grantdobbe / funding-proposal-poc

A proof-of-concept repo for how Git can be used to manage funding requests
BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License
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Teach a girl's soldering workshop #1

Open grantdobbe opened 5 years ago

grantdobbe commented 5 years ago

I would like to run a soldering workshop for the local Girl Scout troop in my town. I can use the soldering irons and solder suckers from a local hackerspace, but I need flux, solder, and some kit projects for them to work on. I also want to go to the local thrift store and buy a bunch of old electronics, like TVs, radios, and the like so that they can practice desoldering components before they start soldering on their kit projects.

I live in rural Wisconsin, and this girl scout troop doesn't have a lot of funds or opportunities for technology education. I feel very strongly about STEM education, especially for girls, and I want to make sure they have the same opportunities I had growing up to learn about electronics.