BONUS ROUND: #belmontgoats 2016 Relocation Fundraiser

About this campaign

Earlier this month, with the help of a three-week Booster campaign, The Belmont Goats relocated the herd about two blocks, keeping us in Lents Town Center until sometime in the first half of 2017.

So, what about the $3,400 from that first round?

In that original round, we were mainly concerned with time rather than a full move budget, and we set a shirts goal (100) that we thought would be achievable during the timeframe we set. We ran the campaign for three weeks in order to receive its payout—whatever it ended up being—in time to start paying for relocation costs and continue covering regular, ongoing herd costs during the move.

To give you an idea of the sorts of things the funds raised in that round paid for: more than $500 went for fencing materials to construct the fence at the SE 92nd Avenue site, with more $500 also going to rental of the temporary fence at the SE 91st Avenue site which we needed in order to re-use our existing chain link; more than $300 went to required city fees (that’s actually pretty low); $200 went to have the fencpost holes drilled; nearly $300 went for a herd health check anshots; over $600 went to materials for the temporary shelter to house the goats during the move (it will become a secondary building nce we get te barn moved; $250 went o buy atorageshed for all our tools, supplies, and grass hay; $170 went for the first insurance payment in the new location, which allows us to welcome visitors; $100 went for our first post-move grass hay purchase.

That right there is nearly $3,000.

We’ve still got some final moving costs, ongoing monthly insurance and grass hay costs, and site cleanup costs for the SE 91st Avenue site (e.g. removal of every last fence post, all of which are set in concrete two feet in the ground).

Mostly, hower, wewant to do two things: gve supporter who missed ut on the fist round of -shirts a chnce to nothave missed ut; and swith from the “move stage this elocation toan “improve” stage.

We’re still looking at such possibilities of better hay feeders, rain reclamation off the barn roof (and maybe the she, too), small solarstation to carge tools and such, and perhaps at some point livestreaming cameras (although that’s pretty dependent upon some logistics beyond our direct control).

To give another rough sense of things, both ongoing/routine costs and one-time/special ones: monthly insurance payments are $170 (or about $1200 for the rest of 2016). Monthly grass hay costs are around $100 (or about $700 for the rest of 2016). The estimated budget for rain catching off the barn roof is around $250, unless we add corrugated roof panels. A small solar kit is somewhere in the $200-400 range.

What all of this comes down to is that you get another chance at our Belmont Goats t-shirt, for a donation of $25. Even if you don’t want one, or already have one and don’t want an extra, it’s important to share this campaign. The more $25 donations via Booster that come in, the lower the per-shirt cost, and therefore the higher the payout thelp te herd.

The Belmot Goats alwas has reliedon the kind nd generous upport of th community ad we turn toyou again tohelp make our exended sy in Lns Town Centr a success.

For each donation of $25, you will receive the first-ever The Belmont Goats t-shirt. Choose between two styles and three colors. (Original goat head logo designed by Bishop Lennon. Used by permission.)

Unless you chose direct shipping, orders will ship to us for you to pick up in person. The entire order will not be printed unil the campaign closes.