Site 3 needs your help!
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Site 3 coLab needs your help!
The space where we create, may have to shut the doors without your help! Site 3 coLaboratory is one of Toronto’s oldest makerspaces, and has been a second home for artists, woodworkers, electronics enthusiasts and welders for over 8 years!
For nearly a decade, Site 3 has been a pivotal part of the Toronto maker scene, providing access to tools, hosting community events and classes. It's a space for meeting like-minded people who enable us to learn, teach and inspire others. Many of us wouldn’t have had the opportunity, resources or confidence to learn power tools or machines without an actively welcoming space like Site 3. Through weekly open houses and women's and LGBTQ alliance nights, Site 3 empowers a community.
Site 3 is in financial trouble due to historical tax obligations. We need your help and the help of our community to raise this money! We are a fully volunteer run organization, and need the support of people like you - those who live in the community, are affected by it, or even those who enjoy interacting with art.
Please support and grow with our community in our time of need!
Our goal is to raise $25,000 to :
- Cover our CRA tax obligations
- Pay for accounting fees to make sure we are properly reconciled, and avoid these issues going forward
- Make some strategic upgrades to make the shop more usable and comfortable (read: a working toilet!)
- Upgrade our tools to help our instructors run more workshops
We've kept our doors open for eight years through community and volunteer effort, and hopefully we don't have to close them now. Toronto would be losing a part of its ability to grow and learn, and the community involvement it is known for. There's no other space like ours in the city.
About Site 3
Site 3 coLaboratory Centre for Art and Technology is a 100% volunteer run, member funded, non-profit makerspace in downtown Toronto. It first opened its doors on Canada Day in 2010 with a vision to focus on the intersection of art and technology. The vision for Site 3 is to have a space that promotes a four step cycle of create, display, teach and inspire.
Create a space that provides members with access to the right tools/facilities
Display and promote member made projects
Teach members and guests new skills through regular events/classes
Inspire a community with the tools and knowledge they need to bring their projects to life
Everyone who is an admin or volunteer started as a member who wanted to make the shop better and help run the shop. It takes a lot of work to keep things moving, and we do it because Site 3 means so much to all of us. Every member of Site 3 is a part of the shop and can make a difference!
Thank you for helping and being a part of Site 3's legacy, and thank you from everyone for your contributions to keep this place alive!
See what others have said about Site 3:
4.9 stars/5
"Took my first ever welding class and absolutely fell in love with it! Shan was a great teacher that was extremely patient, highly knowledgeable and obviously is passionate about his craft. At the end, I came away with a sweet little fire bird and a new curiosity that I hope to explore. I will definitely be back for more classes and projects at this very vibrant community."
- Neila Amy reviewed Site 3 coLaboratory — 5 star
April 26 · 2018
"A thriving community of awesome people who make things at a space packed with tools and equipment, and plenty of opportunities to learn how to use it all. I joke that my basement would be half as full if I'd discovered Site 3 a few years ago, but the reality is it's no joke."
- Eli Robillard reviewed Site 3 coLaboratory — 5 star
December 19, 2016 ·
"When art, science, technology, and design all get a chance to mingle, wonderful things happen"
- Kyle Clements reviewed Site 3 coLaboratory — 5 star
April 8, 2015 ·
The space where we create, may have to shut the doors without your help! Site 3 coLaboratory is one of Toronto’s oldest makerspaces, and has been a second home for artists, woodworkers, electronics enthusiasts and welders for over 8 years!
For nearly a decade, Site 3 has been a pivotal part of the Toronto maker scene, providing access to tools, hosting community events and classes. It's a space for meeting like-minded people who enable us to learn, teach and inspire others. Many of us wouldn’t have had the opportunity, resources or confidence to learn power tools or machines without an actively welcoming space like Site 3. Through weekly open houses and women's and LGBTQ alliance nights, Site 3 empowers a community.
Site 3 is in financial trouble due to historical tax obligations. We need your help and the help of our community to raise this money! We are a fully volunteer run organization, and need the support of people like you - those who live in the community, are affected by it, or even those who enjoy interacting with art.
Please support and grow with our community in our time of need!
Our goal is to raise $25,000 to :
- Cover our CRA tax obligations
- Pay for accounting fees to make sure we are properly reconciled, and avoid these issues going forward
- Make some strategic upgrades to make the shop more usable and comfortable (read: a working toilet!)
- Upgrade our tools to help our instructors run more workshops
We've kept our doors open for eight years through community and volunteer effort, and hopefully we don't have to close them now. Toronto would be losing a part of its ability to grow and learn, and the community involvement it is known for. There's no other space like ours in the city.
About Site 3
Site 3 coLaboratory Centre for Art and Technology is a 100% volunteer run, member funded, non-profit makerspace in downtown Toronto. It first opened its doors on Canada Day in 2010 with a vision to focus on the intersection of art and technology. The vision for Site 3 is to have a space that promotes a four step cycle of create, display, teach and inspire.
Create a space that provides members with access to the right tools/facilities
Display and promote member made projects
Teach members and guests new skills through regular events/classes
Inspire a community with the tools and knowledge they need to bring their projects to life
Everyone who is an admin or volunteer started as a member who wanted to make the shop better and help run the shop. It takes a lot of work to keep things moving, and we do it because Site 3 means so much to all of us. Every member of Site 3 is a part of the shop and can make a difference!
Thank you for helping and being a part of Site 3's legacy, and thank you from everyone for your contributions to keep this place alive!
See what others have said about Site 3:
4.9 stars/5
"Took my first ever welding class and absolutely fell in love with it! Shan was a great teacher that was extremely patient, highly knowledgeable and obviously is passionate about his craft. At the end, I came away with a sweet little fire bird and a new curiosity that I hope to explore. I will definitely be back for more classes and projects at this very vibrant community."
- Neila Amy reviewed Site 3 coLaboratory — 5 star
April 26 · 2018
"A thriving community of awesome people who make things at a space packed with tools and equipment, and plenty of opportunities to learn how to use it all. I joke that my basement would be half as full if I'd discovered Site 3 a few years ago, but the reality is it's no joke."
- Eli Robillard reviewed Site 3 coLaboratory — 5 star
December 19, 2016 ·
"When art, science, technology, and design all get a chance to mingle, wonderful things happen"
- Kyle Clements reviewed Site 3 coLaboratory — 5 star
April 8, 2015 ·
Organizer and beneficiary
Haley Brooke Johnson
Organizer
Toronto, ON
Agata Wszolek
Beneficiary
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