How to help inspire youth for a lifetime with BEST Robotics in 2017!
Our 8th Year of Hosting a Free Colorado Robotics Competition
Find FUN ways to help raise funds to bring BEST robotics at no cost to schools
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE and INSPIRE A YOUTH
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
REGISTER FOR SUNDAY 9 April FUNDRAISER - BOOSTING BEST
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Join in the FUN at BOOSTING BEST - SUNDAY 9 APRIL 5:30 PM
WOW!! Our generous donors provided over 130 silent auction items + 40 cash & carry items $10 and under for tremendous savings.
Click here for current auction list. If you see an item you like at BUY IT NOW price and are not attending the fundraiser, contact Lois Walton
prior to 8 April at
[email protected] .
Click Here to Register by 2 April to join us in giving our Rocky Mountain BEST Hub and the Front Range BEST Hub a financial BOOST to provide a FREE robotics competition to local schools in 2017!
It will be a fun evening with delicious hors d'oeuvres (
Swedish meatballs in roasted garlic dill cream sauce Gf, Coconut chicken, roasted eggplant, peppers, mint and cilantro
Gf, Spicy potato and pea samosa, cucumber mint yogurt Vegetarian Not Gf, Lemon pepper shrimp with baguette
, a wine tasting, and a Crème brulee cooking demonstration with tasting
by Chef Greg Boynton.
DSST Byers and
STEM Academy students will be demonstrating their team robots!
Please bring your friends and family to let them get a taste of BEST - the fun, the food AND the savings!
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How to Help Make BOOSTING BEST Successful
Volunteers: We still need a few more volunteers on Sunday, 9 April at BAC Appliance Center. Click here to VOLUNTEER Contact Linda King at [email protected] for more information. At Boosting BEST, you may also purchase a $10 King Soopers gift card for $10 and continue to add money to your gift card before you use it to buy groceries or gas. King Soopers will donate 5% of EVERY gift card purchase -- including refills -- to Rocky Mountain BEST... all at no cost to you -- FOREVER! Everyone needs groceries and gas. Why not let 5% of the money you are already spending benefit Rocky Mountain BEST? It's really easy.
Sunday 9 April, 5:30 - 8:30 PM.
BAC Appliance Center 1880 W Oxford Ave, Englewood, CO 80110
Casual Attire.
Event Fee: $35 ($15 Tax Deductible) in advance or at the door. Included in the fee is a $5 coupon to apply to a silent auction purchase. |
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2017 BEST Robotics Game - Crossfire
Save the dates for our Fall Events
2017 EVENT
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Date and Location
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Teacher / Mentor Institute -
two-day teacher/ mentor training provided jointly with Front Range BEST and Pikes Peak BEST Hubs.
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Thursday - Friday 20-21 July
Metro State University of Denver
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Kickoff - Start of Competition:
Game revealed + student, teacher and mentor training + protobot demo.
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Saturday
9 September
Location to be announced
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Practice Day - End of Week 5: Time for student teams to practice with their robot on 4 quadrant game field.
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Saturday
14 October
Location to be announced
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Game Day - End of Week 6: Student teams compete for awards on 4 quadrant game field.
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Saturday
21 October
Auraria Event Center
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We'd love to have you volunteer at our fall events. Please add these dates to your calendar and we'll be sending you more information in future emails.
2017 SCHOOLS
We are again raising funds for 28 Schools to be able to participate in 2017
We are thrilled to be able to again host schools from the Denver metro area and around Colorado. We are now signing up teachers and mentors and have room for 13 more schools.
Please ask any interested schools to contact Jose Lopez at
[email protected]
Rocky Mtn BEST Signed Up School
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School District
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Abraham Lincoln High School |
Denver |
Aurora Frontier P-8 |
Aurora |
Aurora Quest |
Aurora |
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy |
Aurora
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Columbine Middle School |
Montrose |
DSST Byers |
Denver |
Gateway High School |
Aurora |
Innovation Center of the St. Vrain Valley Schools |
St. Vrain Valley |
Monarch High School |
Boulder Valley |
Mrachek MS |
Aurora |
New Vista High School |
Boulder Valley |
North Middle School |
Aurora |
Ralston Valley High School |
Jeffco |
Skyline High School |
St. Vrain Valley |
Thomas Jefferson High School |
Denver |
Vista Peak Exploratory
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Aurora |
West Middle School |
Cherry Creek |
Wheat Ridge High School |
Jeffco |
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April and May Colorado BEST STEM Outreach Events
Dream Big Eads: April 27
Inspire students for science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math and to dream BIG about the infinite opportunities they have for careers and to improve the world for all.
Hosted by UAS Colorado, f
rom the event's Facebook page.
Dream Big Eads is planned for Thursday, April 27 at Eads High S
chool. Eads is 115 miles east of Pueblo. Organizers are expecting approximately 250 students (grades 7 - 12) from Eads and surrounding areas to participate.
See flyer for full event information: UAS Colorado Dream Big Eads Flyer
Dave Dominguez, the hub director from SoCo BEST @TrinidadState, will talk about robotics and BEST at the event.
BEST at Mad Science Day at Elitch Gardens: May 19
Elitch Gardens has
Educational Events in May that turn the park into the most fun learning lab in town with all your favorite theme park rides included.
Front Range BEST and Rocky Mountain BEST volunteers are participating at the Friday, May 19 Mad Science Day. Students will be able to drive robots built by BEST teams, and teacher and student information regarding BEST will be provided. For more info about Science Days at Elitch Gardens, contact Angela at 303-572-4502 or
[email protected]. If you'd like to volunteer at the event, please reply to this email.
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Dine at NEW YORK DELI NEWS
on Monday 1 MAY -
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nd help RM BEST earn a donation!
Have dinner with your family or friends
and help Rocky Mountain BEST earn a donation for the 2017 Robotics Competition Season!
Try a Taste of Real New York. You've Never Had Pastrami So Good!
Rocky Mountain BEST Night
at the
New York Deli News (Denver's Best Deli since 1989)
Monday 1 May - 5:30 pm until closing - 7105 E Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80224 (Between Oneida and Poplar next to McDonalds) (303) 759-4741.
Mention Rocky Mountain BEST as you pay your bill, and they will donate
20% of your bill to Rocky Mountain BEST!!!
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ADDITIONAL WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
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Benevity -
If
your company has gift matching through Benevity, Rocky Mountain BEST is one of the eligible non-profit organizations. Please check with your company about gift matching!
Kroger Gift Card - If you have a Rocky Mountain BEST King Soopers Gift Card, Kroger donates 5% of EVERY gift card purchase -- including card refills -- to Rocky Mountain BEST... all at no cost to you -- FOREVER!
Contact Lois Walton at
[email protected]
to make arrangements to purchase a card or come to Boosting BEST to pick one up.
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Amazon Smile -
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Rocky Mountain BEST whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
Donations - You can also
donate ANYTIME
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