Wow, that is abrupt, but thanks for letting us know. I'll be sad to see it go, but I also recognize that change is good and I'm hoping it'll be a catalyst to for something new. Cal
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Brian Dorsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > Apologies for the late notice, but we've decided to close Giraffe Labs. > > This is an abrupt change for Saturday House, but I hope it will end up > working out well. The windowless space isn't very appealing to hang > out in anyway - especially with summer coming up. > > So, I guess I'm adding another topic to the agenda for the gathering > on the 25th. ;) > > I'm also going to step back, and won't be leading a search for a new > space. Hopefully someone else (you?) will look around a bit. > > Or maybe we move back to meeting in parks and living rooms for a while? :) > > Take care, > -Brian > > > Here is what I sent to the Giraffe Labs folks: > ==================================== > Hi everyone! > > I'm sorry to announce that Giraffe Labs is closing down at the end of > the month. > > It's been a fantastic year, and I'd like to thank each and every one > of you for supporting the Labs. We couldn't have done it without you. > One of our goals when we started was to meet great people. We have! > I'm honored to have met all of you. > > The decision to close down now was based on a few factors: > - Anders moved > - dropping membership > - absentee management (that's me!) > - the lease is up at the end of the month > - no windows > > We're going to host a big party on the 27th, from 5-9pm (ish), please > come and celebrate! We will have beer. Rather a lot of it, from what I > understand. ;) > > A couple of housekeeping items: > - If you donated items, they're yours! Contact me to coordinate their > return. Anything still in the space by the party will be given away to > attendees, or to Saturday House. > - If you still have keys, please mail them to me, or let's pick a time > to meet and hand off. > > Thanks again for everything! > > Take care, > -Brian > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Website: http://saturdayhouse.org/ Post: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
