who runs it
organizations running this strategy · 1
what it looks like in practice
activities of orgs running this strategy
A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.
- Host member meetings and social events SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceConducts monthly general membership meetings and board meetings, and organizes social events such as holiday parties and lunches for its approximately 475 members.
- Host membership meetings and social events SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceHolds monthly board and general membership meetings, and organizes social events such as a "Welcome Back Smashburger Lunch" and a "Holiday Sweet Treat Party" for its approximately 475 members.
- Host membership meetings and social events SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceHolds monthly general membership meetings (second Thursday) and board meetings (first Friday), with minutes and records published online. The club also organizes social events for members, such as a "Welcome Back Smashburger Lunch" and a "Holiday Sweet Treat Party."
- Manage volunteer programs SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceOperates a volunteer monitoring program where members oversee the metal shop for 4-hour shifts, focusing on safety, payments, job sign-ins, and shop utilities, and organizes shop cleanup activities.
- Manufacture and sell metal products SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceManufactures and sells vacation security mailboxes, mailbox extensions, water shutoff valve wrenches, bike racks, and flag mounting brackets, often using volunteer labor.
- Manufacture and sell metal products SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceManufactures and sells several hundred mailbox extensions annually, along with water shutoff valve wrenches, bike racks, and flag mounting brackets, and periodically produces vacation security mailboxes using volunteer labor.
- Manufacture and sell metal products SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceProduces and sells several hundred mailbox extensions annually, along with water shutoff valve wrenches, bike racks, and flag mounting brackets. The club also manufactures vacation security mailboxes periodically throughout the year using volunteer labor and expertise, making them available for sale.
- Offer metalworking classes and training SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBcapacity buildingProvides classes and training on various metalworking topics, including video tutorials on using Inkscape for CNC with the ArcLight laser cutter (beginner, font bridging, node cleaning), and offers a course catalog and tool tips for techniques like plasma cutting, milling, and different types of welding and lathe operation.
- Offer metalworking classes and training SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBcapacity buildingProvides classes and training on various metalworking topics, including video tutorials on using Inkscape for CNC with the ArcLight laser cutter, and offers a course catalog for metalworking education.
- Operate a community metal shop SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceOperates a 7,000 sq. ft. production space equipped with various metalworking tools including lathes, milling machines, saws, grinders, sheet metal tools, painting equipment, plasma cutters, welding equipment, powder coating, and die casting, available for member use.
- Operate a volunteer metal shop monitoring program SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceManages a volunteer program where members oversee the metal shop for 4-hour shifts, ensuring safety, handling payments, signing in new jobs, and managing shop utilities.
- Operate a volunteer shop monitoring program SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceManages a volunteer program where members oversee the metal shop for 4-hour shifts, ensuring safety, handling payments, signing in new jobs, and managing shop utilities.
- Organize shop cleanup activities SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceOrganizes regular shop cleanup activities on Saturday mornings for members to volunteer and maintain the facility.
- Provide community metalworking services SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceRepairs items for residents of Sun City West and creates items like folding chair racks and golf bag racks for other clubs, organizations, and local areas in need.
- Provide community repair and fabrication services SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceRepairs items for residents of Sun City West and fabricates items for other clubs, organizations, and local areas in need, such as folding chair racks for Churches, Lending Hands, and PORA, and golf bag racks for golf courses.
- Provide custom metal fabrication services SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceRepairs items for residents of Sun City West and fabricates items such as folding chair racks and golf bag racks for other clubs, organizations, and local areas in need.
- Provide metalworking facilities and equipment SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceOperates a 7,000 sq. ft. production space equipped with lathes, milling machines, saws, grinders, sheet metal tools, painting equipment, plasma cutters, welding equipment, powder coating, and die casting for members' use.
- Provide metalworking facilities and equipment SUN CITY WEST METAL CLUBdirect serviceOperates a 7,000 sq. ft. production space in Sun City West, Arizona, equipped with various metalworking tools including lathes, milling machines, saws, grinders, sheet metal tools, painting equipment, plasma cutters, welding equipment, powder coating, and die casting for members' use.