- Meeting opened at 7:10pm
    - 7 attendees
  - Approved minutes from last month
  - Financial Reports
    - Year is Positive
    - Last month is negative, 
      - mostly the laser replacement parts and upgrade, within budget
    - Need a new work flow for budgetting processes
      - should get some qoutes for using a CPA.
  - Presidents report
    - trying a new forum http://talk.lansingmakersnetwork.org
      - it will send posts to members email list.
      - the default is digest and is changeable.
      - using Dallas's space as a model for this forum
      - Everyone who was a member at one time, since Jan 2016, has gotten an invite.
      - We need members to try using it, to iron out any issues.
    - "Teens Respecting and Understanding Each Other" support group wants to do a group class together
    - Neighboring Charter School wants to do a New Class, potentially a Laser workshop.
    - Insight's is doing Engineering this year, and may be wanting to repeat at LMN.
  - Dorothy - candidate for Marketing Director
    - Brief introduction
    - background extensive prior experiences in marketing and public relations.
    - Snow bird Jan-Mar, but will be remotely available
    - possibility help with Grant Writing.
  - events
    - open house October 8th Sunday 12 to 4pm
      - Closing Event of Maker Week.
      - need to do our own flyers and other promotions.
    - Holt expo, we were not able to find volunteers.
    - How To Halloween
      - Jerry had handouts.
      - LMN has a complimentary Vampire Sponsor Level
      - Artemis is planned to attend 
        - Need Space requirements.
      - 1st year to be sponsorship by Celebration..
      - Oct Sat 28 and Sun 29 11am to 5pm 
      - Last year we had a 40 x 40 space and Artemis was half.
      - We need to buy more Blinky Kits.
      - Want to Plan a Tomb Stone Work shop leading into Event.
      - Need to send invite other members have activities.
    - Batterup Bistro / Old 621 Night Club, on East Michigan Ave.
      - Breakfast throu Lunch
      - Open to being available as a resource.
        - potential do something with Maker Date Night.
      - Opening next week.
  - Tandy Leather 
    - an unknown representative for Tandy Leather stopped by and wanted to work with LMN.
    - Looking at creating a class
  - Classes:
    - Current Next 30days:
      - Black Smith
        - 2 3 hours
        - 2 15 hours
      - Soldering (by Brian)
      - Taste of Wooding, Long Grain Cutting
    - Planning 30 beyond 30 days:
      - Leather working
    - Discussion about having long term classes.
  - adjourned
    - 8:30pm