Volume 2023 / 04 | April 2023

Rocky Mountain BEST Volunteer Newsletter

Sparking a Student's

STEM Passion with BEST

Season Plans

Tentative Fall Schedule + December Championship Plans

SPRING ACTIVITIES

A small Rocky Mtn BEST team attended the national BEST Robotics Prototgame Weekend annual event at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston with all BEST hubs. The activities included Incision Decision game demonstrations and assessment, hub training, and teambuilding activities.
Our leadership will continue to work with all BEST organizations to improve the game concept, rules, and field drawings.

SUMMER ACTIVITIES

11-13 July: Free Teacher / Mentor Institute at St Mary's Catholic Church Littleton
TBD July: Game Field Cut Day - Denver No specific skills required, with woodworking skills a plus.
TBD July - August: Game Field Building - Generally requires woodworking skills and tools.

FALL SEASON ACTIVITIES

Please reference our 2022 Event Volunteers webpage for example volunteer task descriptions and reference material.

ROCKY MTN BEST

Tentative schedule in red below that shares Englewood HS with Front Range BEST. We will update as we plans are finalized.

9 September: Kickoff
14 October week: Critical Design Review Presentation Online Scheduled Judging
21 October: Practice Day and BEST Award Marketing Presentation Judging
21 October: Online Self-Paced Engineering Notebook Judging
4 November: Game Day / Award Ceremony includes Judging

DENVER BEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Early December: Online Self-Paced Engineering Notebook Judging
16-17 December: 2-day Regional Championship and Judging at Denver Coliseum

Boosting BEST

Silent Auction Fundraiser

ONLINE 16 - 25 June

Preview Current Auction Items NOW!

Please Help by Sharing Link with Family, Friends & Associates

Auction Item Viewing Open

We have already received over 50 terrific auction items with amazing bargains!

And we have fantastic sponsorship options to make even more of a difference!

YOUR participation and generosity helps us bring our yearly robotics education program to middle and high school students - at no cost to schools.

Help - Auction Donations Needed

Willing to contact companies or your favorite store or restaurant to see if they might be willing to donate a gift card or product for our online auction?
Downsizing or just cleaning out and have an item that might be perfect for our auction?
Please contact Lois.Walton@bestinc.org to learn more.

Visit the AUCTION Website

https://www.32auctions.com/2023BB

Early Preview of Donated Items

HAVE A FEW EXTRA HOURS TO

VOLUNTEER FROM HOME?

MORE WAYS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITIONS

We are looking for enthusiastic RM BEST advocates to join 6 other board members to help us fulfill and advance our mission.
Especially helpful if you have contacts to expand our community connections and fundraising opportunities.
You can support from home. Monthly meetings are held online. To learn more about these positions, please contact Carolyn.Bauer@bestinc.org.

FUNDRAISING

It takes $89K/year to cover our costs to have a free competition at both the local level and the Regional Championship level. Know a company or foundation that might want to hear about how they can help provide our inspiring STEM program free to schools? Please contact Carolyn.Bauer@bestinc.org to learn more.

Other Ways to Participate by Donating

Colorado Gives Donations

You can donate ANYTIME at Rocky Mountain BEST at ColoradoGives.org.

Benevity

If your company has gift matching through Benevity, Rocky Mountain BEST is one of the eligible non-profit organizations. Please ask your HR department about Benevity gift matching!

King Soopers/City Market

Thanks to the 17 households who are using their King Soopers / City Market savings cards to donate to Rocky Mountain BEST.

If you used to refill a King Soopers gift cards for us and now need help setting up your savings card, please email lois.walton@bestinc.org. Lois would be glad to talk you through the quick process!

King Soopers Community Rewards Page

Wondering what to do with your used car or truck?

Donating your old vehicle or boat to ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEST is convenient, easy, and may qualify you for a tax deduction. And best of all, your donation of a used car or truck will make a big difference in supporting ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEST.

Why not donate your vehicle today? All you need to do is to complete our SIMPLE ONLINE FORM or call 1-866-628-2277 and we'll take care of the rest. We will pick up your vehicle, arrange to have your donation towed, and provide you with a tax-deductible receipt, all at no charge to you.

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