Apogaea 2025: Burn What You Don’t Need, Share What Sustains!

Camping gear arranged in the desert, reminiscent of a Colorado Burners setup, includes sleeping bags, hiking boots, backpacks, water bottles, thermos, and canned food. The vast landscape features shrubs, cliffs, and a blue sky with clouds.

🔥 BURN WHAT YOU DON’T NEED, SHARE WHAT SUSTAINS 🔥

**COLLECTIVUS EXODUS: THE GREAT REDISTRIBUTION**
An Apogaea Sustainability Initiative for our extended community

THE MISSION:

As we leave no trace on the land, we can leave a trace of care in our community. Transform your leftover unopened food into nourishment for our neighbors at Fishers’ Peak Soup Kitchen in Trinidad.

THE TIMELINE:

**PRE-BURN (NOW-EVENT):**
  • Survey your burn provisions – what might survive but not make the journey home?
  • Spread the word through your camp, because collective gifting creates collective impact
  • Watch for Sustainability Team posts with collection point details
**DURING THE BURN (SUNDAY MORNING):**
  • Collection stations at Center Camp and Exodus points
  • Sustainability Team guides will assist with your contributions
  • Interactive art installation showing our burn community’s growing impact
  • Join our sunrise redistribution ceremony before departure
**POST-BURN:**
  • Your gifted resources support Trinidad community members in need
  • Local connections strengthened through our temporary community’s lasting impact
  • Sustainability beyond the burn perimeter – the art of community resilience
THE FINE PRINT:
  • Unopened packaged foods only (no prepared meals or perishables)
  • No need to bring extra – we want your leftovers, not your added weight
  • This initiative supports a local community project exploring blast chiller technology for greater food rescue potential

REMEMBER: Even temporary communities can create permanent change. This is how we extend our principles beyond the burn.