Lakes Letter- January 20th 2025
Reminders
Coming Soon:
- Effigy Council Decision-February 2025
- Art Grant Decisions- February 2025
- Logo submissions have been pushed out until January 31st 2025
Lakes of Fire 2025 Dates
Knock, Knock: Whose there?
Alpaca
Alpaca Who?
You better start Alpaca your bags because we have dates for 2025!
Ok so that was super cheesy but the Lakes of Fire Board is happy to announce:
Lakes of Fire will be held July 16th to July 20th 2025.
2025 GLEA Board of Directors & Public Board meeting information
GLEA’s 2025 Board of Directors is:
- Scott (Show stopper)
- Jen (Tastic)
- Cecilio (Uno)
- Cherish
- Jerry
- Nick (Sunshine)
Board members typically serve a 3 year term but can also be elected to a trial 1 year term: This year Just Ben has rolled off, Uno and Jen Tastic are coming into their 3rd year, and we welcome in the 4 new board members. All but one will be joining us for 3 year terms. Cherish has a 1 year term with an option to re-apply for a 2 year term at the end of 2025.
Board member interest forms are always available on the website and are shared via the newsletter throughout the year. If you have an interest in joining the board please fill out the form and a member of the current board will reach out to you.
Public Board Meetings
The 2025 Board of Directors has voted to make their monthly board meetings public.
- Board meetings are held on the first Tuesday of Every month at 8pm EST.
- The next meeting is one February 4th 2025 at 8pm EST.
The board hopes this increase in transparency will help increase community interest and involvement.
Below is the Zoom information to join:
- GLEA Inc is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
- Topic: GLEA Public Board Meeting
- Time: Feb 4, 2025 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
- Every month on the First Tue, until Jul 1, 2025, 6 occurrence(s)
- Calendar Event: Monthly Meeting link
- Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89795954780
- Meeting ID: 897 9595 4780
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Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbbY6Wcnec
Lakes of Fire finance team is looking to fill the Keeper Position
The Keeper Overview/Description
- Primarily responsible for acquisition, distribution and storage of commonly and bulk purchased items.
- Works with departments to make sure that their needs for common supplies are met and works with a team of volunteers to distribute supplies.
- Gets the best pricing through bulk purchasing and pricing research.
Finance Team Overview
The Finance Team plays a crucial role in ensuring the financial health and well-being of Great Lakes Experimental Arts, Inc. The Finance Team meets monthly and year-round. They are ultimately responsible for a wide range of duties, encompassing oversight, planning, and risk management. Follow this link to our jobs listing page to read the full job description and responsibilities.
Join Lakes of Fire Leadership
Great Lakes Experimental Arts, Inc. (GLEA) wants YOU!
Lakes of Fire is seeking passionate and dedicated burners to join our leadership team and make a positive impact within our burn community.
To inquire about a Department Leadership opening or other volunteer opportunities, use this form.
To inquire about our Board of Directors openings, use this form.
These forms will remain open until these roles are filled.
ESD Needs You
The Emergency Service Department works to keep everyone’s Lakes of Fire experience safer. This year they are adding two new positions to their roster.
ESD MEDIC BIKE-1
ESD RADIO DISPATCH (Accessible shifts available)
Check out the description for these and all the ESD positions on their job descriptions page.
Want to be more social?
Lakes of Fire is expanding our social media offerings. We are now on Bluesky and will be posting news and important updates that we post on all other socials. If you are looking for a simple news feed from Lakes this might be just the place.
We will soon be offering a discord server for current active members of our community. This will require vetted membership, you have attended Lakes of Fire in the last three years or can be vetted by someone else who has been, in order help to keep it mostly user moderated. We are hoping to launch in the next few months.
At this time we will not be changing any of the other social media offerings that we have. Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
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Now that the dates are announced and things start to feel real it’s time to make those ideas real! Have you started your art projects, met with your theme camp, and or started building something cool yet? If you have something you’re excited about and just cant wait to share reach out to info@lakesoffire.org with a paragraph describing the project you’d like to share with an image and we’ll post a artist spotlight in the next lakes letter.
If you love the info you get from the newsletter but want a bit more snark you can join our Facebook page. Info_Bot is now on TikTok. If you hate to have all the details of the Lakes letter and just want the tldr then check us out. If you want just a feed of important posts check out our new Bluesky account.
It is time to open doors and step inside the minds of our creativity. We can’t wait to see what you bring to the lake this year.
xoxo,
Info_bot