<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Our local <a href="http://nsbe.ec.illinois.edu/">NSBE</a> group has asked Makerspace Urbana members to help run activity tables at their "When I Grow Up I Want to be an Engineer!" event. If you're interested in helping please email me back and/or <span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.44444465637207px;color:rgb(20,24,35);line-height:19.91111183166504px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1558001747763199/">Join this FB event</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The date for the event is <b>Thursday, September 25, 2014 at the Don Moyer Boys and Girls. Club from 4-5:30.</b> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br>No skillz required! Plus we will be holding a practice workshop during open hours Wed Sep 24th at 7pm at the Makerspace to help train volunteers, so please come by for that if you want to run through the activities before hand. <br><br>Here is a little more about the event:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> purpose of this service event is to provide an elementary explanation to children on what it means to be an engineer, and the impact those who dominate the STEM field make on a daily basis. The event’s goals will be accomplished through thought provoking discussions, as well as carrying out experiments that will introduce children to scientific and engineering concepts, while sparking their curiosity, and manifesting the mentality that science can be fun! </span></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>Thanks!  <br>  Jeff</div>