[DaneeR]

Definitely ask parents. I am a mentor and I train horses for a living. I don't know a darn thing about robots (well, I didn't- I'm learning fast!) But I do understand passion and drive. I know how to run for snacks. I have come in handy at surprising times- I used to give riding lessons to the woman who is an owner at Kline Brothers, where we sent CAD designs for them to manufacture for us. I have not had to call in any favors yet, but I can and will. So let parents know they will be more useful then they think! We have 3 'real' mentors. Then there is me and another parent (he does taxes). If your mentors only had to be there one at a time, and there were one or two parents each night, maybe your mentors could stay longer and then take a day off.