So for those of you who don’t know, our big BBQ is scheduled for June 13th, exactly one week from now. In preparation, we have been sending your parents E-vites for the event, which is useful in getting out information as well as giving parents a chance to sign up for their “potluck” item. This is why it is very important that if your parent has not received one to contact me ASAP! My e-mail is mandymay_0@hotmail.com.
Thanks!

@2:45
We will be working on creating sponsor materials, specifically the presentation ppt :-)

Today, we were asked by the Interlake ASB and Sammamish Robotics team if we would bring our robot to their Walk For Aidan event on Saturday the 16th for a ‘robot race’.

We will thus be needing volunteers from our team to help at the event. Jobs could include robot monitoring/maintenance or running items, on top of what Sammamish wants us to do.

The event will run that day from 10-2, so we will want volunteers showing up around nine. I understand that it would be a lot to ask of you guys to stay the entire time, so perhaps we can break it into shifts:

Shift 1: 9-11 (setup)
Shift 2: 11-1 (event work, important for anyone managing the robot to be here, obviously)
Shift 3: 1-3 (break down and clean up, money counting)

This event can help us build alliances with a number of neighboring schools, spread the word about our team, and even earn brownie points towards a chairman’s award. Therefore it is important that as many of us as possible be there to support our team. So everyone try to at least show up for one of these shifts!

One caveat: volunteers do have to pay $10 admission to the event (wearing an Aidan shirt gets you in for 5). However, all proceeds are going to charity, and you get a shirt out of it. Plus, you are doing so to support everyone’s favorite robotics team!

Please tell me if you can make it!

Hi guys,

As was discussed by some on Wednesday, we will be having a PR/FR meeting after school Monday in Mr. Cooney’s room to discuss the ever nearing future of our ‘committee’.  I hope we will be able to set some long term goals and plan for next year, which could include figuring out an item to sell, events/fundraisers, recruitment and thoughts on the creation of a parent board.  Anyone who wants a say is welcome to attend.

BTW, make sure to open OpenGoo accounts!  Talk to Ed if you need any help

For anyone who is interested in public relations and/or fundraising, Mr. Kimura (Kevin’s dad) will be giving a presentation in Mr. Cooney’s room after school Monday.  He will be discussing ways to raise funds and tools for gaining sponsors.  All are welcome, and I encourage all to participate in PR/FR for the upcoming season.  

See you there!

Alright,
so to raise funds, the team must commit to selling an ‘item’, which will aid us in raising the $13,000 needed for next year. Realistic ideas that were posed today were as follows:

*hex bugs (student store, but more likely to parents and at grocery stores)-hex bug sales have been successful at other schools, but the teenage appeal is generally low, and they aren’t really useful for anything
<http://www.hexbug.com/>

*lollipops (sports games, student store)-low risk, palatable, but small demand and a generally low priced item
<http://www.fundraising.com/fundraising-products/candy-lollipops.aspx>

*T-shirts-high appeal, low profit margin
<http://site.despair.com/despairwear/>

*lottery scratch cards/raffle-good appeal, can potentially generate large profits, but a high risk endeavor
<http://www.fundraising.com/fundraising-products/scratchcard-fundraisers.aspx>

*Bittersweets-intriguing, but low profit margin and demand is questionable
<http://www.despair.com/bittersweets.html>

*Entertainment books (parents and relatives)-a classic item, in high demand, recession friendly, but not terribly relative to teenagers or robotics
<http://www.entertainment.com/discount/home.shtml>

We generally agreed on the idea of ‘vinyl adhesives’, which are essentially stickers. These would contain demotivational, cynical messages. They would be the most low cost item, but, if we play our cards right, have high teenage appeal. A video would be made, that would ‘not’ be a completely ripped off version of the video here:
http://devas.despair.com/

So, any questions, comments? Additional suggestions for me to add? Keep in mind that voicing interest implies that you yourself would be willing to contribute to selling the product