Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

If this were available in NJ, I would do it. For now I'll have to settle with a vanity plate (if my parents allow)- FRC1923.

I know they want Indiana residents to sign, but if there's any way I can help with your effort, please let me know!

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

This is such a GREAT idea! so great in fact that i am looking into this for the state of Virginia. We have a few advantages.

1. VirginiaFIRST is already on 501 non-profit.
2. We only need 350 prepaid applications.

If you live in Virginia and would be interested, please contact me atwilsonmw@gmail.com.

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

1501 is going to be mine!!!:D :D :D lol

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

I call 0045!

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

That's an awesome idea. Good going guys!

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

That would have been neat if we could have had them here in CT. :) I would get 2 for my cars. I could get 3 if I included the Mustang but I'm keeping the antique plates on it due to the reduced property tax reason.

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

I call TK 0045.

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

If anyone from 135 is interested in this and wants some help getting signatures and whatnot, let me know. I love driving down the highway and seeing all of the crazy specialty plates that Indiana offers up - I think it would be awesome to have a FIRST one!

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

Well...I picked a fine time to move out of Indiana. Nice job guys, I'll have to see to it that my parents get a couple.

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

Why not? We have one for everything else. My sister has one for the pine barrens (they huge sandy pine forest where I live).

Statehouse Update
 

We joined about a dozen Indiana FRC, FVC, FTC teams and PLTW schools at the Indiana Statehouse yesterday for a very nice display of what students are learning and achieving in school. It was nice to see prototypes from 461 and 45, as well as previous years' entries from 1720 and 1501. The Scorpion is always a crowd-pleaser.

There was a caucus yesterday, so we were able to snag some of the legislators as they came through the rotunda. I saw quite a bit of interest and excitement - there's just something about watching a dignified gentleman in a suit & tie, giggling while picking up tennis balls with a VEX robot. We also scored an audience with Dr. Sue Ellen Reed, the State Supt. of Schools, among other dignitaries.

We were pleased by the amount of interest in our license plate design. Andy Baker, Mike Fitzgerald, and Steve Florence each approached me to give their support, which was very appreciated. We were able to collect about 30 signatures on the petition yesterday.

There's a long road ahead of us. In order to meet the minimum requirements, we need 500 signatures of people who intend to purchase the license plate in 2009. In addition, we're still pretty short of the $6,000 necessary, and we could use a lot of help there, too.

Even if we do meet the 500 signature minimum, there is still no guarantee that the BMV will print FIRST plates next year. We need to show the state that we're serious about making these license plates a reality, and that they will be quite popular. I'm thinking we could use 1,000 signatures of individuals who will buy the plates in 2009.

I'm proposing a competition among the 27 Indiana teams. I challenge every team to bring 40 signatures on the petition to the BMR. In fact, there may be a special incentive to the team that generates the most. Keep in mind that if the license plates do come true next year, all funds generated will be distributed among all Indiana FIRST teams, so this is beneficial to all. Also, each signature needs to be authentic - the State takes this very seriously.

For a copy of the petition or to make a monetary donation, send me a PM or email - mstaylor@msdpt.k12.in.us.

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

Where do I sign???? I want 2 (obviously, one for each car, since it'd be silly just to have an extra license plate...):P

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

Ugh... Can I get one for my trips to IRI? LOL.

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

That is an awesome idea!
I wish it was that easy in Florida,
but there are too many people, and it took teeth pulling just to get a licence plate for education, let alone a student organization

Re: FIRST Indiana License Plates
 

Our team is excited by the response we've gotten from teams, both in and out of Indiana, about this. I can't wait to see how many signatures and funds you've all gotten at the Boilermaker Regional.