[Rich Wong]

"GREETINGS NEW YORK CITY TEAMS!! THREE SHORT DAYS TO GO AND YOU ARE... ON!!!! THE 2005 NEW YORK CITY FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN !!!

HERE ARE SOME GREAT NEWS AND REMINDERS FOR ALL OF YOU!

We are happy to announce an Evening of Musical Celebration of Harlem featuring a Jazz performance by the Harlem School of the Arts Jazz-Latin Ensemble. Many thanks to Harlem Y team #1660 for making this possible -

Social Activity - Friday - 5:45 to 7 pm at the playing field.

Here are last minute reminders - please share with your team members:

1) Be sure to bring and wear your safety goggles.

2) Keep your Fedex bills handy. Fedex will not ship your crate without proper documentation.

3) Food vendors are limited at the Riverbank State Park venue. If you wish to order sandwiches for your team, team #1660 Harlem recommend their caterer, SSHJ Gourmet for delivery if you order by Thursday. Orders at: 212-662-1300 or cell 410-963-7117 - There is a McDonald's aproximately three blocks away.

4) Noise makers are OK, but no banging on the seating. Avoid horns or very loud noise makers

5) Bringing power strips and extra batteries is recommended

6) Bring tools with which to open your shipping crates

7) The three team members to be permitted in early to open shipping crates should all be ready to enter the pits at the same time as a group

8) Parking - Remember that parking is located at an underneath level and entrance to parking lot requires exiting the park and re-entrying through 137th Street. Buses may drop students at the venue door and proceed to the underneath parking lot. Park Rengers will provide a map and further directions. Once in the parking lot, you can walk upstairs or take a shuttle van back to the venue.

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Randy Schaeffer, Ana Martinez
Regional Directors
New York City / New Jersey FIRST!
New Jersey Institute of Technology
East Building, Room 361
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102-1982

New Jersey Office: 973-596-3234/3572" eom