Vermont Business MagazineThe Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) Board of Directors has announced a $1,000 contribution to help in the establishment of The Makery, and challenges others in the community to contribute to this innovative Addison County Maker Space. Maker Spaces encourage local innovation as well as collaboration and can also be a conduit for entrepreneurship. The vision of The Makery is “a place where people imagine, experiment, network, collaborate, and create for personal & professional growth”. The mission of The Makery is “to engage the greater community in pursuits related to occupations, hobbies, or crafts that grow the technical and creative economy of Vermont”. ACEDC is a founding partner in this effort to establish The Makery, to be located at the Hannaford Career Center.
Hannaford Career Center, a career & technical educational facility locatedin Middlebury VT, previously held a very successful MiniMaker Fair and surveyed the local business community which indicated strong support for this local maker space.
ACEDC is represented on the Maker Space Steering Committee which is currently working on fundraising, including an effort to crowdfund $6000. This seed amount must be raised to be eligible for consideration by the Gannett Foundation for a grant of between $25,000 and $100,000 for The Makery. To donate before the deadline of Friday, May 11, 2018,
click HERE: https://www.crowdrise.com/pahcc.
The Makery also secured a $30,000 grant from ACEDC member Middlebury College’s Fund for Innovation which will help support the organization with staffing from interns and mentors.
The public is cordially invited to tour the Hannaford Career Center at 51 Charles Avenue in Middlebury and hear a brief presentation about the capital campaign for The Makery on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 9:45 am. This will be followed by brunch at 10:30 am in the Glass Onion, the student run restaurant. Hannaford Career Center is excited to share this effort to reimagine their school as a community center for the 21st century! Please RSVP to Kate LaRiviere, Community Outreach Coordinator at 802-382-1063 or by email at [email protected].
ACEDC is the resource for navigating the opportunities and challenges of doing business in Addison County, VT. ACEDC works with businesses in all stages of growth, from pre-venture start-ups to established companies and global corporations, to help them create and retain good paying jobs. Since 1993, ACEDC has loaned nearly $4 million to dozens of local businesses, creating or retaining more than 1400 jobs in Addison County. ACEDC is an equal opportunity lender. Visit us online at www.addisoncountyedc.org.
For several weeks,ACEDChas been participating on a steering committee to establish aMaker Spacein Addison County.
We are excited toannouncethat plans are underway to establish "The Makery" at theHannaford Career Center(HCC) in Middlebury.The vision of The Makery is a place where people imagine, experiment, network, collaborate, and create for personal & professional growth.The mission of The Makery is to engage the greater community in pursuits related to occupations, hobbies, or crafts that grow the technical and creative economy of Vermont. The Makery will be available to makers of all ages and abilities from the greater Middlebury region.
To realize this vision, HCC has started a capital campaign. The initial funding opportunity is a $25,000-$100,000 grant through the Gannett Foundation. To be eligible for consideration for the grant, HCC must crowdfund $6,000 from the community. ACEDC is proud to announce the commitment of $1,000 to that effort and we challenge others in the community to make a donation to help jump start The Makery.To donate beforethe deadline ofFriday, May 11,2018,clickHERE.If HCC's proposal is not selected by Gannett, the crowd-sourced funds will still go to support The Makery.
The Makery also secured a $30,000 grant from ACEDC memberMiddlebury College'sFund for Innovationwhich will help support the organization with staffing from interns and mentors.
If you would like to learn more about The Makery, the public is cordially invited to tour the Hannaford Career Center at51 Charles Avenuein Middlebury and hear a brief presentation about the capital campaign for The Makery onFriday, May 4, 2018 at 9:45 am.This will be followed by brunch at10:30 amin the Glass Onion, the student run restaurant. Hannaford Career Center is excited to share this effort to re-imagine their school as a community center for the 21stcentury!Please RSVP to Kate LaRiviere, Community Outreach Coordinator at 802-382-1063 or by email at[email protected].