Rookie All-Stars going to Nationals

[Kims Robot]

Originally Posted by Alex Minot

That's amazing! You guys are awesome for doing that, letting other rookie teams get the award. I have a question though, you guys are going to three regionals and you are a rookie team!!!!!!!!!!!! Where did you guys get the funds for this! We are practically begging everyone for money for us to get to nationals.

Thanks Well, its a HUGE lesson in budgeting. We dont spend a lot on superfluous stuff, and we try to get as much as possible donated. We have also raised over $5k in funds just from our patron drive (our version of begging for money). I will admit, our town is not poor, so our students put in $75 deposits for each away trip, but we have half the budget of a lot of the larger teams from what I know. Rochester saved us a lot of money, because we didnt have to pay for travel. I also spent A LOT of time on trying to find good rates for travel... we shopped around for busses and hotels to find the cheapest possible. USAir gave us a great deal on flights to Nationals... And Harris has been very generous in rewarding our success.

[quote=Rocketboy]Way to go 1511! You guys were awesome this weekend. And thanks to your GP, team 1590 now has a trip to nationals.QUOTE]

Thanks!! But, we will never know if it is thanks to our GP. We did submit our petition, but it is all up to the judges anyway. 1590 did a great job this year, and for such a tiny team, they deserve a TON of credit, and they deserved the award What an amazing little team! I hope they make it to Nationals with us!! (1532 was great too, they won Rookie Inspiration!)