ask me re space at TCFM, the requested space use donation is perhaps more within your budget. i also have young'uns (13, 5, 3yo), a clamped budget, and a yearning to "find the village" where my kids can easily meet folk and broaden their view of life.. On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Brian Lawrence <blawrence at qwest.net> wrote: > Curtis, > > If you start something let me know, I have three boys who would be > interested. I've tried groups like Lego League and 4-H but they are fairly > expensive and don't have that "build it yourself" mission. I might have a > location in Coon Rapids that the group could use on a regular basis. > > Brian > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Griesel > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 2:11 PM > To: Scott Dier > Cc: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT - Make:Day at Science Museum > > I guess you're right. Special events of this scale have to charge a least > $10 per head, plus sponsorship, just to cover space and liability costs. > > I guess what I'm aiming for is more neighborhood-based meetings, maybe held > in homes, churches, or libraries. I'll be trying to organize some myself > with some neighborhood kids. But once you start down that road, you start > to think: Why do I have to re-invent this? Isn't there some kind of > organization I can hook up with that has already done the leg work, that I > can just join in and participate? > > Maybe in true Maker spirit, I just have to make the group myself. I just > wonder if it could be done better if some broader organization existed for > this type of activity. > > Curtis > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Scott Dier <scott at dier.name> wrote: > > If it weren't tied to that space they could hold it somewhere else > > like a convention center or hall on one of the college campuses, but > > even non-profit stuff I've gone to still charges about $10 a person in > > these kinds of spaces, and still has to get sponsorship to make it > > even. The SMM space is superior to a lecture hall or common space on > campus, IMO, too. > > Space (and insurance) isn't cheap, sadly. > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Curtis Griesel <cwgriesel at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> First, I'd love to make it to SMM on Saturday to see these "Make" > >> experts display their stuff. But I can't really justify the $60 for > >> 4 hours of entertainment that this would give my wife and 3 kids -- > >> $47 for tickets, $10 for parking, and some change for snacks. "Make" > >> is supposed to be about doing free stuff yourself. Something about > >> paying $60 to watch someone else do it seems to be a little misguided. > > > > -- > > Scott Dier <scott at dier.name> > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20090313/4b30dfc7/attachment-0001.htm