Hello beloveds, It's that time of year again, when we come together to pool our collective funds to buy enough fresh, cold, artisanal, vegan, gluten free, farm-to-table, single-origin, local ice cubes to fill our coolers and those of our neighbors. Donate here to help make ice deliveries this year happen: https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8K4aQ4qqVc I'm looking forward to seeing your cool, refreshed, hydrated faces out there in the woods. Stay frosty out there, Ice Ice Abby P.S. We've also got some Frosty News Updates for all you Ice Lovers out there. Our beloved ice vendor, Mike of Mike's Ice, sold his business, so we have a new ice vendor this year. Ice deliveries this year will be brought to us by Lana's Ice in Royalton VT - actually by Lana's three teenage children, who run the ice business to save for college. Lana is charging us the low-low price of $1.25 per 5-lb bag of ice cubes, and they have a bigger truck and can deliver up to 300 bags of ice per delivery (that's 50% more ice than Mike was bringing us!) FAQ: Q: How does this work? A: We pool our ice money before the event, and then during the event, we pay a local ice vendor to bring fresh ice to the event every day. Come to the upper parking lot during ice delivery times (typically daily at 10am and 2pm, but we'll post updates on the ice shack) and grab a bag or two or ten and carry it back to camp, or give it to someone who looks like they need it. Q: Do I have to donate in order to get ice? A: Ice will be free for everyone at the event. If you didn't donate, it's a gift from your neighbors! Q: Should I still bring ice from home? A: It's a good idea to pack your cooler with ice before you leave home. We'll have an ice delivery on the first day of the event, but it's much more effective as a cooler-cooling device if your food is already cold. Q: What do you recommend I use my ice for? A: We recommend that you use the ice to fill your coolers, your drink stations, and wide-mouth water bottles. Ice is also useful for soothing fresh injuries, making frosty blender drinks, making alcoholic beverages more palatable, and many other uses. Q: Will there be an ice delivery on early arrival day? A: That's not currently in the plans. If you think we could use one, message Abby with your ideas about how much ice will be needed and when, and we can get it. Q: Can you get dry ice? Blocks of ice? A: No, they only have bags of ice cubes in VT. Dry ice and blocks you still have to bring from home. Q: I anticipate my camp's ice consumption will be significantly higher than in previous years. Can you make sure there's enough ice for our needs? A: I'm sure it can be arranged. Message Abby and we'll make sure we'll have the ice you need for your frosty schemes. Q: How can I help other than donating? A: We love ideas about how to make Ice Hole better than last time. Do you want to help build an insulated ice-holding station, or help set up the ice station, or make better signs than we had last year? Do you want to make a frosty playlist and play it on a boombox at the Ice Hole? Do you want to freeze a huge block of ice in my chest freezer and drive it up so you can chisel an ice sculpture at Firefly? Message Abby at abby.g.howell@gmail.com or 512-762-2113 to become a partner in frosty innovation.