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April 3rdMay 1st, 2024, 7:30 pm

Makersmiths Monthly Member Meeting

Location: Makersmiths-Leesburg (Classroom)

Meeting Link: meet.google.com/ubz-ykxr-kiu

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

Type: VirtualHybrid

Notice given: Standing Rules, Slack , email(thanks John Carter!), website.

Time Started 7:30 PM EST  

Meeting 

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Board Report

• Introduce New Members
• Education News (Diane Painter)
  • The three KidWind teams will be participating in KidWind high school team "La Wai" is at Worlds event at Minneapolis Convention Center at national competition.  La Wai went on from competition which was held at the Virginia State KidWind Challenge at JMU this Sat, April 6.  
• Membership Report
  • 334 members, 158.7 FTE

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• Finances (John Dubelko) 

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Feb 2024

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Year to Date

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Year to date Over/Under 

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Revenue

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Expenses

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$12,251.15

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$25,847.84

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Net income/loss

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$3,532.08

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$9,251.43

• • James Madison University this past April 6th.  La Wai is coached by Justin McMillen and Maria Busuioceanu.
• Board Report
  • • Forms for June Elections was released April 1st

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  • • Candidate Introductions:
      • Jennifer Chu
      • Bo Wernick
      • Evin Grano
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  Committees

  See above reportNone and in full swing! We need as many hands on deck during odd times throughout April & MayThings are finally settling in the main room! Electrician installed all the new necessary plugs and all the equipment is finally in its new home in the room. We appreciate Sally Soles has the contact information

  Marketing is looking for help running the Leesburg Flower and Garden festival coming up soon! 

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  They are always looking for more committee members as well.

  The Town of Purcellville would like to hear from Makersmiths about setting up a booth at the Purcellville Music and Arts Festival. The deadline for application is 4/8. The Festival is 4/27, noon to 7 pm.   See above for brief and attached for the full report ALWAYS photos! More hands equals less work all around.The Bridgeport that was moved from Leesburg to Purcellville is almost ready for use! Have you seen of it on SLACK?Dave Painter will be unavailable for classes or helping with projects for a while Ian Schue will host the work day at MSP on Saturday. 032024_Board Report website is always looking for help! contact Maggie if you are interested.

  Bylaws and Standing Rules	Jonathan White	There’s a channel #rules-and-bylaws-review where people are welcome to contribute. They’ll need a Makersmiths email to access the documents and they can be setup with one pretty quickly. Just join the channel and let Jonathan White know. It won’t be an immediate response though. Figuring out how best to have a committee review that’s manageable and balanced with getting input from the members.  (Same as last month) Board considering naming Officers from Board Members change to Bylaws Looking for someone else to take on Bylaws and Standing Rules Committee Chair.
  Finance	John Dubelko
  	March 2024 Year to Date Revenue $15,783.23 $35,099.27 Expenses $12,251.15 $25,847.84 Net income/loss $3,532.08 $9,251.43 View file name 2024-03 Financials.pdf height 150 Scott Silvers contacting CPA firms to assist new Treasurer
  Information Technology	Scott Silvers
  Two new computers purchased to replace the Laser and Classroom computers.   If you have any files stored on either computer make sure you back them up to your personal USB drive or the Z:\ drive in Leesburg.   Additional computers will be purchased over the next few months to replace other outdated machines.
  Leesburg Facility	Jessee Maloney	The Room Switch-A-Roo is still happening
  . Please contact Jessee if you would like to work on projects that include woodworking, building and the cnc!
  Jessee appreciates your patience during this time. Next Leesburg Facility Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 7th at 7:00 pm in the Main Room.  (Jessee please confirm, because it's not on the calendar as of 5/1/24)
  Purcellville Facility	Dave Painter
  Marketing	Jason Gilligan
  Meeting scheduled for 5/20 at 7:00 pm.   Note in event says Google Meet link will be shared in #marketing channel just before the meeting.
  Membership	Mark Millsap
  328 members, 156.2 FTE View file name 2024-04 Board Report.pdf height 150 Next Committee meeting is scheduled for May 7th at 7:00 pm at Makersmiths-Leesburg.   We do the New Member Orientations, and staff Open Houses at MS-P & MS-L for prospective new members.
  Newsletter	Melissa Kowalski	Melissa is
  looking for stories and photos for the newsletter! It doesn't have to be perfect, she is totally fine editing it all to make it fit.  She is also looking for volunteers to help hunt down stories and
  Purcellville Facility	Dave Painter
  photos
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  Scheduling	Jennifer Chu	View file name
  Scheduling Committee Board report - April 2024.pdf height 150 Tim Cotter has been working on a new system to make sure members get the classes they need. He has put together a presentation to show more about the Notify Me system: View file name 040324_Member Mtg.pdf height 150 Please DM Diane Painter on the Scheduling Committee if you are interested in taking the lead on a family- friendly workshop this summer. In the past we have had electronic and soldering, Tinkercad, Arduino workshops- just as a few examples. What kind of classes would everyone like to see? message Diane Painter with your ideas!
  Website	Maggie Toth

  
  

  • Stewards
  April 6th , April 13th 9am-2pm (or later!)We will be building new tables in the Leesburg 3D printing room during the next workday and could use a lot of help moving things around and cutting things on the CNC. If you are interested in helping out with this, please contact Jessee! Scott is out for recovery from surgery until the end of the month!

  Sewing classes taught by Amy Copley coming super soon! 

  Amy has started holding sewing socials in Purcellville on different Wednesdays Check the calendar for more info.The weather is getting slightly warmer, so keep an eye out for classes soon

  The kiln has run 3 times in March so all pots that were in the que are ready for pickup or glaze

  We have an extruder that works great. Feel free to give it a go next time you're in, but be advised its a lot of cleanup.

  I am planning a beginner wheel class and a balloon/coil pot class for late April. I would like a list of interested people. Please contact scheduling if interested!

  @Kate Amstutz has offered to teach an intermediate/advanced wheel class. Bo would like a list of interested people for that as well.Have you seen the new room?? It's looking amazing! We will need help during the next workday patching up some holes in the walls, painting over the patches and hanging a tv.

  We are also in need of instructors for cosplay! Are you interested?

  Cosplay Night is every Thursday in Leesburg 6:30-8:30pm

   Electronics night out the new Room downstairs! Are you interested? Do you have ideas? If so, just show up and participate either site! Holland (pending board approval) We are in talks with a buyer for the and it's going well, so if you haven't been trained on the Nova lasers, please do so soon!Image RemovedImage RemovedPrintmaking classes to commence in late April or early May at MSL

  New Makersmiths Printmaking Studio to start being built out once the rest of the rooms have successfully switcheroo'd. 

  New equipment is being purchased as part of a proposal put forth to the board in March. We are very excited!

  Room/Machine	Steward(s)	Location(s)	Notes
  Purcellville Facility	Dave Painter	Purcellville	Next workday is Saturday,
  May 4th starting at 9am
  Leesburg Facility	Jessee Maloney	Leesburg	Next workday is Saturday
  , May 11th, starting at 9am
  3D Printing	Scott Silvers	Leesburg & Purcellville
  Will need a bunch of help at the next Leesburg workday to help move equipment out of the 3d printing room and install new desks. New printer donated, need someone to bring it from Purcellville to Leesburg as I'm still restricted in what I can lift with my left arm.
  Arts, Crafts & Stained Class Area in Purcellville	Ken Fuentecilla & Dawn Martin	Purcellville Lower Building	Pilot Stained Glass Sun Catcher class this past Sunday.
  Arts, Crafts & Sewing Area in Leesburg	Jessee Maloney	Leesburg	The Leesburg Arts, Craft & Sewing area is looking for a co-steward or main steward
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  Big Red CNC	Brass Hess & Jonathan White	Leesburg
  It's behaving!
  Big Blue	Jonathan White	Purcellville
  Blacksmithing	Adam "Squirrl" McClintock & Jim Waldron	Purcellville Lower Building
  Blast/Paint/ Powder Coating	Evin Grano	Purcellville
  Evin will be teaching regularly scheduled classes this month and next! If you ever wanted to learn about Sandblasting, powder Coating and more, now is the time. Leesburg classes will be coming soon
  Ceramics	Bo Wernick	Purcellville Lower Building
  Two Ceramics classes offered in May.  As of today both classes are filled. New instructors needed.
  Cosplay Area	Maggie & Jason Gilligan	Leesburg
  Electronics	Mark Millsap	Leesburg
  Electronics has been meeting during Electronics
  nights (every other Thursday, the next one is tomorrow night at 7pm) to work on plan
  for Electronics
  downstairs.  Have Space Program ready for review and working on Space Plans. Michael Ruzinsky has ideas for dealing with some of the surplus.
  Gardening	Mary Waldron & Jennifer Chu	Leesburg & Purcellville	Planting soon at Ida Lee   (See #gardening channel and/or Skip Smith if interested) Contact the stewards if you are interested in assisting at
  MS-L or MS-P
  HP Plotter	Randy
  HVAC Filters	Dean Williamson	Leesburg	Dean is always on top of this!
  Holland	Purcellville
  Randy Holland was appointed as Steward at the Feb. board meeting
  Laser Cutters	John Dubelko & Jessee Maloney & John Carter	Leesburg & Purcellville
  Universal Laser cutter
  being traded for a new UV Printer. Stewards working on "Connecting to controller . . ." error on NOVA-51.  If you encounter this error turn it off and back on.  May have to do that several times.
  Metal Shop in Leesburg & Tormach	Brad Hess	Leesburg
  Do you know how to make jewelry? Do you like to do stamped jewelry? Would you like to teach?? If so, please let scheduling know!
  Metal Shop in Purcellville	Dave Painter &	Purcellville
  Plasma Cutter	Jim Waldron	Purcellville
  Printmaking	John Carter	Leesburg

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Purcellville Green Room

OPEN

Purcellville

• Needs a Steward!

Purcellville Woodshop

Dave Painter

Purcellville




Snack Area

J Wang

Leesburg

 

Sublimation Printer

New Steward:

Diane Bollinger

Leesburg

• Diane Bollinger was appointed as the new Sublimation Steward in Leesburg!
• Classes will begin soon!
• A new Hat Heat Press was purchased and can be used for sublimating, heat transfer vinyl and just attaching patches to hats! It's also great for anything curved. 
• We need help building a shelf under the heat press for the mug press and the hat press to live.



UV Printer

Jessee Maloney & John Carter

Leesburg

•  The UV printer was moved to it's new home on the back wall in Leesburg! Come take a look!




Vacuum Formers

Jessee Maloney

Leesburg




Vinyl Cutter & Cricuts

OPEN

Leesburg & Purcellville

• Needs a Steward! ASAP!

Welding

Jim Waldron & John Johnson

Purcellville




Woodshop in Leesburg

Mike Dewan

Leesburg

• Message from Mike Dewan: Please clean up the woodshop when you finish!!! Recent members have left with dust, wood chips, and tools over all surfaces. If the trash can is 2/3 or more full please empty it and place a new trash bag in the can. The woodshop steward does not have cleaning up after you as one of his responsibilities.

Woodturning`

Ken Fuentecilla & Bryan Boston

Leesburg

•  Woodturning's proposal for the board was approved at the last meeting! You can see it at http://wiki.makersmiths.org/display/MAK/2024-03-27+Meeting+of+the+Board+of+Directors and below:

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• Ken has been hard at work making new handles