by Terri Willingham | Jan 14, 2015 | civic engagement, education, Events, Roboticon, Society, Uncategorized
The Eureka! Factory is excited to be part of Hillsborough County’s new monthly networking series, Homebrew Hillsborough, kicking off on Friday, January 30 at 8:30 a.m. at Buddy Brew on Kennedy Avenue, home of the original Tech Talks started by former county...
by Terri Willingham | Nov 12, 2014 | compassion, Creativity, Events, Life, Makers, science, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
The Eureka Factory is a collaborative of creative individuals and business partners who believe in the power of community driven innovation to help people move from passive consumption to empowered and active creation of their future and ours. – Our Welcome Page...
by Terri Willingham | Oct 21, 2014 | Creativity, education, Events, Makers, Makerspaces, Roboticon, Society, Uncategorized
So back in early 2013, when we were tootling around on behalf of Learning is for Everyone (LI4E), we participated in the first ever Deconstruction event. We were fresh off our first go-round on Red Bull Creation 2012, where we made it into the semifinals. We...
by Terri Willingham | Oct 16, 2014 | civic engagement, Creativity, Libraries, Makers, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
The Eureka! Factory has been chugging full STEAM ahead since Maker Faire Orlando, with more great projects and programs coming off the creative conveyor over the next few days. This past weekend, our 2nd annual ROBOTICON FIRST Showcase , sponsored by Bright House...
by Terri Willingham | Aug 22, 2014 | Civil Rights, Creativity, knowledge, Makers, science, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
They worked as riveters, buckers, sanders, welders, crane operators, bus drivers, uniform makers, bullet makers, parachute folders, clerical workers, assembly line workers, Red Cross and so much more. They were teenagers, young adult to senior citizens. They came...
by Terri Willingham | Aug 10, 2014 | activism, civic engagement, compassion, Society, Uncategorized
“Duas tantum rex anxius optat, panem et circensus.” ( “The people long eagerly for two things – bread and circuses.”) JuvĂ©nal If you’re online for more than five minutes a day, or have caught mainstream news anytime over the last...