[SGVHAK] Fwd: [LARoboticsClub] Transfer of LA Robotics Club to a new Leader

[Homan Chou]

Looks like LARoboticsClub is also looking for a permanent place to host
meetups.  Or rather, looking for someone to take over their club, it sounds
like.  I've been to several of their meetups, I hosted them at my old work
place for a few weeks where we met once a week to learn and tinker with
arduino.

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From: Annika OBrien <info at meetup.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 6:13 PM
Subject: [LARoboticsClub] Transfer of LA Robotics Club to a new Leader
To: LARoboticsClub-announce at meetup.com


This Sunday will mark the 100th LA Robotics Club meeting (according to
Meetup.com) and in the last 2 years and 3 months we've grown to a size I
never thought possible! :)

I have always insisted the club is free to members and have never asked for
financial assistance from anyone. My goal in starting the LA Robotics Club
was to benefit the local community and I never wish to change the original
dream. That being said, we've not been able to meet as much recently
because the cost of renting a location varies between $200/ day and
$1,600/month. I pay all Meetup dues, website fees and spend a lot of time
preparing the events and trying to answer every email that comes in (quite
a lot).

I am looking for someone to step up as organizer, preferably someone who
can take over all duties and costs associated with running the club. At
it's busiest, this has easily been 15 hours a week, not including actual
meeting time. I am already approved for 501(c)3 status but will need to
come up with the costs of completing the process and hiring a grant writer
before we can get funding. We have been offered the DARPA car from USC, but
that will come with costs, as well, including insurance/registration
gas/maintenance. The car is a Jeep Charokee that is self-driving and street
legal and will need to be in the name of the person who is liable for all
LA Robotics Club goings-on. Someone with a location to meet or with the
funds to rent a location would be greatly preferred. This is our biggest
expense and of highest need.

I have mentioned us getting our own permanent location numerous times in
the past, a place where we could have classes, open to our members, an
"Open Lab" to learn and use tools and resources made available by
donations. I still see this as a possibility if someone has the funding to
make it happen. I unfortunately cannot afford to pay for a place out of my
own pocket.

If interested in helping relieve the burden before the dues need to be paid
again, please email me at annika at laroboticsclub.org or discuss it on the
Groups message board here on the Meetup site - I don't want to let the
group lapse at the end of the month. I can transfer all LA Robotics Club
related social sites and the website to you ASAP. Thanks for taking the
time to read this and I hope you can all make it out Sunday to the Open Lab
(free) and Pleo Presentation. Have a great week!




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