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Bucketworks Needs You!Folks, we need to put a drop in the bucket... and no, I'm not talking about water... we got plenty of that!
During the storm, things got a little crazy (see Flickr) and there is water everywhere. It ain't pretty. If at all possible, can you put a drop in the bucket? If you've ever attended a Web414 or a MilwaukeeDevHouse, it would be cool if you could chip in a few bucks to help our little clubhouse make it through this disaster. Bucketworks has been a gracious host to us, and it's a time of need for them, so put a drop in the bucket and let's hope it adds up enough to get everything back to normal. Right now Bucketworks is closed. Until the damage is assessed, they can't open again. What does that mean for the June 2008 Web414 Meeting? We're not sure yet... we may have to move it, as well as other events scheduled there in the near future. Like I said, there's a lot of water... Jenn has a post on bucketworks.org that tells more, so please go there and see what is up... And seriously, go pitch in some money! So far it's just Gabe and I that have done so, and that's pretty sad. I know there are others out there who can help, even if it's just $5 or $10.
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Here's my take.
The "Put a drop in the Bucket" campaign has hit something of a snag over at Bucketworks. Too many drops, and the wrong kind.
With the weekend's storms, the Bucket's roof gave way and caused massive flooding in what is ironically referred to as "the Flowspace." (You might also know it as "the nice, finished area where Web414 usually meets.") Jenn has a short post up at Bucketworks.org, and Publisher Pete put some nice words down on screen, too.
Here's my take on it.
Bucketworks is a service and space unlike any other I've ever come across. We all laugh and throw around the term "physical wiki" when we talk about it, but really, Bucketworks is as close as you can get to the Utopian sigularlity described in Paul Di Filippo's Wikiworld. So, it makes sense then, that I would say that Bucketworks is ahead of its time. There will come a day when collaborative work, art, and playspace is just the standard setting for accomplishment. Until that day, pioneers like the gang at Web414, GLUE, Actor's Craft, Spreenkler, and all the rest will rely and depend on your donations to keep Bucketworks open.
That brings us to "Put a Drop in the Bucket." The gang at Bucketworks has been quietly asking for your financial support for a couple of weeks now. It costs Bucketworks about $350 a day to simply exist. Please support them. Although the details are still coming together as to how the flood damage will hit the Bucket's bottom line, its probably safe to say most of the repairs will be funded via insurance. (Bucketworks may be a hippiedippie physical wiki, but the folks running it aren't monkeys-- a business has disaster insurance. )
However, an organization as small as the bucket can't focus on too many crisis at a time. And recovering from the flood is going to be a priority in the short term. That's where you come in. Bucketworks certainly appreciates your willingness to pitch in and help clean up from the storm. And the best way you can do it: Drop some money in the bucket.
The storm and flooding damage may seem like a big deal-- and it is-- but the bigger deal is Bucketwork's financial future. In order to continue to exist as we know it, Bucketworks needs funding.
Full Disclosure: I proudly serve as a volunteer on the Bucketworks Board of Directors. [Cross Postered from Writelarge.com.]