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COFFEE SHOP:

 

 


Sold:
75,000 drinks


Used:
180 lbs of chocolate
200 gallons of soy milk


1600 gallons of milk
2500 lbs of coffee


2000 tea bags
1000 gallons of chai


6000 gallons of lemonade
1000 lbs of sugar
Coffee shop revenue is used for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Café as BRC's community center.
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CONSTRUCTION:

 


To Build The Café:
108 4x4's
12 para glue lam posts


38,000 sq ft of 80% shade cloth


25,000 zip ties
96 ground anchors
96 turnbuckles


14,000 ft steel cable


1 dozen 20 ft flag poles (+ or - 1 laser target)
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DECOR:


   


On Playa:

75 volunteers helped







Lighting:

27 500w halogen work lights
24 500w PAR 64s
18 500w PAR 56s
6 pin-spots
26 100' cables
22 50' cables
20 25' cables
5 15' cables
37 household zipcord extensions
31 cube taps
14 three-way splitters
10 power strips


Lantern Trees:
There were 14 trees with
27 large lanterns
20 small lanterns
8 fabric lanterns



On Each Tree:
1 power strip
4 zipcords
4 lanterns w/ 60w bulb
2
75-90w floodlights



Lesson Learned:
Power available for cafe lights: 280 kilowatts

Power needed to run cafe lights: 350 kilowatts




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Unless otherwise indicated, photos are by Heather Gallagher.
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