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===FRC Schedule=== | ===FRC Schedule=== | ||
Two competitions set | Two competitions set | ||
− | *First week at | + | *First week at Hatsboro-Horsham and 4th week in New Jersey |
*Kick-off at Upper Darby High School | *Kick-off at Upper Darby High School | ||
*Need to work on award presentations | *Need to work on award presentations | ||
*Ben and Yahya working on safety video | *Ben and Yahya working on safety video | ||
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===Fundraising=== | ===Fundraising=== | ||
*Light Bulbs | *Light Bulbs |
Revision as of 13:04, 17 November 2011
20-October-2011 - 6:00 - 8:00 pm - Creamery Way warehouse
Contents
Agenda
- 1 Review of September Meeting Minutes
- 2 Financial Report
- Light Bulb Results
- Pancake Breakfast Results
- 3 Space Discussions
- Future availability of 427 Creamery Way
- CCIU Scenario
- STEM Academy
- Other Options?
- Set course & Action Plan
- 4 FRC Schedule
- Competitions, Training & Kick-off
- Award Preparations
- Media Plans
- Fund Raising
- 5 VEX Schedule
- 6 FLL Schedule
Meeting Minutes (A. Weissman)
Financial Reports
Light Bulb Sales
- 4 Cases of 30 each of the First Generation
- 20 bulbs sold by students - $400
- 28 bulbs sold by mentors - $560
- 7 bulbs sold at $15 - $105
- 5 bulbs out with payment pending
- 2 Cases of 30 bulbs unopened
- $100 credited toward student fees
- $965 Gross Profit
- $750 Expenses – cost of 4 cases of bulbs
- $215 Net income
- Introduction of second generation bulbs
- Two types
- Smaller – Same cost to manufacture as the current generation – 8.5 Watt
- Larger - $17 manufacture – FIRST wants us to sell these for $28 – 13.5 Watt
- FIRST is no longer producing the first generation light bulbs
Pancake Breakfast
- Income:
- $1288 – Ticket Sales (including $238 with Faith)
- $262 – Raffle
- $86 – Silent Auction
- $20 – Light Bulbs
- $1656 – Total Sales
- Expenses:
- $175
- $42.38 – Photo Frame
- $217.38 – Total Expenses
- Profit:
- $1438.62
- Responses:
- Positive feedback from Applebees
- Consumers enjoyed the rapid service
- Overall a good experience
Space Options
427 Creamery Way
- Great FRC Building but contract for lease to a 3rd party
- Non-binding
- 120 day due diligence is in effect but endpoint is uncertain
- Waterloo Gardens will give us 30 days notice to vacate
CCIU Scenario
- CAT Brandywine (1635 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville) becoming available next summer
- 4,000 ft2 may be available
- Off-hour access is problematic
- CCIU eager to have a CCIU FTC team
- Recruit throughout Chester County
- Meets a CCIU objective – creativity training
- CCIU wants proposal
- Benefits we can offer
- CCIU Team?
- Hours
- Clem is working on it
STEM Academy
- Fiore wants Robotics (FLL, VEX, and FRC) back in S.T.E.M. Academy
- For FRC:
- ~500 ft2 storage space
- Machines could be in fixed location
- We would need to put things away and clean up when finished meetings
- Rationalize our “stuff”
- Fiore indicates off-hour access is manageable
- Fiore wants a plan
- Fiore wants main recruitment from S.T.E.M. Academy students
- Current students are welcome to remain on the team – no issue with non-DASD students
- FRC Proposal
- Relocate 1640 to S.T.E.M. Academy
- Propose to CCIU the formation of a new CCIU FRC team based at CAT Brandywine – rookie year 2013
- DAR to provide oversight, share training, defined resources, recruit and train mentors, help fundraise
Other Options
- Chamber of Commerce to check for companies to house us
- Vanguard
- “STRUT” Systems
- Frank’s Nurseries on Route 100
- Go to PECO and ask for donated electric
- Realtors
- Retail locations
- West Goshen Township Building
- “Sethman” Liberty Trust
- Great Valley Business Center
- John Manley?
- West Chester Universities
Action Plan
- Work on proposal for STEM for storage and usage
- Work on proposal for CCIU for new FRC Team / Storage and usage
- Continue looking for alternate sites
- Scott Featherman contacting Frank’s
- Foster Schucker is going to call local power companies for power credits
- Julie Kulik contacting “STRUTs” and John Manley
- Work on a contract with S.T.E.M. for VEX and FRC
- VEX is talking with S.T.E.M.
- Explore Pod for storage
FRC Schedule
Two competitions set
- First week at Hatsboro-Horsham and 4th week in New Jersey
- Kick-off at Upper Darby High School
- Need to work on award presentations
- Ben and Yahya working on safety video
Fundraising
- Light Bulbs
- Pancake Breakfast
- Corporate Sponsors
- Boeing – Clem McKown and Rich Kulik are working with Boeing Grant
- Lockheed-Martin
- Other corporate sponsors
VEX Schedule
- Working late into build season
- Possibly moving into Creamery Way
- Space for storage, vice, and grinder needed
- Storage = Shelving units
Competitions
- December 3 at Abington
- December 10 at Trichester
- Looking for a place to move
- Looking for a place to host competition
FLL Schedule
Competitions
- November 19 at Lansdale Catholic
- January 7 at Pattom Middle School