(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

Introduce New Members

• No New Members in attendance

Membership 155 Members, 112 Memberships, 78.2 FTE 10 new-members as of August 27th

Finances $45K in the bank as of August 27th

Safety in Purcellville (Dave P.) / Talk about what to do when a piece of equipment stops working 

while you are using it.

Board Report

• New idea for regular open hours in Leesburg
• We need volunteers for Open Hours Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday nights in Leesburg. Purcellville TBD

Committee Reports

• New Member Orientation Committee: 
  • We need more help running the orientations

• Social Outreach: 
  • We are working with N.O.M. to do a video tour of the space and a few interviews to go along with a new YouTube channel they (Jessee) are putting together

• Scheduling: Diane
  • The "organizing & running a Makersmiths Class PDF" manual has been updated
  • We need instructors for fall classes: 3D printing, welding, etc.
• Purcellville: Dave 
  • The blacksmith shed has a new roof and anvil.
  • Hoping for classes and projects in a few weeks.
  • Blacksmith workday Saturday: 9/8 9am start. 
  • Cow Train - what are we doing with it? 
  • New manual tire changing machine. Contact 
• Leesburg: Brad 
  • Workday - Saturday 9/14 & Sunday 9/15
• Special Projects: Mike W. 
  • Library DIY festival - 9/28 & 9/29
  • Kid Wind - April 10, 2020 
• Scouting:N/A 

Newsletter:

• Welding:  On demand classes by requests
• Ceramics: Jen
• IT: Michael
• Membership - Looking for Chairperson
• Fund Raising - Looking for Chairperson
• Tool Stewards - Are you a Steward? Can you please message Erin with a photo of yourself and what you are a steward of.

What did you Make?  Member presentation

Extras... 

• Arcade Build Nights? Join the #arcadebuildgroup on SLACK if you are interested