Publicity for Oct 6, 2018 Open house

@Team_PR
I couldn’t find any mention of the upcoming open house on the Facebook page (under events) or on the main web site home page. The only place it seems to be listed is in the events calendar and you have to scroll for a while to find it.

Could we prominently feature the Open house on the website home page and on the Facebook page? And maybe a pinned post on Talk?

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We have a graphic artist Michael Smith volunteer to design the flyer and support material for this event and more. It will be in the next few days. We will then start a hard press at the Space, Social Media, and local media (I am looking for assistance with this last item).

Each committee should be preparing a one and two minute elevator speech for their committee as well as a flyer (listing tools, classes, members, media, etc).

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Some of the local makery types of stores might let us post a flyer. Woodcraft let me post one in prior years.

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And we need to get it out to the media also

What others fall into this category?
As a start, I have:
woodcraft
woodworld
rockler
rockbarrell
hardwood lumber
central Lumber
Michaels
Hobby Lobby
Joanns
Lowes
Home Depot

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Kittrell Rifkind - the glass store in Richardson, not the gallery.

Trinity Ceramics

Tandy
Various Plastic Stores

The Kiln & I in Plano

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Metals Supermarket

Here’s a list that I made quite a bit ago - it has “maker related” places around Dallas.

Years ago I was brainstorming how to facilitate a minimakerfaire in the back under a tent with maker-related places. This didn’t come to pass but it was fun to brainstorm.

I will try to update it with some of the newer places I’ve been finding around town. After I’m done with the minutes from DMS.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WjuekVdugbg2mvT90oXK8Qo44BaobKrQFmPoBQb0Rx4/edit?usp=sharing

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Westlake hardware at Valley View and Josey

Maybe even some close by churches, the rec center where we had the picnic

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Tanner Electronics
Might ask if they would put something on their facebk pg.

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