Event Details & FAQ

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• WHO: YOU! and 300ish other fabulous humans of all ages!

• WHAT: Ekone's annual family festival and fundraiser, back in person this year!

• WHEN: Gates open at 11am Saturday, September 28, and cleanup starts at noon on Sunday, September 29. We will be posting the Event Schedule soon, and you can come for all, or part!

• WHERE: Ekone Ranch, 401 Ekone Rd, Goldendale, WA.  Click Here for directions (don't use your GPS)

• WHY: To celebrate and support the resilience of land and community! And have fun!

• HOW: Through the labor of 60+ volunteers & staff, and the generosity of attendees! Want to help make the magic? Email susan@ekone.org to volunteer, or Click Here to make a donation. 

• TICKETS: We have abandoned the concept of tickets, in favor of reciprocal generosity! Please come be our guest, and support the work of Ekone Ranch as generously as you are able.

• RSVP:  Is really important to help us plan!  Please, please, please RSVP!

• LODGING: This is a camping event! We'll have two sweet camping areas set up, in the Aspen Grove and the Oak Meadows. The Bunkhouse is reserved for volunteers. Goldendale has two comfortable motels, the Ponderosa and Quality Inn, just 25 minutes away, and both AirBnB and VRBO have some lovely options nearby!

• FRIDAY: Is our setup day with the Superstar volunteer crew...we are unable to accommodate early arrivals, sorry! If you'd like to camp in the area on Friday night, check out Brooks Memorial State Park.

• DOGS:  Nope, sorry.  <3

• AUCTION: We'll have a live auction with about 15 extremely rad items, including some sweet Ekone experiences available ONLY at the Ball. Have an item to offer? Email susan@ekone.org with your offer!

• SILENT AUCTION: This year we're bringing back a very limited silent auction, with a curated array of 10ish exceptional items. Have an item to offer? Email susan@ekone.org!

• MOST EXCELLENT MERCH TABLE:  We pared down the silent auction (logistics!!) and replaced it with a fun and beautiful shopping experience with a wide variety of Ekone merch and items offered by our generous and talented community. If you'd like to gift a quality item (handcrafted? Ekone-themed? one-of-a-kind? unique experiences? mostly under $200 in value) for the merch table, please email susan@ekone.org or tell us about it when you RSVP!

• REMOTE BIDS FOR LIVE AUCTION ITEMS: Are welcome, just email shonie@ekone.org with your bid limit and we'll assign you a proxy bidder!

• HEALTH AND WELLNESS:  Please, please, please do not attend the Ball if you aren't feeling well.  Masks are always welcome, and the event is largely outdoors!

• SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Coming Soon!

• DESSERTS & MUSICAL SQUARES: Can you bring a yummy dessert for our fun Musical Squares game? Let us know when you RSVP! (Read Here about why we're not calling this a "cakewalk" anymore, and for details about how we're Ekone-ifying this game!)

• KIDS:  Yes! Bring kids! They will have so much fun! Also please plan on actively supervising and parenting them...it's not camp.  :) 

• VOLUNTEER: Being on the crew is so fun! Email Susan@ekone.org or let us know when you RSVP.

• DONATE: Can you help us throw a great event, AND support the staff and organization who keep the solar panels charged and lead the programs we are known for??  Click Here to make a tax-deductible gift now, and/or get ready to be so inspired that you dig deep and give generously at the Ball.

• PADDLE RAISE becomes PRIVATE PLEDGE: This year we're taking another step in the direction of our values and abandoning the awkward, high-pressure, wealth-on-display Paddle Raise and replacing it with a Private Pledge. We will make a direct ask. And give you a pledge form. And collect it. What you put on it is private.