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..<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Brian Lawrence <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:blawrence@qwest.net" target="_blank">blawrence@qwest.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Curtis,<br>
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If you start something let me know, I have three boys who would be<br>
interested. I've tried groups like Lego League and 4-H but they are fairly<br>
expensive and don't have that "build it yourself" mission. I might have a<br>
location in Coon Rapids that the group could use on a regular basis.<br>
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Brian<br>
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To: Scott Dier<br>
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Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT - Make:Day at Science Museum<br>
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I guess you're right. Special events of this scale have to charge a least<br>
$10 per head, plus sponsorship, just to cover space and liability costs.<br>
<br>
I guess what I'm aiming for is more neighborhood-based meetings, maybe held<br>
in homes, churches, or libraries. I'll be trying to organize some myself<br>
with some neighborhood kids. But once you start down that road, you start<br>
to think: Why do I have to re-invent this? Isn't there some kind of<br>
organization I can hook up with that has already done the leg work, that I<br>
can just join in and participate?<br>
<br>
Maybe in true Maker spirit, I just have to make the group myself. I just<br>
wonder if it could be done better if some broader organization existed for<br>
this type of activity.<br>
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Curtis<br>
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On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Scott Dier <<a href="mailto:scott@dier.name" target="_blank">scott@dier.name</a>> wrote:<br>
> If it weren't tied to that space they could hold it somewhere else<br>
> like a convention center or hall on one of the college campuses, but<br>
> even non-profit stuff I've gone to still charges about $10 a person in<br>
> these kinds of spaces, and still has to get sponsorship to make it<br>
> even. The SMM space is superior to a lecture hall or common space on<br>
campus, IMO, too.<br>
> Space (and insurance) isn't cheap, sadly.<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Curtis Griesel <<a href="mailto:cwgriesel@gmail.com" target="_blank">cwgriesel@gmail.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> First, I'd love to make it to SMM on Saturday to see these "Make"<br>
>> experts display their stuff. But I can't really justify the $60 for<br>
>> 4 hours of entertainment that this would give my wife and 3 kids --<br>
>> $47 for tickets, $10 for parking, and some change for snacks. "Make"<br>
>> is supposed to be about doing free stuff yourself. Something about<br>
>> paying $60 to watch someone else do it seems to be a little misguided.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Scott Dier <<a href="mailto:scott@dier.name" target="_blank">scott@dier.name</a>><br>
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