Sunday, May 31, 2015

We Accept Donations

For those of you interested donating time, money, or goods to The Asylum Ministries:

1). First and foremost, we need PRAYER - as with any ministry, evil tries very hard to creep into our midst and divide us against one another; this year especially when our teaching theme is "Unity" in the face of the polarizing divides that the peoples of our world are enslaved by...  it is only through the prayers offered up on our behalf that we have been able to come as far as we have; and it will only be due to the prayers continuing that we will be able to continue to travel onward in our journey of ministry...

2) Candles - Last year, we committed to 100% of our festival lighting coming from candles rather than electricity...  while we can use electricity, the candles really go a long way toward capturing the ambiance that The Asylum is known for.  At this point many of our larger candle holders and candelabra are showing the signs of their age and could really use replacing...

3) Coffee Shop - Our Entire setup is geared toward the look and feel of a coffee house...  we do not charge a single penny for our services - but still Cups, Stirring Straws, Sugar, Creamer, Coffee. Drink Mixes, and Tea...  all cost money that we raise through financial donations and merchandise we sell at the Festival...  Coffee alone costs us upwards of $300 each year...  Sugar and Creamer will be another $100 easily...

4) Kitchen - We began a kitchen to feed our staff, volunteers, bands. and speakers; but this also costs money which we need to raise through donations and merchandise sales...  In years past, our kitchen has been supported by the lending/donation of camp stoves and grilling equipment, kitchen utensils, totes/cooler of food and bottled water, and a donation in our tip jars on the grounds...

5)  The Asylum is in need of new fabric...  We will be renting a 60x40 tent this year and line every panel of every wall, if possible, with Black Fabric - much of what we had in previous years has either been worn out or damaged by humidity and storms...  This means we need at least 200 ft of 10 ft high fabric....

6) Artwork - Our decor from year to year is heavily reliant on the artists in our network donating/loaning their work out to us for use in and around our tent...  If you are such a patron or artist who would like to help The Asylum look its best this year, then please get in touch with us

7) Decorations - as a ministry, we are trying very hard to shift from the cheap/cheesy Halloween decor to a more classy decor...   we make do every year with whatever The Lord blesses us with, but our desire is to put on a display of elegance, class, and sophistication that demonstrates for all who see the "Best" of what Goth culture has to offer...  everything from our Haunted Forest to the Cemetery to the Courtyard... Everything from the Outside to the Inside... From the candles, to candelabras, to hanging fabric, to paintings, to cobwebs, to chandeliers...   but none of this is possible without donations from our dedicated patrons, time given by our staff and volunteers to set up and decorate our tent, and energy given day after day keeping things maintained from picking  up trash to cleaning tables to changing candles that have burnt up...

8) The Asylum's greatest expense from year to year is currently The Asylum @ AudioFeed Music Festival...  This year's tent is looking to cost us roughly $2900...   this is a slight increase over the last few years as we are separating our stage and coffeehouse into separate tent this year...  additionally we are looking to publish a booklet much like the ones some of us remember from Cornerstone Festival to be handed out for free at the gates this year which based on festival attendance and recommended printing counts will run us between $1500 and $2000...

If you have plans or desire toward donations to the Asylum, then please let us know so we can update our inventory sheets and figure out what we still do/don't need...  IF you need a receipt for your taxes from your donation, then please let us know when you make your donations so we can promptly get that to you for your records...  Thank You all and The Lord Bless...

Contact Benjamin Rau with all prospect DONATIONS and question in regards to any ministry endeavor which The Asylum Ministries is a part...


Thank You All and The Lord Bless...