Please Support Tucker High School s FIRST Robotics Team Sparky 384

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1 Please Support Tucker High School s FIRST Robotics Team Sparky 384 The J.R. Tucker High School FIRST Robotics team, Sparky FIRST team 384, is seeking supporters, sponsors, and tax-deductible donations. Sparky 384 participates in the international FIRST Robotics Competition. The vision of this competition, as expressed by founder Dean Kamen, is To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes. FIRST was created to inspire and motivate students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math, while fostering well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership. Each year, teams from around the world participate in FIRST, build a robot in six weeks, and compete in a high-energy sports-like atmosphere. Students work year-round with professional mentors from fields including engineers, scientists, accountants, marketing professionals, and graphic designers. These mentors inspire the students and cultivate 21 st century skills. The experience that students receive through this program is rewarding and shows the true excitement of science and technology. Over the past thirteen years, Sparky 384 s impact on their school and community has sparkled, resulting in the recent doubling of team members. With this growth, our team is able to increase our STEM outreach efforts for elementary and middle school students and surrounding community. Sparky 384 s budget is raised through student fundraisers, corporate sponsorships, and family donations. Attached is a fact sheet about FIRST as well as Sparky FIRST team 384, a copy of our budget, and the levels of sponsorship. Please feel free to contact us at 384sparky@gmail.com with any questions or to set up a visit from our team members. To read additional information about FIRST and Sparky go to and Thank you for your valuable time and for your support!! Rubin Cubero, Sparky 384 President and Mounika Bodapati, Sparky 384 Vice President Connor Clarke and Terry Daniels J.R. Tucker High School, Sparky 384 Coaches

2 FIRST FACTS FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology FIRST is an international educational mentoring organization that: reaches over 306,000 students on 29,400 FIRST teams, and they build 25,000 robots involves more than 3,500 sponsors relies on over 57,000 mentors attracts over 120,000 volunteers for events, tournaments, and workshops FIRST offers four Programs: FIRST Robotics Competition Teams (FRC) for high school students FIRST Tech Challenge Teams (FTC) for late middle and high school ages FIRST LEGO League Teams (FLL) for older elementary/middle school students Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) for younger elementary school students Studies show that students participating in FIRST are 90% more likely to attend & graduate from college. FIRST has nearly 14 million dollars worth of scholarships available for students Sparky 384 FACTS Sparky 384 participates in ALL FOUR levels of FIRST: Jr.FLL, FLL, FTC, and FRC Local school programs: Sparky 384 is involved with 100 s of K-12 students through our community outreach Thousands view Sparky 384 at our Public Events We participate in: Science Museum Robot Rumble JR Tucker School Events: Tiger Camp for Freshman and Homecoming Parade Community Demonstrations, including Edible Science Fairs Establish, mentor and assist Jr.FLL & FIRST LEGO League teams FIRST Tech Challenge Competitions in partnership with Glen Allen High School NASA/VCU Regional, FIRST Robotics Competition Boy Scout merit badge workshops, Innsbrook 5K run to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Science Museum Science and technology outreach programs In past years, % of Sparky 384 HS graduates attend college with most science and technology majors Sparky 384 graduates received over $100,000 in scholarship money Sparky 384 Competition Awards 21 Robotics Awards in 13 years for J.R. Tucker s Sparky 384 Ø 2012: Virginia Regional Champion Ø 2012: Virginia Engineering Inspiration Award Ø 2009: Website Excellence Award Ø 2008: VA General Motors Industrial Design Award Ø 2007: VA Motorola Quality Award VA Woodie Flowers Award: Coach Marshall Turner Ø 2006: VA Regional Chairman s Award* (FIRST highest award) VA Regional Finalist VA General Motors Industrial Design Award Ø 2005: Ø 2004: Ø 2003: Ø 2002: Ø 2001: Ø 2000: VA Regional Chairman s Award* VA Delphi s Driving Tomorrow s Technology Today VA General Motors Industrial Design Award VA Johnson and Johnson Sportsmanship Award VA Judge s Award VA Regional Winner MD Regional Winner VA Xerox Creativity Award VA Honeywell Leadership in Control Award VA #1 Seed VA Regional Finalist VA Honeywell Leadership in Control Award

3 Annual Budget FIRST Robotics Competition Registration $11,000 Robot Construction Costs $5,000 Travel Costs $13,000 Marketing & Spirit Costs $2,000 FIRST Tech Challenge Registration & Construction $2,000 Business (Fundraisers, Organizational, etc ) $2,000 Miscellaneous Costs $1,000 TOTAL: $36,000 FIRST Robotics Competition Registration: Registration for the local Virginia Regional at VCU costs $ To compete at the International Championship costs an additional $5,000. Robot Construction Costs: A basic kit of parts is included in registration, however to build a successful robot, teams must buy additional parts and machine shop time for metalworking, etc. Travel Costs: We travel for competitions, community outreach and other events. Most of the travel budget will be for attending the International Championship in St Louis, MO. Students will complete year round fundraisers help to offset this budget item. Marketing & Spirit Costs: The team has marketing needs such as team shirts, banners, buttons, beads, posters and other spirit items. FIRST Tech Challenge Costs: Our team participates in the FIRST Tech Challenge in partnership with Glen Allen High School. Glen Allen High School students fundraise to offset this budget item. Business: The team conducts student fundraising, which requires funds for investing and launching the fundraisers. Other organizational needs are laptops, presentation materials, shipping crates, flash drives, etc. Miscellaneous: Throughout the year, the team may have additional fees and costs such as materials for summer projects, the homecoming float, etc

4 Donation Levels The following levels note how Sparky sponsor donations are recognized. All donations are tax deductible! Friends of Sparky $250 - $999 Your name or company name will be listed on the team website Silver Level $1000- $2,499 Your name or company name will be listed on the team website Your name, company name or logo will appear on the team banner and shirt Your name or company name will be announced at competitions Your name will appear on the FRC Robot Gold Level $2,500 + Your name or company name will be listed on the team website Your name, company name or logo will appear on the team banner and shirt Your name or company name will be announced at competitions Your name or company name will appear on the FRC Robot Your name or company name will appear on team documents, newsletters and publications Please mail donations to: JR Tucker High Robotics Team 384 JR Tucker High School 2910 North Parham Road Henrico, VA Attn: Connor Clarke Thank you for your support!

5 Sponsor Form Please return this form with a check made out to J.R. Tucker High School, with Robotics on the Memo line $ Contribution Amount Sponsor Contact Information Contact Name: Company Name: Address: City/State/Zip Code: Contact Phone Number: Contact Address: For Corporate Sponsorships: Additional Information Company Website URL Please a high-quality image of your company logo to sparky384@gmail.com For Family Donors: Family Name as it will appear on team materials Please mail donations to: JR Tucker High Robotics Team 384 JR Tucker High School 2910 North Parham Road Henrico, VA Attn: Connor Clarke Thank you for your support!