Accomplishments.

  • Feb. 25th, 2015 – First community interest meeting at Bright Box

  • May 11th, 2015 – First Show and Tell

  • Jan. 25th, 2016 – Federal nonprofit status awarded

  • Feb. 17th, 2016 – First Swap Meet

  • Jun. 16th, 2016 – 8 Little Free Libraries donated to Literacy Volunteers

  • Mar. 16th, 2017 – 4 bat houses donated to Winchester Parks and Rec.

  • 2018 - First Breakerspace event piloted in partnership with Handley Library

  • Feb. 2019 - 1 of 10 makerspaces chosen nationally to pilot Makers Making Change

  • Dec. 2019 - First community build event for Makers Making Change. 50 adaptive switches produced.

  • Mar. 2020 - Organized cloth mask-making efforts in the Northern Shenandoah Valley with 12,000 to 15,000 units passing through the system.

  • July 2020 - Partner organization in Go Virginia's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem grant award

  • Nov. 2020 - Awarded "Innovation in Community Impact Award" by the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council