Posted by Erin.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Student on team #1, The Juggernauts, from Oakland Technical Center-Northeast Campus and 3-Dimensional Services.
Posted on 5/11/2000 2:09 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: What to do, What to Do....... posted by Erik Justen on 5/10/2000 9:01 PM MST:
Erik and Andrew-
These are things my team does as well (in the fall we run as an after-school for credit course ) and it helps team build. We not only do those things but also get into electronics and lectures and get our hands on some real world engineering with the CDI competition. However, I don't think this is what Andrew needs to solve his teams' problems. Andrew, I STRONGLY suggest fund-raising. My team and I will soon be publishing a good resource-reference for fundraising-info. In many areas near cities, there are sports stadiums that students and parents are allowed to volunteer at for money (kindof like a band-boosters). In Michigan, I know that only 18 and over can run registers and the kids can help out, but everyone from my high school received 30-40$ when we did this for our band at the Palace of Auburn Hills and Pine Knob music theatre. Many of the sports arenas and stadiums in the Miami area might also do this, so you might want to check it out.
Also, many small-town functions like fairs and carnivals need help, so you could check in to that. Also, organized soccer leagues are always looking for help being a ref or doing field cleanup, so you can contact your local kids' soccer club and see if they are offering anything for this. And this one is a far stretch for most boys- but it is something moms love. You can contact a representative from Pampered Chef or Candle companies who have fund-raiser packets used to sell products (normally the company donates 30-40% of all profit made). This is something a little on the hard side, but most moms can handle it (and female teachers for that matter). But make sure that ALWAYS, if you are involved with a fundraiser, you have an adult who is wiling to donate some time to your worthy cause and make sure they are responsible enough to keep track of the money (having 2 or 3 parents who are there to keep check of each other is a good idea also). And if you can't find the money you need, do as our 'Presigeous Effort' award winner has done- gather money from sponsors that range from the industrial business all the way to your local grocery store. Even if you can't have engineers, look at that as a great big WONDERFUL opportunity to have all of the creative control to yourself! I hope I haven't bored you too much... If you need any more help, please feel free to e-mail me at
ErinLinT1@aol.com.
-Erin