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May Flame May 7, 2022

Upcoming Dates (see details below)

  • May/June - TBD - End of Year Picnic

BINGO NIGHT RESULTS: Thanks to everyone's help and donations, we were able to raise $990 from the bingo and raffle fundraiser! Everyone had a great time, and we hope to do this event again! A big thank you to everyone who helped set up, tear down, or donated supplies!

WORDLE BUTTONS: At Chaney, we ran out of Wordle buttons almost immediately! For future competitions, we hope to make on-trend buttons! If you have any ideas for other buttons, please let me know!

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. Please continue to collect cans and bottles and drop them off at the Kassab's house (28911 SW Cascade Loop). Thanks for your help!

SUBTEAM UPDATES:

  • THE BUSINESS TEAM is working on recruitment, updating the website, and prepping for summer plans.
  • 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/

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!