MemberMeeting20190129

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Member Meeting: January 23, 2018

Time & Location

6:30pm KnoxMakers


Minutes

President's Report

2017 Summary

  • Memorial to our dear friend Greg.
  • Appreciation for our influential and hard-working former president, Doug.
  • We won our first grants!
  • We added Machining Zone!
  • We did KILLSWITCH again!
  • We won Best Non-Profit in Knoxville! (did not buy the plaque though)

Membership and Financial Report

Membership

  • Membership grew from 138 to 159
  • 10% growth is a good trajectory
  • Back down to 9 Mikes - trying to lure one back to keep it at least 10

Financial Summary

  • Net income was about $12,500

Looking forward to 2019

  • Let's do more classes!
  • We're going to build a wall!
  • We're going to also build an Outdoor Metal Area!
  • In January already we converted the Leatherworking area into Cosplay.
  • We said we'd install cameras last year... let's shoot for 2019.
  • KILLSWITCH again!

Voting

The following board positions were held for election by secret ballot and filled:

Position Elected Member
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Tech Director
Facilities Director
Events Coordinator
Webmaster
Community Director
Development Director