Create a child page for each event. Title the page with this format:

MMDD - Event Name - Event Chair

 

These events were organized prior to formation of the committee, so no associated wiki page:

3/15 - 2018 Loudoun County Science and Technology Fair - Allon

3/18 - Maker Faire - Todd

 

Candidate Events

These events do not have a chair, or we have not finalized a decision to participate.  Once we decide to participate in an event it should move to the above section by creating a child page.

 

DateEvent NameNotes/DescriptionEvent Chair
3/24Touch-a-truck

Per member meeting 3/7 decided not to participate

 
 5/26Round Hill Hometown Festival https://hometownfestival.org/about/Diane
5/19 Purcellville Arts and Music Festival http://www.purcellvillemusicandartsfestival.com

Tom H 

6/14Capitol Hill Maker FaireOpportunity to display to the Congressional Maker CaucusMike
6/18Loudoun Inspire Diane
7/4 (verify)Purcellville 4th of July ParadeBarrel trainTom H
8/11Taste of Leesburg

https://downtownleesburgva.com/event/taste-of-leesburg-saturday-8-11-18/

We decided to not participate in this event due to timing

TBD
9/15-9/16Bluemont Fairhttp://bluemontfair.org/Mike
9/22Arts in the Alleyhttps://www.leesburgpublicarts.org/so/fMIV3B6C?cid=4838b0c3-688b-405b-affc-ef4b5288a903#/main. Makersmiths won't have a table, this is mostly focused on artists selling their work. Jessee is willing to give us a corner of her table for promotional material. 
10/5Manufacturing Day

We will have a table from 11:30 to 1:30 at the event happening at the Sterling NOVA campus. Need a volunteer to staff the table and talk with people. Contact Pat Scannel if you can volunteer

https://makersmiths.slack.com/files/U03F1UA39/FBRCLSEE8/New_Event_to_consider_-_Manufacturning_Day_-_October_5th_-_Economic_Development Loudoun County Economic Day - anyone with manufacturing capability or products. Location TBD

Mark
10/13Boo at the Zoo

The Arc of Northern Shenandoah will provide tractor and driver. Diane will man the barrel train waiting lines. Need a table monitor to tell visitors about Makersmiths. Mark Millsap will help transporting the barrel cars to and from Wilson's Wild Animal Park. This is a fabulous family event. See http://wilsonswildanimalpark.com/about-us/ We will run the train from 10 am to 4 pm. The hosting organization is providing a tractor and drivers.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4BACAB2FABF85-booatthe to volunteer

Diane
10/13Purcellville Tag Sale

Opportunity to sell surplus items from the space. Need to transport to get chairs we are selling as well as other items.

Same day as Boo at the Zoo, so need more members volunteering

TBD
10/20-10/21Loudoun County economic development initiative known as a Farm Tour.

Purcellville Southern States parking lot. https://makersmiths.slack.com/archives/C7RS4BT61/p1531574450000082

Contact: carolyn.pfeffer@sscoop.com

 Southern States can provide a tractor to pull our barrel train but we need to provide driver for both days. Diane will man the crafts-information booth. We need volunteers, please!

Sign up here to volunteer. This should be a great event for promoting Makersmiths, particularly for Purcellville: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f4bacab2fabf85-farm

Diane
Nov 3VA Tech Maker Festival

Falls Church

Coordinator and volunteers needed

TBD
Nov 3Wind Energy WorkshopThe Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University (JMU) and Makersmiths, Inc. are partnering to present this introductory KidWind hands-on workshop at Makersmiths for the purpose of learning about wind energy, how windmills and generators work, which blades work best and how we can design and construct better blades. This event should attract children of MS members, scouts, 4H, home-school students, etc. to both MS locations. See the Makersmiths calendar for morning and afternoon sessions. Registration is a must for planning purposes.Diane
Nov 7BingoCrooked RunBrad
Nov 28BingoCrooked RunBrad
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