Upcoming Dates (see details below)
- April 6-9 - Cheney, WA Districts Event
- April 20-23 - Houston, TX World's Event
- April 30 - Business Subteam Bingo/Raffle Fundraiser (SAVE THE DATE)
UPCOMING FUNDRAISER (SAVE THE DATE): The business subteam has been working hard to prepare our team's next fundraiser. Through donations, we have been able to compile various items to make different gift baskets to raffle off. In addition to a gift basket raffle, we will be having bingo with prizes. All of this will (hopefully) result in some funds for the team, and it allows us to work with local businesses! If you have any items that would be good in a gift basket, please email kmleblanc75@gmail.com with comments or questions. We have a wide selection of baskets, so we will most likely be able to fit anything into a basket. Thanks for your help!! Save the date and spread the word! :)
BOWLING UPDATE: Through everyone's help, we were able to raise $1,800 from Langer's Entertainment Center! These funds will be a huge help to our team. Thank you to everyone who went and participated! The business team had a lot of fun planning this event, and we hope to do more like it in the future.
NEW BUTTONS FOR CHENEY AND WORLDS: The business team has been hard at work preparing buttons for the upcoming competitions. We wanted to design a button that was funny and "on-trend" so we decided on a "Wordle" themed Error Code Xero button. We will be producing around 250 buttons for the competitions to see how much people like them.
CHENEY COMPETITION UPDATES: Even if you are not going to Cheney there are still ways you can be kept up to date on what's going on. Check Discord the day of competition for the link to the stream to tune in to the competition. Practice matches are not streamed, so the stream will start late afternoon on Thursday. Discord Link: https://discord.gg/84nQPFcf
CANS AND BOTTLES DONATIONS: Throughout the 2021-2022 season, please collect all of your cans and bottles for team 1425. The can donations provide funds to help pay for travel for students and mentors. Last year from cans and bottles alone, we made over $1200. For the month of April, BottleDrop will be donating additional funds in honor of Earth Day (additional 20%!!!). Please continue to collect cans and bottles and drop them off at the Kassab's house (28911 SW Cascade Loop). Cans need to be dropped off by April 16 for more money to be raised! Thanks for your help!
WERK DAY: In previous years, our team has collectively volunteered at Wilsonville WERK day. This year, the event is on April, 30 from 9:00am to 11:30am. However, as of now, the business sub-team is planning on hosting a fundraising event that night, so we are not planning on making it a mandatory team event. The city of Wilsonville needs volunteer help! If you can make this event, throw on your Team 1425 t-shirt and go volunteer! For more information, please visit: https://wilsonvilleparksandrec.com/parksrec/page/werk-day-2022-0
SUBTEAM UPDATES:
- THE BUSINESS TEAM is working on team cheers, creating buttons, updating social media, and planning fundraising.
- THE DESIGN TEAM has been working on making improvements to subsystems, such as making the intake faster and climber stronger. Additionally, the design team is training new students.
- THE ELECTRICAL TEAM has finished the wiring for the competition bot and is working on the OI design and sensors for the climber.
- THE MECHANICAL TEAM is fabricating spare parts and making reliability fixes in preparation for the district championship event.
- THE SOFTWARE TEAM is tuning the robots shooter, speeding up the climber, and improving the robot overall.
- THE STRATEGY & SCOUTING TEAM is working on the preparing the scouting systems for the competition.
TEAM 1425 STORE: The business team launched our team store, where everyone can buy all of Team 1425 merchandise! We have all sorts of products, from sweatshirts to reusable bags, with more items to come. A portion of the proceeds goes directly to the team, so every purchase helps us! We hope you enjoy the store. To shop, go to: https://www.wilsonvillerobotics.com/shop/
ROBOT NAME - SPARKY: The robot name was settled via a poll. All 1425 team members where encouraged to vote on the names. The final two names that were voted for where "Dragon Fire" and "Sparky". With the latter winning the vote. There where many submissions for the robot name before they were narrowed down to those two. Overall, this served as a great team bonding experience, and resulted in a very fitting name for the competition robot.
FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Instagram: frcteam1425
- YouTube: Error Code Xero
- TikTok: frcteam1425
- Facebook: ErrorCodeXero
- Twitter: frcteam1425
AMAZON SMILES PROGRAM: To sign up for the Amazon Smiles program, there are only a few simple steps. First, sign in to your Amazon account through https://smile.amazon.com/. Then, under "Account & List" go to "Your AmazonSmiles". Once you are there, look for "Your current charity" and please use "Wilsonville Robotics Stewardship Group". After doing this, on all your future Amazon purchases, order from smile.amazon.com, and the team will receive a small percentage of your purchase total. Every purchase helps and is anonymous!
FRED MEYER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM: To join the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program, visit https://www.fredmeyer.com. Log into your Fred Meyer account and search for "Wilsonville Robotics Stewardship Group", then click "Enroll". If you don't have an account, all you have to do is create a new account, enter some basic information, a valid email address, and a rewards card. Every purchase you make will donate a small amount of the total to the team if you swipe or enter your Fred Meyer rewards card! Purchases will not count until you have registered with a rewards card. Thank you all for your help with raising funds for the team!