Today's Meeting

We had our semi-monthly board meeting today. We are planning some fundraising events for the coming year: in the spring a "bike-a-thon," a fancy dinner & silent auction in the summer, a "Fall Fling," and the Second Annual Faraday's Holiday Event. We've also received inquiries from several schools on when we'll be able to come visit them with the Jr Science & Astronomy program. The answer to that is "when we have the equipment." We have a few small activities, but nothing with the "WOW factor" - the main thing we need to get our hands on is a portable planetarium, such as a Geodome or StarLab. We are also making progress on filling out the 501(c)3 forms.

ps

The StarHouse Discovery Center is now an Amazon affiliate. Go to http://starhousediscovery.org/store.html to see some good science books, music, equipment, & toys from amazon

Progress

After spending the summer looking for a new department at USU to sponsor the Jr Engineering program, Neil Dabb, Arno Copely, and I decided that the best way to get the program up and running again would be to create our own non-profit organization. So we have done that: the StarHouse Discovery Center, with Jr Science & Astronomy as the outreach program. Our website is http://starhousediscovery.org. Now we are looking for volunteers for our Board of Directors and Advisory Board, and a financial officer. We are also planning a Faraday-type lecture/event for the end of December. More details to follow.