[KwartzLab] Fwd: Your Awesome Foundation Application!

[Chris Bruner]

soldering with oven mitts :)

On 9/2/2011 10:21 AM, doug moen wrote:
> I discussed this application with a certain Awesome Foundation
> trustee.  For a wide open public event like this, with kids involved,
> we need to be concerned about safety, and we should prepare a safety
> plan for our pitch.  For example:
>   * Scroll saw blades sound cheap and effective, but they are
> dangerous, and Brenda has seen several blade related injuries (one
> requiring hospitalization) during public pumpkin carves.  There are
> commercially available pumpkin carving knives made of plastic. The
> advantage is that they won't cut through tendon.
>   * Soldering irons are dangerous.  Maybe we should supply gloves.
>
> Don't forget that Cate offered to preview our pitch and make
> recommendations on how to improve it.
>
> Doug.
>
> On 1 September 2011 15:19, Darcy Casselman<dscassel at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> I've submitted the KW Awesome Foundation proposal
>>
>> Darcy.
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: The Awesome Foundation<contact at awesomefoundation.org>
>> Date: Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:17 PM
>> Subject: Your Awesome Foundation Application!
>> To: president at kwartzlab.ca
>>
>>
>> Hi Kwartzlab,
>>
>> We just wanted to send you this (automated) email to let you know that
>> we have received your Awesome Foundation application. Unfortunately,
>> we are not able to personally respond to all of our applicants, but be
>> sure to follow our Twitter account at http://twitter.com/awesomefound
>> and our blog at http://awesomefoundation.org/blog/ for information
>> about grants from all of our chapters as well as future application
>> deadlines.
>>
>> Thanks for your interest in the Awesome Foundation!
>>
>>
>> ### For your reference, your application is below ###
>>
>> Hacky Hallowe'en!
>> By Kwartzlab (president at kwartzlab.ca)
>>
>> URL: http://kwartzlab.ca
>> Chapter: Kitchener-Waterloo
>> Received: 2011-09-01 19:17:28 UTC
>>
>> Project Description:
>>
>> Kwartzlab is a membership-driven technology&  arts-oriented community
>> workshop (or: maker space) aimed to foster a creative, co-operative
>> community with a wide range of disciplines. Our ultimate goal is the
>> pooling of knowledge, experience and physical resources to enable
>> anyone, (regardless of background) to bring their own ideas and
>> projects into reality.
>>
>> Hacky Hallowe'en will give members of the public a chance to carve
>> their pumpkins and build a device to go inside their jack-o-lanterns
>> that makes it light up using LEDs!
>>
>> We'll hold the event in a public space, like Waterloo or Kitchener's
>> public square on a Sunday afternoon before Hallowe'en.
>>
>> How you would use the money:
>>
>> We'll buy the materials (electronic components, batteries) and tools
>> (soldering irons) to make the light-up devices.  We'll also get
>> kid-safe pumpkin carving tools.  Money will also be needed to
>> publicize the event.
>>
>> ### That's it! Thanks again! ###
>>
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