up from all departments.
Hours per department
- Medic = 528
- Greeter = 90
- Mobility =48
- Earth Guardian = 186
- Fluffers = 70
- Signage (ASS) = 42
- F.A.S.T. = 20
- Conclave = 30
- D.P.W. = 128
- Parking/Gate = 90
- Rangers = 436
- Sanctuary = 196
Participation
- Theme Camps – 18
- Estimated Displayed Art – 12
- Estimated Performers/Performing Groups – 20
- Mutant Vehicles – 2
- Structure Burns – 1
Art Grants
Total number of art grants submitted and funded this year was 9.
Additional Information
- How HOP is helping make our community more diverse and radically inclusive:
- This year we created a new Mobility, Town Cryer and Fluffers Departments to ensure inclusivity!
- Placement made sure that Theme camps were more accessible and provided the necessary accommodations (power, porto placement, water close by, etc).
- DPW assisted with Theme camp setup/tear down as needed, also distributed firewood to participants.
- Center Camp utilized for potlucks and community art projects.
- Fire lessons were held for humans of all ages to experience!
- HOP is contributing to environmental sustainability by utilizing structures already in place to host department headquarters. We started aluminum can collections on-site this year as well to help cut down waste.
- Challenges from this year include:
- Volunteering issues = We are hosting a training session this year to help combat this issue!
- Weather is temperamental = We host our burn in September so weather can be variable and hard to predict!
- Interpersonal Conflicts
- Solutions used this year:
- Sharing golf carts between departments that utilize at opposite times or combined efforts.
- Greeters helped incoming participants sign up for open volunteering shifts, emphasizing critical shifts first!
Financial Summary
Revenue Actual Sales Ticket sales $41,430.00 Donations Unknown (burner tickets down) Total Revenue $41,430.00 Expenses Art Grants $2,330.00 Land Rental / Storage $8,000.00 Equipment Rental $6,380.00 (Portos), $1,325.00 (Golf Carts) Insurance $401 Security 0 Departmental Expenses $5,921.24 Ticketing Fees $1,868.61 Association Overhead and Regional Development $4,143.00 Total Expenses $30,386.85 Net Income $11,043.15 -
Interfuse 2023 After Burn Report
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Through the Mushroom Ring
Basic Details
Happened on May 18th, 2023 – May 21st, 2023, at the Pulaski County Ft Wood Shrine in Waynesville, MO for the 13th year at this location.
2023 EC Team: Luci VonLumiel, Ron Ribiat (iRONic), Tara Dunmore (Tarabyte), Joshua Whitcomb (Dice), Jacqueline McKinney (Jac)
Otherworldly adventures await those brave or foolish enough to take a leap through a faire ring.
You awoke to find your camp surrounded by a spontaneous dusting of mushrooms, the default “normal” world you hailed from fading from your mind like the memory of dream. The name you once bore gone – traded away and replaced with a more fitting and descriptive cognomen in this preternatural gathering. Hardly alone in your adventure you find scores of other travelers – creative and stunning with their beautiful art and captivating engagement. Delightful treats and delicacies are offered – entirely free of course. There is no such thing as currency in this fairy tale world.
Burns have always been magical. In 2023 we want to leave the default world of mortals behind to escape; through the mushroom ring to a world of our own making. Fairies, magic, elves and pixies dancing in the moon; cottage-core tea parties; fire wrangling dragons, and glib goblin antics. All these and more to be found on the other side.This year Interfuse had 636 people for an intentional community camping event. 1,194 attendees were adults and 56 under 18yoa.
List of departments and brief descriptions
- Kitchen – Keeping volunteers fed.
- City Watch – No stealin’ when it burns.
- Earth Guardians – LNT
- Gate – Checking in tickets and ID’s.
- Greeters – Reviewing principles.
- Medic – Responding to emergent situations and dealing with injuries.
- Rangers – Watchful and helpful eyes.
- Parking – Helping vehicles get situated.
- D.P.W. – Move and build.
- Burn Perimeter – Make sure nobody gets too close to the fire.
- Sand team – Really make sure nobody gets too close to the fire.
- Sound Marshal – Monitor decibel levels,
- Spark patrol – Watching sparks making sure no fires start.
- Conclave – Fire Performers
- Sanctuary – Green Dot Rangers
- IFArt – Art grants
- Sign Shop – Signs & other printing
- D.M.V. – Dpt. mutant vehicles
- Placement – Setting up where things go
- Exodus – GTFO
- Volunteer Coordinator – volunteer sign ups
Volunteering
785 total volunteering slots were available to sign up, around 200 volunteers did sign up.
2,355 hours were available for volunteers to sign up from all departments.Participation
- Theme Camps – 28
- Estimated Displayed Art – 40
- Estimated Performers/Performing Groups – 20
- Mutant Vehicles – 12
- Structure Burns – 1
- Scheduled Events – 81
Art Grants
Total number of art grants funded this year was 24.
Financial Summary
Revenue Ticket sales $65,726.00 Donations $1,570.00 Total Revenue $67,296.00 Expenses Art Grants $21,823.00 Land Rental / Storage $11,150.00 Equipment Rental $3,917.20 Insurance $546.00 Security $672.00 Departmental Expenses $8,986.29 Ticketing Fees $1,125.00 Association Overhead and Regional Development $11,565.00 Total Expenses $59,784.49 Net Income $7,511.51
