Posted by Joe Ross at 2/12/2001 1:32 AM EST
Engineer on team #330, Beach Bot, from Hope Chapel Academy and NASA/JPL , J&F Machine, and Raytheon.
In Reply to: Re: FIRST-SME membership
Posted by Jay Lundy on 2/11/2001 11:41 PM EST:
: When are we supposed to get our badges because I signed up about a month and a half ago but I still havn't received it. Do we get it at the Nationals or what?
Lori sent an e-mail to the team contacts last week. They are having trouble getting all of the badges out.
The message is pasted below:
> Hi all......
>
> Here I am again....bugging you one more time this week!
>
> Many of you have been asking about the SME cards that you registered for
> but haven't received yet.
> I have just been told that SME had been having some logistical
> problems. Cards will be mailed out on Friday, February 9th and will be
> sent first class mail. This means they should arrive anywhere from 5 days
> to 2 weeks, depending on where you live. They are aware that the
> Competition is just 3 weeks (YIKES!) away. They are screening for those
> participants that will be competing in the first couple of regionals and
> will send those cards first. This should allow enough time for the cards
> to arrive. (let's keep our fingers crossed!).
>
> I think that's it for now.......I'm sure you'll hear from me again next
week!
> In the meantime, have a wonderful weekend......try to get some rest! I
> know that's near impossible this time of year though.....but do try! And
> remember to kiss your wife and kids from time to time so they don't forget
> that you exist.......better yet, do what I do and get them involved! That
> way you get to see them a little more!
>
> -Lori-
