Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council
How can we begin to say, “Thank you!” to the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council? We received a tremendous start-up grant from the Council for our 2012-2013 season. The grant we received through the Scale-Up programs allowed us as a first year team to enter the competition and to purchase all we needed to make our robot, Benny, a success. Our road has not always been smooth or without problems, but we all learned so much more about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as we gained experience with FTC!
John Deere
Thanks to John Deere for providing us a grant for our team. As a non-profit organization finding additional funds to run a team can be difficult. This grant allowed us to purchase equipment for our robot. Their very generous grant is very much appreciated! Of course, we also need to mention that our fantastic mentor, Kyle, comes from John Deere!
Rockwell Collins
Thanks to Rockwell Collins for providing us with a Rockwell Collins FIRST grant. The grant allowed us to register for this year’s event. As a second year team this was a great support to us.
Saturn Tool & Die
Saturn provided the funds and facility for us to build our playing field. This gift was greatly needed and enabled us to further our partnership with this great company!
Westminster Presbyterian Church
When we were looking for a place for our team to meet, Westminster Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Iowa, stepped up and graciously allowed us to meet there. We cannot begin to thank them enough for their continued support of our team.
Crossroads Rotary
Crossroads Rotary was the first organization to step up to support our team and all STEM Initiatives across the Winnebago Council. We cannot begin to thank them enough for believing in us and giving us the opportunity to start our team this year.
Winnebago Council
Many thanks to the Winnebago Council for all of the support they have given us. This year the Winnebago Council helped us with the purchase of T-shirts for our team.
FIRST
We would also like a chance to thank FIRST for allowing us to be inspired and to recognize science and technology through the FIRST Tech Challenge. Thanks for coming up with a great task for us to solve. For all of the time your organization puts into creating great programs for kids — from Jr. FLL, FLL, FTC, and FRC, we say, “Thanks!”