Bring what? 
Yourself, your friends and family as well as your gifts and talents to your local community's "Bring It!!!" event. 

Regional groups around the world will be gathering for a day of giving back  to an area in their local communities that could use some TLC.  This is going to be a lot of fun! Keep reading to find out more about how you can participate in this momentous solstice event!

This is a great way to organize your community around an inspiring, fun, public service project in your area.

For the past three years, regional groups all over the world have been bringin' it and making a difference by taking initiative and volunteering their efforts in BWB's Cinco de Playa Clean Up Day. This year, volunteers removed over 2 tons of debris from the parks and beaches across the world and had fun doing it! But the impact goes beyond just this one day. After these events, people inevitably want to do more and organize ongoing projects with their community that continue to make a huge impact.

Photo left: Cinco de Playa 2008-Oregon BWB brought the fun with a beach burn after the clean up.

BRING IT!!! is one more way in which we can bring the values and the ethos from the Burning Man event to our every day lives and apply them in meaningful ways that affect the larger world.

YOU! BRING IT TO YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY

WHEN: June 22-You choose the time
WHERE: Anywhere in your local community that could 
 use some TLC
WHAT: Create a themed/costumed clean up in a local park or beach.  Have a community potluck/BBQ and make it a food drive for your local food bank. Paint some park benches, The most important thing is that you have fun with it.
BRING: Your creativity, your out of the box ideas, your award winning blueberry pie and whatever gifts you have to enrich your community.

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BWB ENGLAND BRINGS IT TO STONEHENGE!

WHAT:  We will gather for a BBQ and picnic on the site of the 5000 year old monument, enjoy the shortest night of the year, and then in the morning start to clean the site of all the remnants of the previous nights festivities.

WHEN:  June 22 10am-2pm BBQ lunch provided!
WHERE: 8203 Sam Rayburn Drive
WHAT: Removing the last of a concrete bunker at a low-income day care and planting a flower garden. Check it out here.
**We will also be having a CRITICAL MEETING right after wrapup. We will discuss the PILOT for our Modular Playground Installation project. BWB Austin is laying the foundation to install modular playgrounds in a 10 county zone in Central Texas.
CONTACT: patrick@burnerswithoutborders.org

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E. NORTH CAROLINA BRINGS IT WITH RAFT JOUSTING!

WHEN: June 21 4pm-June 22nd
WHERE: the desolate North End of Carolina Beach, at Freeman Park.
WHAT: Saturday night Fire and Campout. Beach Sweep at 10 am Sunday.  Raft jousting till the last man stands. Big celebratory fire at night, oh yeah, lots of food!

CONTACT: Bash at 310.720.7201 or e-mail him at bash@firetalent.com 

* If you can't camp out, come at 10AM Sunday to join the sweep!

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BWB CASCADE BRINGS IT to PEDALPALOOZA

We chose to direct our attentions at a somewhat neglected piece of public land that is being transformed into a place for public art exhibition. And we all love art, right?

As a bonus, this site is right on a principal bike route and will receive mucho traffic this Sunday due to Pedalpalooza. So we plan to set up a few tables as a combination hydration station and info booth for BWB as well as the new public art park.  Should be fun!!

WHEN: Sunday June 22, 2008 9:30am set up 10:30 work

WHERE: 1627 N Going Court at N Concord Ave (in Portland near Going/Interstate) Look for us at the base of the Concord Ave overpass over N Going St.

WHAT: We’ll be doing general yard work, lawn mowing, cleanup, tree-trimming, litter removal, sweeping and the like. Nothing too skilled or too strenuous this time. And if you’re looking to really add to your karma account, consider bringing one or more of the following tools that we will need and do not have:

BRING: Pruner, Chainsaw, Polesaw, Bowsaw. Pushbroom, Generator (and gas), Extension Cords (long, at least 12 gauge),Utility Trailer, Pickup Truck, Garbage Bags (heavy-duty contractor bags)

If you’re not one of those people with a barn full of yard tools, don’t worry. We’ll also be looking for ways to help support the Pedalpalooza riders which means we can use: Lemonade,Water Jugs (5-gal or larger), Snacks for riders, paper cups, folding tables,Basic bike repair tools

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CHARLESTON, SC BRINGS IT TO THE OPEN ROAD!

WHEN:  June 21st at Noon
WHERE: We plan to clean up a stretch of road that goes 
to Sullivan's Island that is always covered with trash  
CONTACT: David Wills a.k.a DTR at 336-324-8573 or by e-mail at bluerasta24@yahoo.com

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CHICAGO BWB BRINGS IT TO ROOFTOP GARDENS

WHEN: 10am - 1pm

WHERE: 2042 W. 21st Street (above the top floor)

WHAT:  The Chicago community is using the day to bring together people who are building rooftop gardens in the city.  The site will be the roof of the Electric Company, a building owned and animated by burners.  They received a grant from the City of Chicago, and are well on their way to a full Green Roof (with easy viewing from the elevated train platform).  Other grant recipients around Chicago have actually had to give their grants back because they couldn't accomplish their goals.  The "Bring It" gathering's intention is to  create community with a "barn raising" spirit to assist each other (and others) with skills, energy, and resources.  Lunch will be served, and future lunches will be planted.  We are working with Chicago's Department of Environment and Department of Water Management on the guest list.

CONTACT: Tom La Porte at tom.laporte@gmail.com or 312-617-7719

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WHEN:  Saturday, June 22 at noon

WHAT: Jimbo's is one of a few Miami originals. The surrounding beach and park are in need of a long over due clean up. This is a great way for burners to be active in the community and an opportunity for like minded and responsible individuals to join our group. We plan to clean a section of beach in front of Jimbo's Restaurant on Virginia Key. You need not be a burner to partake in this event.
Don't forget to bring some gloves and a rake.

WHERE: At the end of Duck Road on Virginia Key: Take the Rickenbacker Causeway to Virginia Key. Take the first left after the light at Mast Academy, then follow the road northeast, staying to the right at the first fork in the road. When you come to the end of the road, stay to the left. You will see the water treatment plant -- then turn to the right (north) and look for the driveway just ahead on the right.
CONTACT:  Monk at (267) 253 5495 or rick_dot_com@hotmail.com

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SAN FRANCISCO BRINGS IT TO OCEAN BEACH!

WHEN: Sunday June, 22 at 1pm
WHERE: Ocean Beach Stairwell 20-meet at the firebloom
BRING: Yourself adorned in colorful costumes. Let's make this clean up fun and create a bit of a spectacle while we are at it. Also. Please bring a pot-luck dish to share.
Tables, magnet rakes and garbage bags will be provided.

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WHEN:  Friday, June 20 at 5:00pm-6pm Clean Up
            6pm-3am
WHERE: Gibralter Point Beach, Toronto Islands

BRING:   Gloves, garbage bag, rake (hand-held gardening rakes can be found at Dollarama for a buck).
Everyone bring: PLAYA/ FUN COSTUME WEAR (not required but more fun that way), a piece of firewood (or fireplace log), food, beer, fire toys/fuel, blanket/towel, etc. Bring a jacket, as this spring as been long and relentlessly autumnal.

Summer Solstice! Let's go to the beach and play with some fire! While we're there, let's do a little beach cleanup beforehand. Gibralter seems to be one of the least well-maintained beaches as far as trash goes and it's also my favorite, so let's give it some TLC. Cleanup from roughly 5-6pm and bonfire from 6pm-the last water taxi leaves!

(Put the water taxi # in yr cell phone! It is 416-203-8294 -- last ferry from Centre is at 11:45pm and last ferry from Hanlan's is at 10:30pm.)

You needn't be a Burner (border-less or otherwise) to join in!

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If you don't see your town listed here, please consider hosting your own local BRING IT!!! event. It's easy.

1. Find an area in your community that has been 
    neglected and could use some love.  Cleaning up a  
    park is a great way to start. You may also consider:
    painting a mural, park benches or beautifying a 
    public space with a garden. The possibilities are
    endless.

2. Set a time and place for people to meet and get the
    word out to your network.

3. Send your announcement to     
    carmen@burnerswithoutborders.org
    and it will be posted on the BWB website as well as
    any available regional lists in your area.

And you can use BRING IT!!! as a tool year round to organize your community around projects that matter to you.

Please Join Us!