TL;DR: Want Woodie Stuff, Go HERE.
With the exception of Dean, Woodie Flowers is easily and deservedly the most influential person in FIRST's history. What is more, I believe that Woodie is second to none with regard to his shaping of the amazing and beautiful FIRST Culture.
Even without counting his work for FIRST, I consider Woodie to be a national treasure. I believe that with every fiber of my being.
All that to say, I suppose that many reading this share my admiration. If so, perhaps you will be interested in the following information.
Woodie Flowers donated several items to TJ^2 FIRST Robotics team to sell to support our team. They are featured on our team website (
here).
On Jan 7th while our team is at kickoff, our parents are going run an "estate sale." We have publiziced the sale on estate sale sites, but there are many items that only true FIRST fanatics may want as they were once owned and used by Woodie. I thought the sale might be of special interest to the Woodie Fan in all of us.
Among the treasures:
- Own the chair that Dr. Woodie Flowers sat in!
- Own the desk that Dr. Woodie Flowers used to create to many inspiring classes.
- Own the meters used by Dr. Woodie Flowers in his lab
- Own items that were special to Dr. and Mrs. Woodie Flowers
- ...the list goes on
See more here.
PM Liz Calef (the first Woodie Flowers Award winner not named Woodie Flowers)
LCalef if you are interested in particular items (go to the
this link, find her e-mail* and contact her that way).
Go there NOW. Items are one of a kind and won't last long.
Cheers,
Dr. Joe J.
*brave woman that Liz