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FirePony Creative Society Newsletter
March 24, 2020

FirePony Statement on COVID-19
 

Coronavirus COVID-19 Update #3
 

Dear beloved FirePony community,

One of the principles held closely by the Burning Man community is Civic Responsibility and the FirePony Creative Society board assumes responsibility for the public welfare of our participants while at one of our events.  And so, it is with great sadness that we inform you that on Monday March 23, 2020 the FirePony board unanimously voted to cancel Playa del Fuego 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  After researching various options, it was concluded that it was not feasible to ensure sufficient sanitation at the Tamaqua site to host a large gathering during a pandemic, resulting in the vote to cancel.

But before we begin looking toward PdF 2021, we need to wrap up the details of PdF 2020:

2020 Ticket Holders:

Beginning March 31st, all current ticket holders will have 15 days to sign into their ticketing account and choose one of three options:

  • Refund - Obtain a Paypal refund to the email address connected to the account. 
  • PrePaid - Save the ticket purchase as a pre-paid ticket to Playa del Fuego 2021
  • Donate - Gift the ticket to Playa del Fuego to offset the costs incurred by the cancelation, which includes things like infrastructure storage, PayPal fees, and other administrative costs.  Any monies above cost will be donated to the Art Grant fund.  
  • If no option is selected by April 15, 2020, the email address on file will automatically be sent a Paypal refund.
Please note that ticket transfers have been closed at this time. 

Volunteer Reserve Tickets:

All 2019 Volunteer Reserve tickets will be honored in 2021.  Those that earned a Volunteer Reserve ticket should already have a preliminary email confirming that they are eligible for the program.  

2020 Art Grants:

All 2020 Art Grant winners will be honored in 2021. Artists will be asked to reaffirm their 2020 art grant submission and those art grants will be given priority. Details are being sent to the art grant winners via direct email.  

Looking Forward:

While the cancellation is a great loss, there is also great hope and optimism for PdF 2021.  We received a record number of art grant submissions for PdF 2020 and we are hopeful that there will be new inspirations for artists in 2021 resulting in double the art and double the fun!  We plan to use this time to tackle some of the long term projects that seem to get put off year after year and we are confident that Playa del Fuego 2021 will be the shiniest, most art filled, most inclusive PdF yet!   

The board would like to thank the Planning Committee, all the coordinators and team leaders, the Art Grant Committee, and all the artists who were working so hard to make PdF 2020 happen, please know your efforts have not gone unnoticed.  We look forward to seeing all of you in 2021.

Keeping our community safe and informed is a priority, so we are sharing links below. 

Center for Disease Control

Pennsylvania Department of Public Health

World Health Organization

Sincerely,

FPCS Board

board@firepony.org

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