Segway Fundraiser

[Libby Ritchie]

BIG THANKS to Stuart Bloom from Team 1018, RoboDevils! Stu was nice enough to bring his Segway out to one of our home boys basketball games and allowed our team (393) to sell rides on the Segway!

WHAT A HIT! We sold 104 rides at $2 per ride. We had an obstacle course set up (simple orange cones) that riders could run. We had people of all ages try out the Segway! This fundraiser also helped us get our team some press in the local newspaper. If any team decides to do this, it's a great way to make money. Stu suggested that we sell the rides for $5 each, but because Morristown is a VERY small, rural school, I thought it would be best to be conservative and go with $2 a ride. (I WAS WRONG!) We could have easily made over $500 in a few hours had we gone with $5 per ride. But, we are really happy with making $208. It was a fun way to raise money for the team!

Thanks to Team 1018 for giving us Stu for a night. (He did this during a build session!)