Help AHA make rent next month! On top of our estimated income, we
need to bring in an additional ~$1,500 in the next four weeks. In classic
NPR style, we are coming for you for help.
Here are some things you can do:
1. Have a few extra dollars? Donate! Please click the "Donate" button
on the front of our web site at: http://www.allhandsactive.com/ 2. Become a member: If you can afford membership, we'd love to have
you join us!
3. Student/Starving Hacker Member? If your financial situation supports
it, we would love to have you move up to the regular member rate!
4. If you have friends or compatriots who would enjoy hanging out
with us and making awesome stuff, bring them down! (THIS IS A BIG ONE...the
more people the more love for AHA)
5. Have your company Sponsor or Donate to AHA! We can offer exciting
perks like employee memberships, advertising, private classes, or
hackathons.
6. Donate your time, help make AHA beautiful! Talk to us for specific
suggestions.
7. If you have skills and can make things that AHA can sell, talk
to us, especially if those are things you can make at AHA! There may be a
bake-and-awesome-stuff fundraising sale in the near to medium term future.
We have done a ton of awesome things this year alone, and want to make the
rest of this year even more amazing! Check out just a few of our
accomplishments at:
http://wiki.allhandsactive.com/Accomplishments
We would like to make sure though, especially for people on our list who
may come to the space more rarely, you understand just how much the space
has grown in just the last year in a very efficient manner. If you haven't
been to the space in a bit, come check it out, its gone through a number of
wonderful steps and grown wonderfully.
Every person who takes part in AHA helps shape where the space is going,
and we wouldn't be Ann Arbor's Hackerspace if it wasn't for you all.
If you have any other ideas, please talk to us, we greatly appreciate your
help. Yours,
Dana, Michael, Nate D., Nate Y., and Jamison, aka: The Board.
Hello,
I just joined last month, so I'm not sure what has been tried, considered, rejected, or whatever. There were the two things that came to mind. The first is that there is probably a pretty diverse pool of talent at AHA. It seems like such a group could hold a fixathon. Everybody has stuff in their house that doesn't work, or has some little glitch that they wish they could fix. What if you took a day and fixed stuff for donations? Money and exposure for AHA, less in the landfill, a chance for some of the members to work together, etc.
The other idea is some sort of gaming competition day (or evening). I remember some of my daughter's friends getting into the competitions the library used to have. Get some local business(es) to donate some prizes, and charge an entrance fee.
Jim
Sent from my iPad
On Oct 14, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Michael S <senk...@umich.edu> wrote:
> Help AHA make rent next month! On top of our estimated income, we need to bring in an additional ~$1,500 in the next four weeks. In classic NPR style, we are coming for you for help. > Here are some things you can do:
> 1. Have a few extra dollars? Donate! Please click the "Donate" button on the front of our web site at: http://www.allhandsactive.com/ > 2. Become a member: If you can afford membership, we'd love to have you join us!
> 3. Student/Starving Hacker Member? If your financial situation supports it, we would love to have you move up to the regular member rate!
> 4. If you have friends or compatriots who would enjoy hanging out with us and making awesome stuff, bring them down! (THIS IS A BIG ONE...the more people the more love for AHA)
> 5. Have your company Sponsor or Donate to AHA! We can offer exciting perks like employee memberships, advertising, private classes, or hackathons.
> 6. Donate your time, help make AHA beautiful! Talk to us for specific suggestions.
> 7. If you have skills and can make things that AHA can sell, talk to us, especially if those are things you can make at AHA! There may be a bake-and-awesome-stuff fundraising sale in the near to medium term future.
> We have done a ton of awesome things this year alone, and want to make the rest of this year even more amazing! Check out just a few of our accomplishments at:
> http://wiki.allhandsactive.com/Accomplishments
> We would like to make sure though, especially for people on our list who may come to the space more rarely, you understand just how much the space has grown in just the last year in a very efficient manner. If you haven't been to the space in a bit, come check it out, its gone through a number of wonderful steps and grown wonderfully.
> Every person who takes part in AHA helps shape where the space is going, and we wouldn't be Ann Arbor's Hackerspace if it wasn't for you all.
> If you have any other ideas, please talk to us, we greatly appreciate your help. Yours,
> Dana, Michael, Nate D., Nate Y., and Jamison, aka: The Board.
I think this one got lost in the shuffle a few weeks ago so I want to put it back on top of the stack. A fixathon would be awesome. I would participate but don't have bandwidth to organize.
> Hello,
> I just joined last month, so I'm not sure what has been tried, considered, rejected, or whatever. There were the two things that came to mind. The first is that there is probably a pretty diverse pool of talent at AHA. It seems like such a group could hold a fixathon. Everybody has stuff in their house that doesn't work, or has some little glitch that they wish they could fix. What if you took a day and fixed stuff for donations? Money and exposure for AHA, less in the landfill, a chance for some of the members to work together, etc.
> The other idea is some sort of gaming competition day (or evening). I remember some of my daughter's friends getting into the competitions the library used to have. Get some local business(es) to donate some prizes, and charge an entrance fee.
> Jim
> Sent from my iPad
> On Oct 14, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Michael S <senk...@umich.edu> wrote:
>> Hello Everyone -
>> Help AHA make rent next month! On top of our estimated income, we need to bring in an additional ~$1,500 in the next four weeks. In classic NPR style, we are coming for you for help. >> Here are some things you can do:
>> 1. Have a few extra dollars? Donate! Please click the "Donate" button on the front of our web site at: http://www.allhandsactive.com/ >> 2. Become a member: If you can afford membership, we'd love to have you join us!
>> 3. Student/Starving Hacker Member? If your financial situation supports it, we would love to have you move up to the regular member rate!
>> 4. If you have friends or compatriots who would enjoy hanging out with us and making awesome stuff, bring them down! (THIS IS A BIG ONE...the more people the more love for AHA)
>> 5. Have your company Sponsor or Donate to AHA! We can offer exciting perks like employee memberships, advertising, private classes, or hackathons.
>> 6. Donate your time, help make AHA beautiful! Talk to us for specific suggestions.
>> 7. If you have skills and can make things that AHA can sell, talk to us, especially if those are things you can make at AHA! There may be a bake-and-awesome-stuff fundraising sale in the near to medium term future.
>> We have done a ton of awesome things this year alone, and want to make the rest of this year even more amazing! Check out just a few of our accomplishments at:
>> http://wiki.allhandsactive.com/Accomplishments
>> We would like to make sure though, especially for people on our list who may come to the space more rarely, you understand just how much the space has grown in just the last year in a very efficient manner. If you haven't been to the space in a bit, come check it out, its gone through a number of wonderful steps and grown wonderfully.
>> Every person who takes part in AHA helps shape where the space is going, and we wouldn't be Ann Arbor's Hackerspace if it wasn't for you all.
>> If you have any other ideas, please talk to us, we greatly appreciate your help. Yours,
>> Dana, Michael, Nate D., Nate Y., and Jamison, aka: The Board.
I would certainly like to take a shot at doing this. I don't have too
much experience fixing appliances, etc., but I've made a few things work
again (at least for a time) after some prodding. One concern I have is
that many modern widgets are not designed to be repaired in a reasonable
time-frame for this type of walk-up event. Often, they require entirely
new parts, or have so many sealed plastic bits that they won't go back
together again without some serious work. What to do about those things?
On a similar note, does anyone have a fair amount of experience doing
these kinds of repairs? I have faith that enough of us pooled together
could probably do a lot of good; but I know it would be nice to be able
to bug a mentor of sorts about things I am not as familiar with. Not to
have too narrow a focus, we will also need to recruit some folks who are
skilled with things other than electronics, e.g. those who are good at
mending fabrics and other materials.
And to Jim: as for the gaming, John Spiher is working on organizing more
of these types of events to raise awareness of the space, and make some
connections. He's thrown around some ideas for quite a few tournaments
last I heard from him. Stay tuned!
> I think this one got lost in the shuffle a few weeks ago so I want to put it back on top of the stack. A fixathon would be awesome. I would participate but don't have bandwidth to organize.
> Mike.
> On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Jim Garber wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I just joined last month, so I'm not sure what has been tried, considered, rejected, or whatever. There were the two things that came to mind. The first is that there is probably a pretty diverse pool of talent at AHA. It seems like such a group could hold a fixathon. Everybody has stuff in their house that doesn't work, or has some little glitch that they wish they could fix. What if you took a day and fixed stuff for donations? Money and exposure for AHA, less in the landfill, a chance for some of the members to work together, etc.
>> The other idea is some sort of gaming competition day (or evening). I remember some of my daughter's friends getting into the competitions the library used to have. Get some local business(es) to donate some prizes, and charge an entrance fee.
>> Jim
>> Sent from my iPad
>> On Oct 14, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Michael S <senk...@umich.edu> wrote:
>>> Hello Everyone -
>>> Help AHA make rent next month! On top of our estimated income, we need to bring in an additional ~$1,500 in the next four weeks. In classic NPR style, we are coming for you for help. >>> Here are some things you can do:
>>> 1. Have a few extra dollars? Donate! Please click the "Donate" button on the front of our web site at: http://www.allhandsactive.com/ >>> 2. Become a member: If you can afford membership, we'd love to have you join us!
>>> 3. Student/Starving Hacker Member? If your financial situation supports it, we would love to have you move up to the regular member rate!
>>> 4. If you have friends or compatriots who would enjoy hanging out with us and making awesome stuff, bring them down! (THIS IS A BIG ONE...the more people the more love for AHA)
>>> 5. Have your company Sponsor or Donate to AHA! We can offer exciting perks like employee memberships, advertising, private classes, or hackathons.
>>> 6. Donate your time, help make AHA beautiful! Talk to us for specific suggestions.
>>> 7. If you have skills and can make things that AHA can sell, talk to us, especially if those are things you can make at AHA! There may be a bake-and-awesome-stuff fundraising sale in the near to medium term future.
>>> We have done a ton of awesome things this year alone, and want to make the rest of this year even more amazing! Check out just a few of our accomplishments at:
>>> http://wiki.allhandsactive.com/Accomplishments
>>> We would like to make sure though, especially for people on our list who may come to the space more rarely, you understand just how much the space has grown in just the last year in a very efficient manner. If you haven't been to the space in a bit, come check it out, its gone through a number of wonderful steps and grown wonderfully.
>>> Every person who takes part in AHA helps shape where the space is going, and we wouldn't be Ann Arbor's Hackerspace if it wasn't for you all.
>>> If you have any other ideas, please talk to us, we greatly appreciate your help. Yours,
>>> Dana, Michael, Nate D., Nate Y., and Jamison, aka: The Board.
At least in my idea of this, it's not super-fancy widgets that we'd be repairing. It's things like broken / frayed cords, chairs with loose legs, things with broken plastic bits, stuck screws, etc etc. Maybe monitors with blown power supplies if we're being fancy. The key would be to set clear expectations ("yes this is an easy fix" vs "we can try but we may make it worse" vs "we can't do this").
> I would certainly like to take a shot at doing this. I don't have too
> much experience fixing appliances, etc., but I've made a few things work
> again (at least for a time) after some prodding. One concern I have is
> that many modern widgets are not designed to be repaired in a reasonable
> time-frame for this type of walk-up event. Often, they require entirely
> new parts, or have so many sealed plastic bits that they won't go back
> together again without some serious work. What to do about those things?
> On a similar note, does anyone have a fair amount of experience doing
> these kinds of repairs? I have faith that enough of us pooled together
> could probably do a lot of good; but I know it would be nice to be able
> to bug a mentor of sorts about things I am not as familiar with. Not to
> have too narrow a focus, we will also need to recruit some folks who are
> skilled with things other than electronics, e.g. those who are good at
> mending fabrics and other materials.
> And to Jim: as for the gaming, John Spiher is working on organizing more
> of these types of events to raise awareness of the space, and make some
> connections. He's thrown around some ideas for quite a few tournaments
> last I heard from him. Stay tuned!
> -- Nate Y.
> On 10/31/2012 03:51 PM, Michael Shvartsman wrote:
>> I think this one got lost in the shuffle a few weeks ago so I want to put it back on top of the stack. A fixathon would be awesome. I would participate but don't have bandwidth to organize.
>> Mike.
>> On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Jim Garber wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I just joined last month, so I'm not sure what has been tried, considered, rejected, or whatever. There were the two things that came to mind. The first is that there is probably a pretty diverse pool of talent at AHA. It seems like such a group could hold a fixathon. Everybody has stuff in their house that doesn't work, or has some little glitch that they wish they could fix. What if you took a day and fixed stuff for donations? Money and exposure for AHA, less in the landfill, a chance for some of the members to work together, etc.
>>> The other idea is some sort of gaming competition day (or evening). I remember some of my daughter's friends getting into the competitions the library used to have. Get some local business(es) to donate some prizes, and charge an entrance fee.
>>> Jim
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> On Oct 14, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Michael S <senk...@umich.edu> wrote:
>>>> Hello Everyone -
>>>> Help AHA make rent next month! On top of our estimated income, we need to bring in an additional ~$1,500 in the next four weeks. In classic NPR style, we are coming for you for help. >>>> Here are some things you can do:
>>>> 1. Have a few extra dollars? Donate! Please click the "Donate" button on the front of our web site at: http://www.allhandsactive.com/ >>>> 2. Become a member: If you can afford membership, we'd love to have you join us!
>>>> 3. Student/Starving Hacker Member? If your financial situation supports it, we would love to have you move up to the regular member rate!
>>>> 4. If you have friends or compatriots who would enjoy hanging out with us and making awesome stuff, bring them down! (THIS IS A BIG ONE...the more people the more love for AHA)
>>>> 5. Have your company Sponsor or Donate to AHA! We can offer exciting perks like employee memberships, advertising, private classes, or hackathons.
>>>> 6. Donate your time, help make AHA beautiful! Talk to us for specific suggestions.
>>>> 7. If you have skills and can make things that AHA can sell, talk to us, especially if those are things you can make at AHA! There may be a bake-and-awesome-stuff fundraising sale in the near to medium term future.
>>>> We have done a ton of awesome things this year alone, and want to make the rest of this year even more amazing! Check out just a few of our accomplishments at:
>>>> http://wiki.allhandsactive.com/Accomplishments
>>>> We would like to make sure though, especially for people on our list who may come to the space more rarely, you understand just how much the space has grown in just the last year in a very efficient manner. If you haven't been to the space in a bit, come check it out, its gone through a number of wonderful steps and grown wonderfully.
>>>> Every person who takes part in AHA helps shape where the space is going, and we wouldn't be Ann Arbor's Hackerspace if it wasn't for you all.
>>>> If you have any other ideas, please talk to us, we greatly appreciate your help. Yours,
>>>> Dana, Michael, Nate D., Nate Y., and Jamison, aka: The Board.
I feel like dropping things into those simple categories would be a good
plan. Perhaps also list examples of things we are alright with attempting.
Flat screens with bad back-light, computer virus eradication, frayed cords,
broken legs, hemming, that sort of thing. Perhaps make it clear what we
can't do, like cracked screens because that would require a new part.
Disclaimers are everything sometimes.
-Zebs.
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Michael Shvartsman <
michael.shvarts...@gmail.com> wrote:
> At least in my idea of this, it's not super-fancy widgets that we'd be
> repairing. It's things like broken / frayed cords, chairs with loose legs,
> things with broken plastic bits, stuck screws, etc etc. Maybe monitors with
> blown power supplies if we're being fancy. The key would be to set clear
> expectations ("yes this is an easy fix" vs "we can try but we may make it
> worse" vs "we can't do this").
> > I would certainly like to take a shot at doing this. I don't have too
> > much experience fixing appliances, etc., but I've made a few things work
> > again (at least for a time) after some prodding. One concern I have is
> > that many modern widgets are not designed to be repaired in a reasonable
> > time-frame for this type of walk-up event. Often, they require entirely
> > new parts, or have so many sealed plastic bits that they won't go back
> > together again without some serious work. What to do about those things?
> > On a similar note, does anyone have a fair amount of experience doing
> > these kinds of repairs? I have faith that enough of us pooled together
> > could probably do a lot of good; but I know it would be nice to be able
> > to bug a mentor of sorts about things I am not as familiar with. Not to
> > have too narrow a focus, we will also need to recruit some folks who are
> > skilled with things other than electronics, e.g. those who are good at
> > mending fabrics and other materials.
> > And to Jim: as for the gaming, John Spiher is working on organizing more
> > of these types of events to raise awareness of the space, and make some
> > connections. He's thrown around some ideas for quite a few tournaments
> > last I heard from him. Stay tuned!
> > -- Nate Y.
> > On 10/31/2012 03:51 PM, Michael Shvartsman wrote:
> >> I think this one got lost in the shuffle a few weeks ago so I want to
> put it back on top of the stack. A fixathon would be awesome. I would
> participate but don't have bandwidth to organize.
> >> Mike.
> >> On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Jim Garber wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>> I just joined last month, so I'm not sure what has been tried,
> considered, rejected, or whatever. There were the two things that came to
> mind. The first is that there is probably a pretty diverse pool of talent
> at AHA. It seems like such a group could hold a fixathon. Everybody has
> stuff in their house that doesn't work, or has some little glitch that they
> wish they could fix. What if you took a day and fixed stuff for donations?
> Money and exposure for AHA, less in the landfill, a chance for some of the
> members to work together, etc.
> >>> The other idea is some sort of gaming competition day (or evening). I
> remember some of my daughter's friends getting into the competitions the
> library used to have. Get some local business(es) to donate some prizes,
> and charge an entrance fee.
> >>> Jim
> >>> Sent from my iPad
> >>> On Oct 14, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Michael S <senk...@umich.edu> wrote:
> >>>> Hello Everyone -
> >>>> Help AHA make rent next month! On top of our estimated income,
> we need to bring in an additional ~$1,500 in the next four weeks. In
> classic NPR style, we are coming for you for help.
> >>>> Here are some things you can do:
> >>>> 1. Have a few extra dollars? Donate! Please click the "Donate"
> button on the front of our web site at: http://www.allhandsactive.com/ > >>>> 2. Become a member: If you can afford membership, we'd love to
> have you join us!
> >>>> 3. Student/Starving Hacker Member? If your financial situation
> supports it, we would love to have you move up to the regular member rate!
> >>>> 4. If you have friends or compatriots who would enjoy hanging
> out with us and making awesome stuff, bring them down! (THIS IS A BIG
> ONE...the more people the more love for AHA)
> >>>> 5. Have your company Sponsor or Donate to AHA! We can offer
> exciting perks like employee memberships, advertising, private classes, or
> hackathons.
> >>>> 6. Donate your time, help make AHA beautiful! Talk to us for
> specific suggestions.
> >>>> 7. If you have skills and can make things that AHA can sell,
> talk to us, especially if those are things you can make at AHA! There may
> be a bake-and-awesome-stuff fundraising sale in the near to medium term
> future.
> >>>> We have done a ton of awesome things this year alone, and want to
> make the rest of this year even more amazing! Check out just a few of our
> accomplishments at:
> >>>> http://wiki.allhandsactive.com/Accomplishments
> >>>> We would like to make sure though, especially for people on our list
> who may come to the space more rarely, you understand just how much the
> space has grown in just the last year in a very efficient manner. If you
> haven't been to the space in a bit, come check it out, its gone through a
> number of wonderful steps and grown wonderfully.
> >>>> Every person who takes part in AHA helps shape where the space is
> going, and we wouldn't be Ann Arbor's Hackerspace if it wasn't for you all.
> >>>> If you have any other ideas, please talk to us, we greatly appreciate
> your help. Yours,
> >>>> Dana, Michael, Nate D., Nate Y., and Jamison, aka: The Board.
I agree with the previous comments. There would obviously be logistics to work out. The triage idea is good. We can't fix everything and shouldn't to say we will. We could suggest people email AHA with questions about things that they need fixed. In some cases, we could head off certain things and save people a trip into town lugging whatever the thing is.
It's hard to predict what people might bring in. Some things could just require a quick tweak, and others could require clamping for glue to set overnight. If something needs a new part, we could suggest they order a replacement part and bring it back in. In some respects, stretching it out this way could be better as a revenue stream for AHA than a single day event.
We would also need some way to log and track items if things are left at AHA to be fixed. The easiest things would be things like replacing lamp plugs, etc., where it could be fixed quickly and sent home with the owner.
The other reason to stick to relatively quick fixes is that this would be a fundraiser. Having 3 people spend 2 hours trying to fix some tricky electrical problem may not earn a donation to match the effort. For this to work, we would need to do a lot of minor fixes for donations of $5-$10, I think. It seems possible, since I think there are a lot of people out there who can't do even minor things like replacing plugs. We could also oil bike derailleurs and chains, since a lot of students probably do that very often.
I don't know the group at AHA very well yet. How many people do we have who have some experience fixing various things and would be willing to help out?
Jim
Sent from my iPad
On Nov 2, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Zebs Otis <jjm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I feel like dropping things into those simple categories would be a good plan. Perhaps also list examples of things we are alright with attempting. Flat screens with bad back-light, computer virus eradication, frayed cords, broken legs, hemming, that sort of thing. Perhaps make it clear what we can't do, like cracked screens because that would require a new part. Disclaimers are everything sometimes.
> -Zebs.
> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Michael Shvartsman <michael.shvarts...@gmail.com> wrote:
> At least in my idea of this, it's not super-fancy widgets that we'd be repairing. It's things like broken / frayed cords, chairs with loose legs, things with broken plastic bits, stuck screws, etc etc. Maybe monitors with blown power supplies if we're being fancy. The key would be to set clear expectations ("yes this is an easy fix" vs "we can try but we may make it worse" vs "we can't do this").
> > I would certainly like to take a shot at doing this. I don't have too
> > much experience fixing appliances, etc., but I've made a few things work
> > again (at least for a time) after some prodding. One concern I have is
> > that many modern widgets are not designed to be repaired in a reasonable
> > time-frame for this type of walk-up event. Often, they require entirely
> > new parts, or have so many sealed plastic bits that they won't go back
> > together again without some serious work. What to do about those things?
> > On a similar note, does anyone have a fair amount of experience doing
> > these kinds of repairs? I have faith that enough of us pooled together
> > could probably do a lot of good; but I know it would be nice to be able
> > to bug a mentor of sorts about things I am not as familiar with. Not to
> > have too narrow a focus, we will also need to recruit some folks who are
> > skilled with things other than electronics, e.g. those who are good at
> > mending fabrics and other materials.
> > And to Jim: as for the gaming, John Spiher is working on organizing more
> > of these types of events to raise awareness of the space, and make some
> > connections. He's thrown around some ideas for quite a few tournaments
> > last I heard from him. Stay tuned!
> > -- Nate Y.
> > On 10/31/2012 03:51 PM, Michael Shvartsman wrote:
> >> I think this one got lost in the shuffle a few weeks ago so I want to put it back on top of the stack. A fixathon would be awesome. I would participate but don't have bandwidth to organize.
> >> Mike.
> >> On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Jim Garber wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>> I just joined last month, so I'm not sure what has been tried, considered, rejected, or whatever. There were the two things that came to mind. The first is that there is probably a pretty diverse pool of talent at AHA. It seems like such a group could hold a fixathon. Everybody has stuff in their house that doesn't work, or has some little glitch that they wish they could fix. What if you took a day and fixed stuff for donations? Money and exposure for AHA, less in the landfill, a chance for some of the members to work together, etc.
> >>> The other idea is some sort of gaming competition day (or evening). I remember some of my daughter's friends getting into the competitions the library used to have. Get some local business(es) to donate some prizes, and charge an entrance fee.
> >>> Jim
> >>> Sent from my iPad
> >>> On Oct 14, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Michael S <senk...@umich.edu> wrote:
> >>>> Hello Everyone -
> >>>> Help AHA make rent next month! On top of our estimated income, we need to bring in an additional ~$1,500 in the next four weeks. In classic NPR style, we are coming for you for help.
> >>>> Here are some things you can do:
> >>>> 1. Have a few extra dollars? Donate! Please click the "Donate" button on the front of our web site at: http://www.allhandsactive.com/ > >>>> 2. Become a member: If you can afford membership, we'd love to have you join us!
> >>>> 3. Student/Starving Hacker Member? If your financial situation supports it, we would love to have you move up to the regular member rate!
> >>>> 4. If you have friends or compatriots who would enjoy hanging out with us and making awesome stuff, bring them down! (THIS IS A BIG ONE...the more people the more love for AHA)
> >>>> 5. Have your company Sponsor or Donate to AHA! We can offer exciting perks like employee memberships, advertising, private classes, or hackathons.
> >>>> 6. Donate your time, help make AHA beautiful! Talk to us for specific suggestions.
> >>>> 7. If you have skills and can make things that AHA can sell, talk to us, especially if those are things you can make at AHA! There may be a bake-and-awesome-stuff fundraising sale in the near to medium term future.
> >>>> We have done a ton of awesome things this year alone, and want to make the rest of this year even more amazing! Check out just a few of our accomplishments at:
> >>>> http://wiki.allhandsactive.com/Accomplishments
> >>>> We would like to make sure though, especially for people on our list who may come to the space more rarely, you understand just how much the space has grown in just the last year in a very efficient manner. If you haven't been to the space in a bit, come check it out, its gone through a number of wonderful steps and grown wonderfully.
> >>>> Every person who takes part in AHA helps shape where the space is going, and we wouldn't be Ann Arbor's Hackerspace if it wasn't for you all.
> >>>> If you have any other ideas, please talk to us, we greatly appreciate your help. Yours,
> >>>> Dana, Michael, Nate D., Nate Y., and Jamison, aka: The Board.
