Brazilian Scrimmages Invitational - June 2004

[illumanat'i]

money probably would be a problem for a lot of teams.

on a side note, florida wasn't as much of a problem as huston, my school banned all trips because of the war, and we had to show them all the money we'd spent to be able to go, and threaten to skip school anyway, to make them let us.

they are letting people go to spain, why not brazil... hmmm

[Adam Shapiro]

I'd love to go! I'm sure we could convince our school to let us go, our main issue would be raising the money as our team is BROKE and most of the members wouldn't want to pay that much for the trip (though I think it's worth it, plus we get to hang out with our Brazilian buddies! ).

[tchescow]

For sure FIRST will "work" on the main issue: costs. Main sponsors should provied low costs trips (I suppose), and that would be the only thing, as the costs in Brazil would be very low as far as one dollar worths something about R$ 2,90.


(though I think it's worth it, plus we get to hang out with our Brazilian buddies!).

Sure! Last year we had a great time at Jersey (hopefully this year will be awesome again). So, it would be a pleasure to receive you guys here in Brazil.

[Cory]

I dont exactly see what the fuss is about schoolboards. This is in June, which means there's a very large chance that school is already out. If this is the case, you dont have to go through the school, since it doesnt need to be school sponsored. Besides, if it was during school, who's really going to be able to get out of the last week or two?

If you're talking about travelling to a future brazillian regional, then I can see your concerns.

In such a case, you need to make it clear to the board that what you are doing is a tremendous opportunity for you to learn about another country's culture, meet new people, and help developing teams. When they see how groundbreaking and important such a trip would be, Im sure they would try to find a way to let you go.

Cory

P.S. the hard part is getting the trip initially approved. after that, it should be smooth sailing each year. Around here, it's basically get approved once, and keep on getting approved after.

[kevin.li.rit]

Shipping costs, God the Shipping Costs!

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Cory

I dont exactly see what the fuss is about schoolboards. This is in June, which means there's a very large chance that school is already out. If this is the case, you dont have to go through the school, since it doesnt need to be school sponsored.
Cory

The fact remains that it is a school sponsered activity. Football practice starts in the fall before school does, and permission forms are still needed.

For some it will be a major issues, for some not so much. For others it will be the money. The other thing is having to ship a robot to Brazil. Airfrieght is expessensive, and sea shipping is slow.

Wetzel

[Ricky Q.]

This was brought up at our team meeting today, and we are going to do everything we can to get down there, my team was excited.

What are the dates for this?

Thanks

Ricky