How to Help
There are lots of ways to help.
- Volunteer at an upcoming event!
- Teach a class!
- Volunteer for our Making The Future program
- Help fundraise. Ever wrote a grant application before?
- Sort and tear down donated items
- Update the wiki (See the Style Guides for example pages - copy & paste from the edit box to save yourself some typing!)
We also have some specific needs right now. Some are small, some are big.
- Remove yarn from 3D printer drawers, load in filament and label.
- Electrical work
- Install software on computers
- Organize materials stock
Members are requested to volunteer four hours per month.
Donations needed
Cash is nice but we're happy to get donations of materials, especially for our Kids' Open Make projects, such as:
- White glue
- Wooden craft ("popsicle") sticks
- Arts & Crafts kits (if pieces are missing, PLEASE let us know!)
- Polymer clay
- Yarn and embroidery floss
- Felt and fabric remnants
- Card stock, drawing/watercolor paper, scrapbooking paper
- Rubber bands, paper clips, binder clips, paper fasteners
- Batteries (9-volt, AA, and coin cell / 2032)
- Electronic components: LEDs, resistors, switches & buttons, wire
- Paint smocks / shirts (or other cover-ups, for messy projects)
- Hot glue guns and sticks