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We would like to give you a hug. But those are hard to mail, so how about a Thank-You card signed by every member? You will also get a very cool i3 Detroit sticker. Sticking it on your forehead is acceptable and totally recommended. PLUS, one free class of your choice. Of course, if you swing by the shop sometime, hugs are available free of charge. (Along with all the imagination, innovation, and inspiration you can handle!)
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A very cool i3 Detroit sticker, an i3 Detroit button and, of course, a thank you card. PLUS, one free class of your choice.
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An i3 Detroit T shirt (you lucky person!), an i3 Detroit sticker as well as the button, and the Thank you card. As always, one free class of your choice. Aren't you smart.
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A fully customized Scrabble keychain, i3 Detroit T-shirt, i3 Detroit sticker, i3 Detroit button and a Thank You card. Our 'WTF' Scrabble keychains were a huge hit at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair. You choose the letters or we can surprise you. PLUS, two free classes of your choice. Your name will also be commemorated in the space on our Sponsors Wall.
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FREE classes for a year! We have had some really cool classes - Lock picking, Bob Ross Paint-a-Long, Web Marketing, Screen Printing, Cross Stitching Mario Brothers Characters, etc. OR, a scholarship can be set up in your name to sponsor one unemployed person as a member of i3 Detroit for six months. We will also send you a Customized Scrabble Keychain, i3 Detroit T-shirt, i3 Detroit sticker, i3 Detroit button and a Thank You card. Your name will be commemorated in the space on our Sponsors Wall.
Pledge $1,000 or more
You will be our hero. Period. Seriously. Rent a member for a day. (Not kidding.) OR Get a free membership for a year. OR this donation will sponsor one unemployed, deserving person for membership for one year. We will send you a Blinky Bug Kit, Customized Scrabble Keychain, i3 Detroit T-shirt, sticker, button, and a Thank You card. Listed as 'A Hero Sponsor' on our Sponsor Wall.
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i3 Detroit is a collaborative environment for people to explore the balance between technology, art and culture. We feel the best way to create this environment is to bring like-minded people together that share a common passion for technology, art and culture.
We are a community resource, hosting various classes including but not limited to electronics, programming, crafts, lock-picking and all other skills that members or others are willing to share. We want to create an environment that promotes learning in a fun non-traditional format.
We built a 100% electric Cupcake Car in the Motor City...and Royal Oak asked us to put it in the Holiday Parade. It was also featured in Metro Times. We hosted two FIRST Robotics teams this winter. We teach classes for the community on everything from electronics to screen printing to lock picking. We are going to be a part of Maker Faire 2010. Our current space has super tools that we will only be adding to. We have a totally open guest policy. And our members, well, they are awesomely talented.
We don't have a paid staff, so we don't have normal hours. Our space is open any time there's a member in it. To communicate this to the world, we constructed a twitterbot. This allows any member to signal when the space is open for guests.
What does i3 stand for: Imagine, Innovate & Inspire
How we finance the project:
We finance the project through Membership fees, Sponsorships, Fundraisers and Donations. All proceeds will go towards paying the rent on our space for collaboration, tools, parts and space renovations. All financial decisions are voted on by its members.
Purpose:
* Build and maintain physical spaces suitable for technical, art and social collaboration.
* Collaborate on all forms of technology, art and culture in new and interesting ways.
* Apply the results of its work to specific cultural, charitable and scientific causes.
* Freely share its research and discoveries, using what is learned to teach others.
* Recruit and develop talented members dedicated to these purposes.
Resources and tools are available to our members and supporters:
Woodworking – Band saw, table saw, router table, scroll saw, drill press, hand tools, nail guns, planer, jointer, miter saw, belt sander, disc sander, lots of clamps.
Metalworking – Table top lathe, drill press, table top mill, layout tools, gauges and indicators, sheet metal brake/shear, angle grinder, bench grinder, oxyacetylene welder, anvil.
Electronics – analog and digital oscilloscopes, function generators, various power supplies, breadboards, soldering and desoldering stations, circuit board etching and plating supplies, broad stock of components.
Crafting - Cricut cutting machine, Cuttlebug embosser, Yudu silk screen machine, industrial sewing machine, vinyl cutter, basic supplies and tools.
Chemistry Lab – Scales, hot plates and stirrers, various (safe) chemicals, beakers, pipettes, Kjeldahl bulbs, various glass jars and bottles, water traps, milligram balance, and much more.
Podcast Studio – 4 quality microphones, pop screens, 1 Mackie mixing board, recording software, compressors, gates and limiters, per-channel monitor headphones.
Library and Lounge – Two comfy couches, semi-secluded space, reference books on any subject, ideal atmosphere for programming or collaboration.
I'm designing a film project that has live interaction with programming and setup needs you guys might have fun participating in. I also designed a robot in europe that burrows underground and pulls fibre optic network installations to entire metro areas in a matter of weeks and would love to discuss it with you sometime if you're into robotics applications as we pulled almost every metro area in eastern europe with it and we're still scratching our heads over here trying to figure out how to get google to pull just one. I'm a former chairperson for the IEEE down here in Texas and NASA research fellow and would love to help work with you guys and develop ideas. We may be about to bring a kickstarter project to the table as well, www.movieset.com/jeffersonnights as a group project.
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Hey guys, a good friend, Nick LaCasse was spreading the word on your project and I think it´s a great idea. Good luck with it. Remember to always be audacious.
I love what you are doing...and am doing similar things in Orlando! Check out my website: www.msmolasmakeola.com & current kickstarter campaign @ http://kck.st/cIPlUN. It would be great to talk about having your program/leaders appear as "guest artists" on my kids' tv show! Love to connect with similarly creative people - we need to support each other!! I have similarly "gone to the wall" on my project, and am getting some lovely support to take it to the next step and keep it going! All the best with your campaign! :)Molly (aka Ms. Mola!)