20250702 Membership Meeting

20250702 Membership Meeting

 Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/ubz-ykxr-kiu

Phone Number (US) +1 304-609-2532 
PIN: 114 333 983#

Type: In person and virtual

Notice given: Standing Rules, Slack, website.

Time Started 7:30 PM EST  

Officers Present

No Agenda for this meeting

New members on the call

Mike – Welcome !

President report

New officers took seats at last Board Meeting

Jonathan White           Board Member, Chairperson

James Waldron            Board Member, Secretary

Brad Hess                    Board Member

Jennifer Chu               Board Member

Bo Wernick                 Board Member

Evin Grano                  Board Member

Mary Waldron             Treasurer

Diane Bollinger           President

Steward Updates

John C – Leesburg Site Steward

Printmaking - Space building, getting classes started for Axidraw, flooring, Darkroom area prep

Tag sale 2025 – new channel for this event.  Purcellville Tag Sale event of which we are a part  8am -6pm.  Expecting lots of traffic. 12-6 for us. Member boothws will also do fund raising (donations).Music and food. Please volunteer

Member Contributions

Diane Painter –

Highlights of newsletter

Pics 4^th of July Parade, new president letter, Artist gallery – Artists of Makersmiths 27 pieces

Art made by very different methods and materials.  Highly varied

Artist Reception Aug 1

Please be sure to clean up ceramics after use.  There is discussion on how we can make sure this is being done.  We are open to many options for monitoring this.  Garage door is being repaired.  The spring needs to be calibrated – please come out on this next workday to help. 

Ceramic crew meeting suggested.

Assegid (Zig) Gessesse

Electronic kinetic art.  Create sumo robots.  We seem to have the tools to build these.  To build cohesion amongst team and teach tools and techniques.  Likely good for member recruitment.  Oct 11, suggested date for event.  Need Electronics folks to join in. 

Lucile Weschler

Ceramics – suggests do not need to reserve room if just popping in to work.  Same for glass workshop.   We may need some training sessions on keeping the room clean and how to clean the various equipment.  Cleaning needs to happen after Every session.  Same for lower classroom please.  Also, no food in lower building trash cans (attracts critter (mice – which attract snakes). – Just be aware that Miter has dibs on classroom for their activities.  Note: Miter will be there a few days in next few weeks.  

Jennifer Chu

Leesburg Dept of Public arts – public arts near garage was damaged, looking for protection.  We may be involved in creating some sort of containment.  Town will pay for this.  We need a makersmiths lead for this project.

2 upcoming events –

Tinkercad July 21, Soldering, 2 days, first weekend in august.  Family friendly event, bring the kids.   These would be very helpful if you are going to build a robot.

Treasurer Report –

May ~19K income, ~1700 less than forecast.  Expenses ~15K, budget _{23K – way under budget on expenses.   Net income}  $4k.  Funds moved to Building and Equipment reserve funds.  YTD  30% expense budget, 36% of income.  ~$5k trans to both funds  Bank at ~42K

Equipment Reserve Fund ~91K   New Building Reserve Fune ~148K

Please see detailed Financial Report on the Wiki.

Secretary report –

New directors seated, reviewed advice from tax attorney, discussed moving Capital fund to higher interest bearing account, and advancing some of our Steward high priority new projects.

Other news -

Purcellville 4^th of July Parade.  We are participating, 4 floats.  Pictures will be shared.

Meeting adjourned at 7:59