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We we lost our space two and a half years ago. What partnered with our local community foundation to use their 501 c3 umbrella for nonprofit status. And all the taxes all the thank you letters, and all we have to do is worry about spending the money. What's also allows us to find our own space can have the ability to sign a lease. Which is exactly what we did we found a local mall that was hey go small I was able to lease a unit for about 75 percent discount what normally cost. Which works out really well because then what are tied to a teacher schedule or School schedule. Wasn't easy but we make it work if we think we've grown and prospered for it.
Funding wise we never really received anything from our school. Actually we did receive some funding in the first couple years but that quickly stopped since then we have relied on Grants in corporate sponsors and travel fees charged to the students and mentors.
Feel free to PM me or have your mentors email me and I can go into more detail on the steps we chose and the direction we went.
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Jimmy - Lead Mentor, Pit Boss, Miami Valley FRC Regional Planning Committee
Lakota Robotics - FRC Team 1038
2013 - Crossroads Team Spirit,Quarter-Finalists - Queen City WFFA - Paul George,Quarter-Finalists - Ohio FRC State Championship Champions
2012 - Queen City Volunteer of the Year,Team Spirit,Finalists - Smoky Mountains Engineering Inspiration,Quarterfinalists
2011 - Pittsburgh Semifinalists - Buckeye Engineering Excellence Award,Coopertition Award,SemiFinalists
2010 - Pittsburgh Judge’s Award,Quarterfinalists - Buckeye Industrial Design Award,Finalists - IRI Mentor Round Champions
2009 - Buckeye GM Industrial Design,Champions
2008 - Midwest Engineering Inspiration,Quarterfinalist - IRI Semifinalist
2007 - Pittsburgh Motorola Quality,Finalist - Buckeye Rockwell Automation Innovative Controls,Finalist - Championship Newton Quarterfinalist
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