Hi Everyone,
Some of you have met my nephew Andrew or read about him when he came to London and stayed with Randal and me on DoraMac. He teaches design and is a designer/maker. http://www.andrew-dahlgren.com/ is his website and you can watch the TED talk he gave recently in Philadelphia. Very interesting (and I’m not just being a biased aunt.) He is trying to compete for a grant and needs some votes. If you have facebook it’s simple. You just click on the link below and then vote for Andrew.
Thanks for thinking about it and double thanks if you vote.
Ru
From Andrew:
“Hello! I have entered the Chase Mission Main Street Grant competition to win $100,000! To make it to the juried round I need 250 votes by June 18.
Please follow this link —
https://www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/b/19485 — and vote for me!
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To vote you need a Facebook account. So please repost and share the link with friends and family.
The application process required me to respond to five questions about my business. Only the jury will see the answers. However I thought it would be helpful to share how I would use the grant if I won it.
The majority of the grant funds will be used to purchase a Stoll industrial scale automated knitting machine, one of the world’s most advanced knitting machines. The next largest amount of the grant funding will be used to establish an apprenticeship program to train people to use both manual and automated knitting machines. The training program will consist of a six month paid apprenticeship for two people. The training will cover all steps of the knitting based manufacturing process – from understanding knitted textile structures to learning Stoll software to running and maintaining the knitting machines to garment assembly. Upon completion of the apprenticeship program the new trainees will be promoted to creative technicians to run equipment on a daily basis. The investment in technology and onsite workforce development will instantly allow my company to take on a new scale of orders that I haven’t been able to manage with my existing technology and time limitations. This will take our existing technology, skilled workers, and design to a new level of both profitability and impact. This growth will be replicated over time by continuing to invest in technology, new apprentices, and expanding our in-house design offerings.
Thanks for supporting my work and spreading the word!
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