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- | TODO | + | ## Origin |
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+ | Back in 2013 three friends got together to discuss the local hacker/ | ||
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+ | What is the best way to determine the initial leadership structure for a non-profit created by friends? A few rounds of Rock Paper Scissors, of course. | ||
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+ | ## Signing Our First Lease | ||
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+ | For more than a year TheLab.ms was a nomadic entity with no space and meetings at various locations in Plano. During this time, fundraising events and our initial paying members allowed us to raise enough money to open our own space in mid 2015. Without the communities support and our plankholders willingness to start paying for membership in a space that didn’t yet exist TheLab.ms would not have been able to form and grow! | ||
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+ | ## 2020 | ||
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+ | In the Spring of 2020, the covid-19 pandemic hit, and TheLab.ms was looking at the harsh possibility of closing. The lease at the Plano location was up, and there was no consensus on where the next best move was. Serendipity struck and the City of Richardson extended an open hand for TheLab.ms to join the newly formed Richardson IQ District. With the incentive of City support, encouragement from City officials, and financial incentives, TheLab moved from its tucked away location in Plano to directly on East Arapaho Road in Richardson, Texas. With the support of members who had been paying for memberships while TheLab was closed(!) and volunteers who organized the momentous migration, TheLab settled into its new 3000sqft facility where it continues to grow and flourish with the support of area makers, innovators, artists, and tech-industry folk! | ||
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