<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><img src="cid:ii_i1s3bnes0_149529ea802e1ee7" width="310" height="180"><br>​​<br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">"It may sound weird, but I am so excited that it's easier to give Makerspace Urbana money. Whether I go or not, I'm so glad they exist... I want to make sure they stick around!"</font></div></span><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">- elizaBeth Simpson, Organizational Consultant</font></div></span></blockquote><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7273px"><br></div><div><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.7273px">Makerspace Urbana is proud to announce that we now accept </span></font><a href="https://makerspaceurbana.org/donate/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7273px" target="_blank">donations online</a><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.7273px"> as well as in the space!</span></font></b><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7273px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7273px"><span style="font-size:12.7273px">If you are excited to make a<b> one-time donation</b> or <b>become a sustaining contributor</b> and help grow our creative public space, community outreach efforts, or public events like our <b><a href="http://heartlandmakerfest.org" target="_blank">Heartland Maker Fest</a> </b>head to</span><span style="font-size:12.7273px"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><a href="https://makerspaceurbana.org/donate/" target="_blank">makerspaceurbana.org/donate</a> now!</span><br></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.7273px">3-D printing, knitting, soldering, pewter-casting, sewing, programming, whatever you want to make... come join us! We're always looking for new members or people who want to make use of our space for their creative projects.</div></span><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7273px"><span style="font-size:small"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7273px"><span style="font-size:small">And while </span><span style="font-size:small">sizes/supplies last we'll send you a free </span><span style="font-size:small">2014 Heartland Maker Fest t-shirt for donations of</span><span style="font-size:small"> $25 or more. Just visit our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jQTQ6pLgECaWtMKCCABWXmiAdXt2jQfINuy7O6FWHK0/viewform" target="_blank">Heartland Maker Fest t-shirt order form</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7273px"><br></div></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px">"Being a member of Makerspace Urbana has given me the skills to make and fix all sorts of things.  Before joining the Makerspace I had never soldered but now I help lead soldering workshops. I want to make sure that Makerspace Urbana continues to help people learn new skills long into the future." </div></span><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px">- Emily Knox, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science</div></span></blockquote><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><b>What is Makerspace Urbana? </b><a href="http://makerspaceurbana.org/about-mu" style="font-size:12.7273px" target="_blank">makerspaceurbana.org/about-mu</a></div><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><b>Interested in becoming a keyholding member?</b>  <a href="http://makerspaceurbana.org/about-mu/membership/" target="_blank">makerspaceurbana.org/about-mu/membership/</a></div><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><b>Open Hours:</b></div><span style="font-size:12.7273px">Tuesdays and Wednesdays: </span><span style="font-size:12.7273px"><span>7-9pm</span></span><br style="font-family:arial"><span style="font-size:12.7273px">Saturdays </span><span style="font-size:12.7273px"><span>11am-1pm</span></span><br style="font-family:arial"><div style="font-size:12.7273px">Where: Lower level of the Independent Media Center, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana (enter through the south door)</div><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><br></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px"><br><img src="cid:ii_i1s3bwnh1_149529ed85bad79c" width="123" height="180"><br>​​<br></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px">Learn more about our group and our events:</div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px">Website: <a href="http://makerspaceurbana.org" target="_blank">MakerspaceUrbana.org</a></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/makerspaceu" target="_blank">@MakerspaceU</a></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12.7273px">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/MakerspaceUrbana/" target="_blank">Makerspace Urbana Group</a></div></div><div style="font-size:12.7273px"><br><br></div></span></div>