Graeme Sackrison

As we reach the end of 2019, it’s important to recognize our community sponsors and founders. Without their support our doors would not be open, we’d have far less equipment, and our membership rates wouldn’t be so affordable. A huge thank you to the following for supporting us in 2019:

Port of Olympia                          SCJ Alliance

Perry and Sue Shea Family      MJR Development

FORMA Construction               BRIGHTWIRE Networks

Capital Heating & Cooling       South Puget Sound Community College

Taurus Electric                          Kattero

Nisqually Indian Tribe

Of course, we wouldn’t be here at all without our founders:

City of Lacey     EDC,  Center for Business & Innovation     Saint Martin’s University

 

 

Volunteers are essential  to nonprofits. Lacey MakerSpace (LMS) is no exception.

After closing last Friday we hosted a Volunteers Appreciation event at the LMS. Snacks, cakes, and water/soft drinks. Card games, board games, corn-hole, ping pong, and more. Had a good crowd. Young and old(er). And, they had a good time.

So, thank you to the marvelous LMS volunteers. You bring talent, energy, friendship, and good humor to our operations. We couldn’t do it without you.

Great new! The lease has been signed for the Lacey MakerSpace at Zaverl Hall on Saint Martin’s University campus. We’re now official. We’ve been painting and updating. Building workbenches. Outfitting the Design Room with computers.

We are ordering equipment. So far we’ve received three 3D printers, a CNC sewing machine, and a CNC vinyl cutter. More on the way.

We expect to open in the next couple of months. Now that things are happening, you can expect more frequent updates.

It IS coming together. The space at Zaverl Hall on the Saint Martin’s campus is being vacated and prepared for us. We’ve been working hard defining where things go. We’re ordering equipment. We had a kickoff event a few days ago to work on fundraising. There are scores of things to deal with like MOUs among partners, insurance, and so on. In the coming days we’ll be doing frequent updates.

If you would like to contribute to our effort, here’s an SMU crowd funding site. Every dollar helps.  More soon…

We are making progress. The lease for the facility is just about done. The area is being cleared. We’re working on IT requirements and solutions. Next up will be moving in furniture, building benches and readying for equipment delivery. Still looking a later this year for the opening. We have a couple of fundraising activities in the works.

If you would like to donate, volunteer or have questions, let me know at [email protected] .