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(please submit agenda items to membership president by first day of the month)

 

 

Meetings are held on first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 PM, all are welcome

  1. New Faces / New Member Introductions - Please give us a 30 second 'elevator pitch' introduction (What brings you to Makersmiths? Interests? Your background or profession? Etc.?)


  2. Associates to Full Members


  3. Membership
    1. 110 members
    2. 59 FTE memberships 
    3. 106 active members
    4. 4 new members in last 30 days, 1 new members in last 7 days

  4. Board of Directors Report - Brandon or Brad

  5. Committee Reports
    1. New Member Orientation Committee (Chairperson John Dubelko)
      1. New Tee Shirts and Photo ID's - Status?
    2. Social Outreach Committee:  (Chairperson Jessee M)
      1. Need hands on to design an add campaign, but we have a lot of work to do before that . .  - Mark
    3. Leesburg Facility Committee (Chairperson Brad Hess)
      1. CNC Classes - Status? - Brad
      2. Purging space - Mark
    4. Purcellville Facility Committee (Chairperson Tom Hill)

    5. Training Committee (Chairperson John Dubelko, Diane & Zack) 
      1. Scheduling platform to allow members to easily find & schedule classes has rolled out.  Updates? -  
    6. Special Projects / Events Committee (Chairperson Mike Werling)
      1. First Friday - September 7th - 
      2. Ham Fest - Results Report? - Michael James
      3. Leesburg Arts in the Alley 9/22.
      4. Bluemont Fair 9/15-9/16.  Need event chair.  Barrel train? need tractor/truck.  Need event chair
      5. Manufacturing Day 10/5 - 
      6. Fall Farm Tour - Barrel Train to Southern States Co-Op (they are providing tractor) - Saturday & Sunday October 20th & 21st - (Mike W)
      7. Charity Bingo at Crooked Run  - in September - Brad/John D.
      8. VA Tech Maker Festival event - in November 3rd, 10 am to 3 pm - in Falls Church - Diane
    7. Signage Committee (Chairperson Mark Millsap) - Brad making new sign, real soon now . . .
    8. Educational Programs Committee - (Chairperson Diane)
      1. Kid Wind Challenge - JMU - assemble kits for wind turbines
      2. Advanced Kid Wind Challenge - high school team that build turbines - at Shenandoah U in March; winner go on to national competition
      3. Creepy Bot classes - assemble kits.  Potentially want to have kids move on to larger events (e.g. VA Tech Maker Festival).
      4. Maker Day at Emearick Elementary School

  6. Welding area project - Skip
    1. Welding is important.  Everyone who comes in, asks about welding.
    2. Funding?
      1. Use class funds to fund it 
        1. Can use 110V MIG welder to hold classes.
        2. Brad spoke with HP Data to borrow their parking spaces on nights/weekends.

  7. Creation of a Frequently Asked Questions document for Teaching Classes/Holding Events and Hosting Workshops - Jonathan White

  8. Member Submitted feedback/issues/agenda items
    1. Purge Day (Leesburg) - August 5th - Please remove all member owned material before then . . . - Brad
    2. Request for help with carving a plaque from Old Growth Pine Steps at Southern States for 50+ year employee banquet - See Diane Painter

  9. Sell Off of Lower Level Stuff at Leesburg - Michael James

  10. Demo of Lasercutter Reservations Form and Lasercutter Calendar Location - Mark

 

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