Rocky Mountain BEST Volunteer Newsletter
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Rocky Mountain BEST's
10th Year
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We will be finalizing our fall event schedule and more information about the 2019 OFF THE GRID Competition in the next few months.
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2019 OFF THE GRID Game
We will be bringing the OFF THE GRID game created by BEST Robotics Inc. and Texas Instruments to Colorado schools this fall.
- Volunteers participated last weekend at the Dallas Prototype Game Weekend. With the game details a secret until Kickoff, we can only share a photo of the Colorado Hub volunteers attending the event.
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- The event was held at Texas Instruments corporate headquarters. TI is sponsoring the game and the new Robot IR Sensor kits for a new optional robot autonomous mode capability.
- Checkout the huge sun dial in front of the Texas Instruments Headquarters.
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- We are starting activities to build this year's game field, assemble team robot kits, train teachers, and prepare for the fall competition events.
- Look in future newsletters for information on summer volunteer opportunities including the 16-18 July teacher training and fall competition events.
Please pencil in these dates on your calendar...
TENTATIVE Dates / Venues
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OFF THE GRID FALL COMPETITION
- Kickoff - 14 September @ TBA
- Practice Day - 19 October @ TBA
- Game Day - 26 October @ TBA
- DENVER BEST Regional Championship TBA
STRIVE Prep - RISE has generously offered to investigate using their school for our Kickoff & Practice Day events. More to come!
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BOOSTING BEST Fundraiser - THANKS!!
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Our sincere thanks for our many auction item donors, our great fundraiser attendees,and all our amazing volunteers. With your help and generous donors and a kind anonymous match, Rocky Mountain BEST raised over $16,000 for the 2019 season!!
SPECIAL THANKS
- Mark Hopwood, BAC Appliance Center, for donating time at their beautiful facility,
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- Brian Huang and the STRIVE Prep- Excel BEST team and Nikki Baird and the STEM School Highlands Ranch BEST team for showing off their 2018 competition accomplishments.
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- Elaine Torres, Community Affairs Director at CBS4, KCNC-TV, for introducing us to the CBS4 Future STEM Leaders Program as our Guest Speaker.
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- Kayla Grote Market Development Manager – iRobot from CreativeChannelServices in Los Angeles for demonstrating the iRobot generous donation of 2-Roomba® i7 vacuums.
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We have several auction items that did not find a home at our fundraiser. See the list below.
- Thirty-One Cross Town Wallet - sea stripe
- Use of Nueva Vajarta Condo for a week
- Tourmaline Stone Infrared Foot Sauna
- Set of 3 Sustainable Beeswax Food Bags
- Framed, signed Print "Notturno" by Antonio Greco
- Trio of Wine and Liquor related items - Travel Barware Set,
- Chilling Stones, Wine bottle set
- Waterford Crystal Vase - 1998 Mother's Day Vase with Flowers, 4th Edition
- Set of 4 Crystal Glasses - Westhampton Double Old Fashion Crystal Glasses, by Waterford
- LOST The Complete Collection of DVDs
- Legos: Lego Architecture: The White House
- Aspen / Alder Wood Disk Wreath 14"
- Art Glass - Floral Bowl
- GT Xpress 101 - Meal, Snack and Dessert Maker
- Gold Filed Starfish Pin
- Necklace & earrings of light green sea glass
- Knit Set -- Gray Hat and Scarf
- Fused Glass Art - Mountain Scene
- 8" x 6" watercolor of spring flowers by Ivy Delon
- 8" x 6" watercolor of blue flowers by Ivy Delon
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2019 bESTology Postings Continuing thru Spring
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bESTology is a resource for schools (teams) participating in the nationwide BEST Robotics Program to learn educational and workforce development concepts revolving around the 2019 game – OFF THE GRID!
bESTology Link
Checkout the first 5 postings!
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NEW King Soopers Community Rewards
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Kroger in an effort to simplify their community giving, launched Community Rewards. You no longer need to reload gift cards to earn for Rocky Mountain BEST.
- IF you have already enrolled in the Rewards program and have an email address and password, then Sign In with your username and password.
- IF NOT, then you’ll need to Create an account with your email address, a new password, etc.
Once Signed In, check your information and search for BEST and select Rocky Mountain BEST or enter
GJ308
as your Charity of Choice.. / Select Enroll
The reward is no longer 5% of your purchases.The payout is more than $2.5 million each quarter. We receive the percentage of spending when compared to all others enrolled.
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Other Ways to Participate by Donating
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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! Thank you for the $1350 donation in 2018.
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King Soopers Loyalty Card -
NEW
Use your King Soopers Loyalty Card or Kroger Plus Card account to assign Rocky Mountain BEST as your non-profit for us to receive quarterly Kroger Community Rewards. The payout is more than $2.5 million each quarter. Rocky Mtn BEST will receive the percentage of spending when compared to all others enrolled.
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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.
Amazon Smile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
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Wondering what to do with your used car or truck?
Donating your old vehicle 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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Rocky Mountain BEST Robotics |
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Build a robot in six weeks;
inspire a youth for a lifetime
THANK YOU for making it possible!
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