17-09-2004 00:41

Madison

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You should run this Cannonball style

17-09-2004 10:22

Ian W.

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Sounds interesting, too bad I don't have a car anymore...

17-09-2004 12:29

Erin Rapacki

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Oooo... I like this idea. CT is really pretty during the fall, the foliage will be worth it (although you should probably be keeping your eyes on the road )

17-09-2004 15:05

Peter Matteson

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Is this going to be Time Speed Distance Rally? Or a 5 card stud rally? Or another creative type?

17-09-2004 15:55

JohnBoucher

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It's a scavenger hunt for information. You need to look out for certain landmarks and answer questions about them. The car with the most correct answers wins.

Another twist is each team is running their own game. The route will be the same for all three teams, but each team will be starting at their own home base and awarding their own prizes.

It should be cool to see how this overlapping works out.

17-09-2004 16:18

K.Shaw

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ya i must say the trip is awsome because i was one of the people that drove the route to plan it....its a fun time especially with elgin and his GPS saying we were going off into a nearby lake and such.....lol technology and nature don't mix too well i hope alot of other robot teams in the area come and help us out!! woohoo

17-09-2004 19:56

Jay H 237

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The round trip between all three schools should take about 2 hours.

This could be a first in FIRST! (pun intentional ) Three separate teams getting together to do fundraisers. As John mentioned each team is running thier own game and keeps the profits for the vehicles that start at thier location. This is also a great way to bring attention to the participating teams.
Now hopefully it won't rain this Sunday when I'm entering my car in one of the largest shows in the Northeast, Southbury Training School. If it rains it means I won't be passing out fliers advertising this scavenger hunt.

Somehow I am not surprised that Elgin, and only Elgin, is capable of "breaking" the planned route!

17-09-2004 20:11

Jaine Perotti

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This reminds me of a question I had.
Our teams may have already discussed this, but what are some of the ways we are planning on marketing the event? Perhaps we could share our ideas on this matter. One thought I had was to put up signs at major road intersections, such route 4/route 7 and route 41/route 112. What do you think?

17-09-2004 20:24

Jay H 237

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The more advertising the better! Putting signs up at intersections works, especially the main roads you mentioned. We're also putting up fliers in local stores with thier permission, passing fliers out at car shows, listing the event in the back of the Special Interest Bargain News-Calander of Events, and contacting radio stations.

Remember, all makes, models, years of vehicles welcome.
^
This should be on the fliers also because there just aren't enough vehicles like mine to go around.

17-09-2004 21:47

Redhead Jokes

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That sounds so cool. Wish we could participate.

18-09-2004 13:45

Elgin Clock

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Hence this information gathering thread I started a while ago. I guess this is a first of this type of fundraiser so far in FIRST.

Should be interesting to see how it turns out.

19-09-2004 12:49

K.Shaw

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woohooo we get to be the first team to ever do somethinglike this...its so exciting! lol it may even win us some points for an award or something?

19-09-2004 20:36

KathieK

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Do we know when this will take place yet? (We will want to add it to our RAGE calendar)...

19-09-2004 20:52

Jay H 237

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October 17th. We want to do it when the leaves are changing, which makes the ride that much more scenic.
If there's any changes to the schedule I'll let you know.

19-09-2004 20:59

K.Shaw

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october 17th 10am - 1pm you will be returning at the place of location between 12pm and 3 pm if that makes sense?........people will be leaving in 5 minute intervals just to split up traffic a bit and the ride is about 2 hours soo

19-09-2004 21:05

Elgin Clock

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The only major difference between this and a "normal" collaborative fundraiser is that where you start on the road rally is who you pay your participation fee to.
(To be determined - No more than 20 bucks a carload but probably less.)

That way we 3 teams are not fighting over who's money is who's at the end of the rally.
That could get ugly (I'm sure it wouldn't..) and this way we also have 3 places to choose from to start your adventure.

More details to follow. I want to get a copy of the flyer and upload ALL the info at once. But what was discussed so far in this thread is the basics.

19-09-2004 21:23

KathieK

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That's our Teambuilding Weekend. Hmm. Let's see, can we make that a teambuilding exercise???

19-09-2004 21:56

Jessica Boucher

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Am I disqualified because I come from the area?

I may just have to take a roadtrip

20-09-2004 15:44

tkwetzel

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Each group of people in a single car is working together as a team, so to me it clearly looks like a great teambuilding exercise!

Too bad I am going home from school that weekend, otherwise I might have joined you. Oh well, great idea...sounds like a lot of fun.

20-09-2004 17:37

K.Shaw

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ya...its going to be a blast if you come to it.....also elgin the price per car load is $10

20-09-2004 18:09

Jay H 237

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No, we'd love to have you back.

Good point since we didn't mention it, but let's wait like Elgin said and upload all the info at once. I don't see any point in making people read 15 different posts to piece all the info together. If that was the case then this thread would become the scavenger hunt instead of the actuall trip!

21-09-2004 17:17

Elgin Clock

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Date: Sunday, October 17th

• (Registration the morning of)

Starting/ Ending Locations:

• Watertown H.S. (team 237)
• Nonnewaug H.S. (team 38)
• Housatonic Valley Regional H.S. (team 716)

Time:

• Leave between 10 am-1 pm
• Return to your start point between 1pm – 4pm

Call for Info if Needed:

• Scott (860) 274-1732 (team 237)
• Ashley (203) 266-9148 (team 38)
• Sara (860) 248-0735 (team 716)

Refreshments before and after.


$10.00 per car the day of!!!!
Any mode of Transportation- All are welcome

21-09-2004 18:12

Jessica Boucher

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Awesome, you picked a weekend with nothing on it!

< slightly OT >I was talking about Woodbury's giant orange puppy sculpture in my Writing Fiction class today. We had to comment on a short story about this girl who went nuts and made a shrine for a man she was obsessed with by hanging stuff in this one tree....but hey, if you stuck that tree in Woodbury someone would probably call it art < /OT >

22-09-2004 20:17

Jay H 237

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It's called "Barking Dog". I just hope that wasn't a question on our scavenger hunt!

Possibly someone, with one being the key word, would call it art. Barking Dog made quite a ripple in very conservative Woodbury when it was installed.

10-10-2004 15:31

JohnBoucher

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One week to go and are we pumped or what.
Update: New prize added by Team 237 is 4 Tickets to the Haunted Graveyard at Lake Compounce.
Update: Official Team 237 Chocolate Chip Cookies will be sold at WHS.

17-10-2004 01:36

Elgin Clock

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T-Minus less than 8.5 hours till the road rally.

We'll see how this goes, our first attempt at this kind of collaborative fundraiser.

Wish us luck, or come on down and participate if you live nearby.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...8&postcount=23

17-10-2004 19:36

KathieK

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Our thanks to the three teams who hosted this Fall Road Rally - we couldn't believe how absolutely beautiful the foliage was today... It's rare that we actually get out to that part of Connecticut.

If ever visiting our state, be sure to take the tour that we went on today - We will definitely be back for a tour of Kent Falls State Park, the Cornwall bridge and all the lovely antiques shops and arts and crafts locations along the way.

A special thank you to Team 237 - the 2005 Atlas was a nice gift to receive from you all - it would have come in handy at the beginning of the day when we followed the directions and turned RIGHT onto Route 6 instead of turning LEFT as we were supposed to... But this way we got to see Terryville, named after Eli Terry, famous Clock maker... another FIRST for us! (BTW Team 38 - no one in Terryville seems to know where Nonnewaug High School is located! )

We'll be back next year to participate in the 2005 Fall Road Rally! And we'll have to CHALLENGE some other FIRSTers to join us!

18-10-2004 00:07

K.Shaw

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dont forget you guys have another prize coming. im glad you guys came and had a good time!

18-10-2004 15:59

Elgin Clock

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Here is some of that beautiful CT foliage that the participants of the Road Rally saw.
This is actually the view into the center of Watertown from WHS.

I'll be adding more pics to our Gallery once I get them (Hopefully Tuesday night. 10-19)

18-10-2004 20:50

Izzy_Stradlin

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sounds like alot of fun..i should tell my team about it

18-10-2004 21:31

Elgin Clock

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It's over for this year, but we'll look for you next year?

20-10-2004 02:24

Elgin Clock

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Here are some pics from the Road Rally 2004.
CLICK HERE!