The Trojan Horse Project is collaborating with Shift Ministries, a registered Nevada charitable organization, and therefore offers tax receipts for the total value of any in-kind donations or discounts. Any US business can contribute to our project with funds that would otherwise pay the IRS! Companies can support the arts, become part of an ambitious community-driven project, AND be in control of how their tax money is spent! We think that’s a pretty good deal and hope you do too.
Maybe you can help us find vendors and businesses interested in spending their tax money on the horse! Maybe you’re a business owner yourself, or you have friends who are. We’d be happy to accept any in-kind donations or discounts. Mainly we are looking for businesses offering the following materials or services: (Of course, we also accept old-fashioned donations.)
NIMBY, San Francisco (Contact: Dan Fox, fox.dan@gmail.com, 510-612-0664)
- Beer
- Soft drinks and snacks
- BBQ supplies for the weekends – charcoal, sauces, meats, cooks, fresh garden vegetables
- Sunscreen
- Blinky lights, LEDs etc
- Safety gear: dust masks, hard hats, safety harnesses & lanyards, safety glasses, gloves, first aid supplies, knee pads, shin guards, steel overtoes, goggles (indoor and outdoor), hot babes
- Ice chests, Igloo coolers & cups, powdered electrolytes, hand tools, electrical hand tools, clean Hudson sprayers, nailguns, palm drivers, walk-in photographers, shade cloth
- 2×2 lumber
- Tarps
- Scaffolding
- Face shields
- Ladders
Reno (Contact: Bill Tubman, advancewood@gmail.com, 775-530-2394)
- Copious amounts of beer and a really nice cooler
- Big generator on playa (7,000 watt) to run Lee’s welder and tools
- 5,000 lb. forklift (by Wed, July 20) for the duration
- 10,000 lb. forklift for 1 day when we load trailers, probably Aug 17th
- Several cases of 3″ 21 degree gun nails (Senco standard)
- 28 14” carriage bolts 3/4″ dia.
- 100 4″ simpson screws 1/4″ dia
- 40 4 1/2″ lag bolts 1/2″ dia.
- ¾ T&6 plywood
- 2 x 4s, 6s, 8s, 10s, and 12s
- Two tow straps or lifting slings at least 20 ft./ 3,000 lb. capacity
- Dust masks
- Safety glasses
- Hard hats
- 20 ft. equipment trailer (or 20-24 ft. flatbed truck), at least 8,000 lb. capacity and 7 ft. wide
Lighting and Tech (Contact: Eva, eva@trojanhorse2011.com )
- Lighting products (Red Rope Lights, red EL-wire, Metal Halide Lamps, flexible LED strips, LED pars, DMX control units, etc.)
- wire for powering lighting (ideally 2-conductor Wire, ~18 gauge, black)
- rental of electronics workstation equipment (variable power supply, solder iron, etc.) for August
- Rental of sound system, speakers
Troy Camp (Contact: Ariel – SF@trojanhorse2011.com)
- Carpets (8×8 and up)
- Long picnic tables & picnic benches
- Full size freezer
- Hammocks
- Construction lighting strands
- Generator
- Power cords
- Flower watering cans
- Air mattresses
- Folding chairs
- (Stylish) couches/loveseats – send a photo
- Chandeliers
- LED lighting
- Solar showers
- Astroturf
- Water pump (1/2 to 3/4 HP)
- LED xmas lights (white)
- Fabric