THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR PAGE! WE COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP TO SEND OUR HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM TO COMPETE IN THE WORLD ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS APRIL 17-22 IN Houston Texas.
The Whidbey Island Wildcat Robotics Team from Oak Harbor High School (Team 2980) is where learning, engineering, community service, action and fun take place. The parent run Whidbey Robotics Booster Club is doing all the fundraising to get our club to the Championships.
This year, our FIRST Robotics team performed exceptionally well at district level events and qualified to compete at the FIRST Pacific Northwest Regional Championship in Portland, April 7-9,2018. At that event, the team received the Engineering Inspiration prestigious award at FIRST.
The Whidbey Island Wildcats Robotics Club who was selected to represent the Pacific Northwest in Engineering Inspiration at the world championships. The team presented their special projects like micro-homes, prosthetic fingers, robotic deer neck, prosthetic bicycle arm, and others. The award is so prestigious that NASA will cover their registration!
Winning this prestigious award qualifies the team to compete at the FIRST Robotics Championship event in Houston, Texas April 17-22, 2018. The Championship is an international competition event including 800 teams from across the country and around the world.
We are proud of our team and the recognition they have earned for their exceptional dedication and performance. Our budget this year was approximately $20,000. The Whidbey Wildcat Robotics Booster Club raised funds to cover our anticipated expenses. The chance to compete at the Championships in Houston is a tremendous opportunity but is an unexpected expense. We estimate the cost for airfare and hotel room to be approximately $1,000 per team member and plan to have approximately 32 students.
The Booster Club’s goal is to raise enough funds to support the entire team's attendance at the World Championship. This will include at least four full need-based scholarships. Additional funds we raise will be applied evenly to reduce the cost for each remaining student making the trip. Please consider any donation towards their expenses, or fully sponsor a student for $1000.
Thank you so much for your support!
Sincerely,
David Carmen, Rhonda Ince
President, Vice President
The Wildcat Robotics Booster Club
The Wildcat Robotics Booster Club is a 501(c)3 non-profit group of parent volunteers organized to support the Wildcat Robotics Club on north Whidbey Island, Washington. We are united to provide volunteer mentors, to raise funds to directly support the robotics teams, and to provide administrative and logistical support to the teams. We have approximately 30 parent members, a board of officers and by-laws that direct our activities.
A small portion of your donation will go to GoFundMe for administration and credit card processing fees (7.9%). If you would like 100% of your donation to support the Wildcat Robotics Booster Club, you can donate via check. Wildcat Robotics Booster Club uses the EIN of Washington FIRST Robotics for 501 (c)3 purposes.
FIRST Team 2980
Oak Harbor High School
1 Wildcat Way,
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Make Checks out to:
FIRSTWA
and put Team 2980 in the memo line. Washington FIRST Robotics supports local robotics and booster clubs with IRS filings and funds management. They do not charge for their service.
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