09-06-2023 Membership Meeting

DRAFT IN PROGRESS

September 6th, 2023

Makersmiths Monthly Member Meeting

Location: Meeting Link: http://meet.google.com/vbf-xhga-csx

Phone Number (‪US‬) ‪+1 570-630-1100‬ PIN: 368 823 885#

Type: Virtual

Notice given: Standing Rules, Slack, email, website.

Time Started 7:30 PM EST  

Meeting 

• Introduce New Members!
• Presidential Comments - Jonathan filling in:
  • Events
    • Bluemont Fair: September 16th and 17th. Volunteers needed.  Join the #specialevents, #volunteers_needed, or contact ralph.pugh on Slack.
    • Lovettsville Octoberfest: don't believe we had anyone volunteer to run it
    • Sterlingfest:  October 7th - Contact Mark Millsap if you'd like to help
    • Catoctin Harvest Festival: October 21st at Catoctin Elementary School.  Contact Millsap if you want to help.
  • Classes
    • New - Crochet a Coaster for Beginners
    • New - Putz House on the Cricut
    • Stained Glass - seems to be a big hit!
    • As things cool down we'll bug teachers for more blacksmithing classes
• Education News (Diane Painter) 
  • Join the #k12educational Slack channel if you're interested in the youth education initiatives or want more on one of the information points below
  • Loudoun School Business Partnership Executive Council (SBP) that will host its annual career shadowing event, “Job For a Day” on November 6, 2023. The goal is for students to get an introductory and general experience to an industry, company, occupation, or overall career field.
  • There are industry resources that are free for teachers, parents and students wishing to explore clean energy topics while building STEM and critical thinking skills.
  •  KidWind information meeting for parents will be organized toward the beginning of November.  We will begin KidWind activities again in December and they will run through mid-March with the aim to participate in the Northern VA KidWind Challenge at Shenandoah University on March 14.
• Membership Report
  • 315 members, 242 memberships, 151.2 FTE
• Finances (John Dubelko) 

• Board Report
  • Board approved the purchase of memory to be added to some of the desktop computers, a sublimation printer to be housed at Leesburg, and a CNC lathe setup for the Tormach
  • Dawn Martin was appointed as the co-steward for the Purcellville lower building Multipurpose Craft Room (previously framing shop)
  • There were three motions regarding what committees.  The first was around a requirement for the Membership Chair to notify the Board if the committee want to make any material change in Membership requirements. 
  • The second was related to the number of in-person and virtual New Member Orientations and the third was about the role and responsibility of the steward or chairperson, in the event of a disagreement in a committee.  Neither motion received a second so the motions as written were not debated or voted on.  The discussion on this moved to Open Discussion at the end and there was more discussion about the composition of committees and how someone officially joins a committee.  
• Committees

• Facility, Shop and Tool Stewards
  • Link to wiki page of Room, Shop and Tool Stewards
  • New Stewardships
    • Multipurpose Craft Room - Purcellville
  • Open Stewardships:
    • Paint Booth, Powder Coating, Blasting Cabinet
    • HP Plotter
    • Vinyl Cutter
• Member Project Showcase - what did you make?