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Update #4: Barbecue & Rewards
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Posted on April 23, 2010
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Update #3: Thank you, thank you, THANK YOUUUUU!!
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Posted on March 31, 2010
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Update #2: Amazing Backers!!!
Amazing, amazing, amazing, that's all we can say! We have 13 days left and we are 60% funded. Thank you SO MUCH for your help! Your support is why we do what we do.
Just wanted to share a picture set with you of our new facility. We are working with the city of Ferndale and will hopefully have our CofO in the next couple of days. Then it is on to painting and building and moving.
We spent this past weekend boxing everything up at the old space. It was a bit sad and nostalgic. But like our insightful Director at Large, Nick Britsky said "i3 Detroit is in here" (while pointing to his heart). And boy is he right!
Thanks again and enjoy the pics.
Update #1: Thanks for all the support!
We wanted to take a moment to say Thank You to all of our backers. We are 17% there with 26 days remaining. Our community and growth is based on all the support from people like you. We will make sure to keep the project updated so all of you know where your support is going.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on April 4, 2010.
Pledge $13 or more
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!)
Pledge $25 or more
A very cool i3 Detroit sticker, an i3 Detroit button and, of course, a thank you card. PLUS, one free class of your choice.
Pledge $50 or more
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.
Pledge $100 or more
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.
Pledge $500 or more
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.
