ANN ARBOR, MI — If you’ve seen the sign at the Ypsilanti Farmers Market or sat down in the chairs outside Ann Arbor’s Comet Coffee, you’ve benefitted from the handiwork of Maker Works.
Now, the makerspace is asking for help.
Maker Works, 3765 Plaza Drive, is a member-based workshop that provides access to classes, tools and a community of other makers. The nonprofit organization is hoping to raise $50,000 by Sunday, Jan. 15, to help fund its 2023 expenses.
“We haven’t really been able to grow it fast enough since the pandemic,” said Josh Williams, Maker Works executive director.
The fundraiser has brought in a little more than $13,000 since it launched in mid-December.
Maker Works began in 2011 and converted to a nonprofit in 2021 in a bid to make the space more accessible to community members. Its tools and classes support everything from electric vehicle design to small…
