OPIRG McMaster has a hand-operated button maker for one and a quarter inch buttons. The button maker is available to OPIRG Working Groups at no cost, and to non-profit campus groups upon written request, subject to OPIRG Board approval.
Campus or community groups please complete the button-maker application form here: http://form.jotform.com/form/12695026159
If you plan on making a lot of buttons, be aware that the manually operated button making process is very labour intensive - if you are thinking of thousands of buttons, you might want to consider a professional button-making company.
Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) McMaster
Button-Maker Policy
OPIRG McMaster's objectives are to
1. Engage in charitable non-profit research and activities to advance the welfare of the University and general community;
2. To execute, sponsor and publish educational studies and programs to advance the welfare of the University and general community;
3. To facilitate and encourage students to develop their research and advocacy skills in order to become active and informed citizens;
4. To make diverse view points available to the University and general community.
As part of accomplishing these objectives, OPIRG McMaster will make available to groups sharing our general mandate, use of our button-maker, subject to the following conditions.
• An application to use the button-maker must be made through the online form on the opirg web site
• The cost to student, community and non-profit groups is on a cost recovery basis (currently ten cents per button, price subject to change.)
• Partisan political campaigns do not qualify for free buttons.
• Payment is due on the day the buttons are made by cash or cheque ONLY. Cheques are to be made out to "OPIRG McMaster."
• You will need to book a "how-to" session on using the button maker and laying out your artwork. A "how-to" manual is available here. You may use a template to layout your art work here (fit your image into the [very faint] inner circle)
• Groups are responsible for providing their own art work at their own expense.
• The button maker must be used in the OPIRG office during regular office hours. Please book a time to come in and make your buttons.
• OPIRG requests one button to keep for our records/button hall of fame...
• If you need help with costs, please submit a request for support to the OPIRG board of directors. A request for support must be completed and approved by the OPIRG board before the button making session.
POLICY APPROVED BY OPIRG BOARD OF DIRECTORS, JANUARY 19, 2011