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2014 was a great year at HackRVA. Here’s a list of some things that happened!
Community:
– Documented almost 70 creations on our project blog
– Crowdfunded, installed, and trained for CNC Router
– Completed laser build (ok, last little bit)
– Educated young Makers through Maker Guild, Maker Camp, and Lego Leauge
– End-to-end designed, produced, and delivered 350 boards for RVAsec
– Taught several hundred people to solder at RVA Maker Fest
– Upgraded our fab lab with additional tools, organization, and mobility
– Assisted Indie Lab RVA in establishing an open science initiative
– Played epic games of Cards Against Humanity
– Crashed a lot of Artemis ships with custom lighting.
– Contributed handmade goods to Makers in the Community program
– Started monthly workshops for teaching people new things:
(Solder, Electronics, Wearables, CAD, Blender, Arduino, 3D Printing)
– So many other things that they can’t all be listed (photos)!
Organizational:
– Established HackRVA as a non-profit
– Improved giving tours to potential new members
– Created a new website
– Revamped the wiki. (a thousand or so wiki edits )
– Created more organization around volunteering
– Improved our membership payment experience
– Reached our first phase budget goals ahead of schedule
– Reached and exceeded member target goal of 80 members
– Created donation infrastructure and opportunities
– Established clearer membership guidelines
– Improved/Simplified network infrastructure
– Installed a fabulous door
– Created a Digital Design Station
Some Goals for 2015:
– More projects!
– Enter an Instructables contest as a group
– Create a nicely documented open build project
– Get a project on Hack-a-Day (done)
– Continue with Equipment Upgrades
– Continue with Monthly Workshops
– Build Group Projects
– More of what happened in 2014!