PolyParadise History - 2007
Sunday
September 23, 2007
Here is a listing of the
2007
BM/PolyParadise Expenses...
In 2007 we established a flat fee of
$100/person to cover the costs of running a successful
Theme Camp.
The Final count for 2007 was 94
Campers
with a total amount collected of $9400.
Our camp finances from
2006 left
us with a deficient of
$458. That brought the Grand Total to
$8,942.
So we have a balance of
$296 going into 2008.
Our original budget was based on 75 people. The
additional 19 campers representing
$1900 was
an amazing gift as we would have been quite in the hole this year.
Ice continues to be a BIG part of
our expenses as it takes a LOT of ice to keep all the Community Snacks cold all
week.
The costs of ice On-Playa was raised to
$3/Bag
which represented
a
$175 increase in Ice Costs over
2006.
Rental Truck costs increased $500
due to higher per mileage charges.
We invested heavily in Cammo Netting to cover the shade structures.
This investment was well worth the expense as the Cammo nets have & will hold up
much better year-to-year then the 'White Tyvek' or other Fabric has held up to
previous Playa Winds & Storms.
We also invested in our Kitchen infrastructure with new Metal Racks to
replace the Purple Box of yesteryear, this worked out truly amazing.
I hope that everyone thought they got their monies worth in
available snacks & kitchen resources....
We calculated for 3 snacks per person per day and we left the
Playa with NOT very much after many of you took some for the
ride home.
The costs for snacks was $820
out of an almost
$9,000
budget. It just costs a lot of money to
run a Theme Camp. The bulk of the money continues to be spent on infrastructure
purchases and the cost of the Rental Truck & Gas.
As our population increases towards
100 campers, the
infrastructure must be there to accommodate them.
Looking ahead into '08, we need a much better system for
grey water & shower.
We need to
reduce the amount of trash we generate, maybe by trucking in water and not
requiring folks to donate water.
All
of these things cost money....
2008 Budget projections are currently being calculated.
Camping Fees for PolyParadise - 2008 will be at least
$100/person
and may go higher if deemed necessary.
Financially Submitted...
Scotto
Camp Daddy