Win some $$ for your shed

The Mobile Men's Shed has now been taking Community Engagement Projects to communty events for a year. This has been a very successful project with kids and parents engaging in the construction of tissue boxes, learning new skills, working as a team in the family and the joy of completing a project.

Decorating the finished project

The engagement projects have built the Central Coast Men's Sheds a strong reputation in community with individuals, funding bodies and service providers. With 120 items built at Dad's Day Out on Sunday, that brings the total count to over 700 tissues boxes now proudly displayed in homes across the Central Coast.

The next stage of this project is to have an alternative to the "tissue box" projects. A simple construction project that will provide an alternative to the current hot seller.

The Central Coast Shed Cluster Inc is offering $100 prize to a member shed that can design a new Community Engagement Project. The successful shed should also take into consideration their ability to produce the items in 100 lot orders and keep the price to a minimum ( pre item under $3.00) inclusive of materials. This competition will be judged by the executive of the Cluster Committee. All designs will become the property of the competition. The decision of the judges will be final. The decision will be announced at the Annual General Meeting.

Criteria for Community Engagement Projects for the Mobile Men's Shed.

1. Design - safety - skill level - wide tolerances required.

Darren building
tissue boxes at
Naidoc Week 2009

2. Construction techniques need to be suitable for young children and parents with few construction skills helping the kids.
3. Tools - hammers are a must ( kids like to hammer & make a noise) , clamps, sanding.  NO glue.
4. Community involvement - kids need to contribute in the making of the project, it is not for parents to take over.
5. Need to be carried away easily.
6. Finishing can be done at home.
7. To be made by a Shed and delivered as a 'flat pack'
8. Project to be finished in 10 minutes.
9. Unit price under $3.00 inclusive of materials
10. Abilty to supply 100 unit orders

 Entry forms available shortly...all enquiries to cluster email.