Base Camp Timeline

Check out the timeline of our base camp, from when it was merely an idea until now:
 
JANUARY 2015
Elders lay out vision for a Base Camp in our 5 year vision plan. Our Elders + Stewardship teams continue saving as much as we can to prepare for buying a space in the city.
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DECEMBER 2018
Purchase the building formally known as the Underground. We never imagined being able to buy the building we rented for our first 7 years. Due to the money we saved over these early years we were able to put down a down payment and secure a loan.
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JANUARY 2019
Base Camp Team formed and Jason Brown becomes the unofficial (but official) Czar of Base Camp Buildout.
Architect hired and initial building drawings created.
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FEBRUARY 2019
Drawings redesigned as Kim Martin begins her magic.
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MARCH 2019
Volunteer Demo Days gets underway. The massive amount of man hours and skilled labor save us massive dinero. Special thanks to Tom Robertson for his leadership and willingness to make one more cut to bring the walls down. Another special thanks to Dave Lenon for all the technical electric work. A massive thanks to Colin Clark for all of his hard work, and a final big thanks to all those who took down that stage filled with 32,541 screws.
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APRIL 2019
Volunteer Demo Days continue...
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MAY 2019
Summit Campaign launches with a pizza party at Base Camp.
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JUNE 2019
The Summit Campaign will end 6-weeks later where we ended with over $400,000 given or committed to be given for the Base Camp project.
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JULY 2019
Permit drawings submitted to Forest Park
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AUGUST 2019
Permits approved by Forest Park
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SEPTEMBER 2019
HVAC / Electric / Plumbing drawings authorized
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OCTOBER 2019
The general contractor - Hunn Construction - begins their work. They demo the rest of the space we could not do on our own. They frame out walls and other metal work like moving steps and removing catwalks that were pointless.
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NOVEMBER 2019
Signage is removed and Exterior paint work begins. Thanks to all who submitted their favorite color in our Instagram poll. Remember your choices were: black, black, or the other black. In the end it was the one black called Urbane Bronze that won the hearts and minds of all (or something like that).
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DECEMBER 2019
Sprinkler and Fire Alarm permits are submitted and installation begins.
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JANUARY 2020
HVAC / Electric / Plumbing drawings are finally returned. This ends the massive delay for the next group of contractors to begin their work.
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FEBRUARY 2020
HVAC / Electric / Plumbing contractors will begin their work to replace and rework all the "guts" of the building.
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TO BE CONTINUED...
We will continue to post updates on the app so you can follow along with the progress. If any delays hit we will also let you know there as well.