[JaneYoung]

We had some beautiful work done on our bumpers, screen printing the numbers - and - the team name. A lot of work went into getting everything lined up perfectly before submitting the fabric to the company for screen printing. When the fabric was given to me to make the bumpers, the mistake was realized and the decision made to cut off the team name and replace it with plain fabric. The bumpers were finished with just the team number on it.

If the rule is written - read it, learn it, follow it, and fix it when you are not in compliance. If the team overlooks or misses the rule, fix it when it is pointed out to you and you are not in compliance. There's a lot about these robotics competitions that creates opportunities for individuals, teams, event organizers, and those responsible for the program - to hold themselves accountable. It is a definite move in the positive direction of driving culture change for the better.

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Side note - we had drawn up a design for making a cover with the second color but I ordered an AndyMark skirt on the side - just in case. The AndyMark skirt was the one that was screen printed and used in Dallas. (Fabric was sewn over the team name to cover it on the skirt leaving only the team numbers.) Somehow, between Dallas and Lone Star, it got 'lost' and when the team uncrated in Lone Star, there was no bumper cover. A team member and a parent made a mad dash for fabric and paint and made a bumper cover from scratch with the use of a sewing machine at a relative's house somewhere in the Houston area. It worked out but was a fun challenge for the them.

Jane