She loves working with students and wants to give back to the community.

She has used the Makerspace to make a porch swing and she was in the process of making a dining table top.

Does this still help us meet our mission?

Setting up a place where people are excited to come and learn or share a new skill, or experience a new technology is what I am most excited about.

Marietta Main Street sponsored Makerspace memberships for both of them in order to access all the equipment and space that they needed.

Time management became a huge part of the food preparation, and it kept everything on track.

I was immediately excited once I learned my role and of the opportunity to affect even one kid.

During these past months, having the opportunity to see makers of all ages come to life with activities and skills they have never tried before has been the highlight of this experience.

Essentially, we all discussed the problems that we were trying to solve by creating and inserting something different.

Thank you to all the companies, volunteers, staff, parents, students, and teachers that attended. We are already looking to see how we can make next year’s event even better!

“Managing your social media should be a component of the overall marketing strategy; to be effective requires a plan, not just an occasional post”.

Let your kids loose on the scavenger hunt, specially designed to make it easy for them to approach the business booths.

October marks the beginning of a new era for us….even though it is just 6 months later than the previous era.

“This job will start in early January and I will be capturing data for them.”

The challenges we face in southeast Ohio are significant and the competition we face is strong, but through a focused and collaborative effort, I believe we can improve the conditions we are experiencing today.

That is where the partnership is essential – the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

As we consider our children’s education and think about their future, we must also consider how we’re preparing them for the technology-driven world of work.

In my case, the Epicenter incubator provided a place to pause and consider several options.