Volume 2022 -06 | June 2022
Rocky Mountain BEST Volunteer Newsletter
30th Anniversary BEST Logo
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WOW! THANK YOU!
We Met our Fundraising Goal
Boosting BEST
YOU helped to make a difference
in the lives of Colorado students in 2022!
  • Over $15K raised thanks to YOU
  • A total of over $25K raised with our generous donor's $10K match
  • 24 students sponsored
  • 1 hub team sponsored
  • 9 regional championship teams sponsored
  • 35 auction participants bidding
YOU may still donate using Other Ways to Donate instructions below.
2019 RC Photo
MADE 2 ORDER Game Schedule
SAVE the DATES
Summer Teacher / Mentor Training
  • Tuesday - Thursday 12-14 July - Teacher / Mentor Institute – Free Summer Training, St Mary’s Church, 6853 S Prince St, Littleton. More information at this link, and if you can help mentor a team, register at the link.
MADE 2 ORDER Summer Game Field Build
  • SELF PACED July - August - Game Field Building We have field builders currently working on some big tasks. Maybe you can help them, have fun and be a big help this summer.
MADE 2 ORDER Game Eight-Week Fall RM BEST Hub Season
  • Saturday 17 September - Hub Kickoff Event – Game Reveal, Robot Material Distribution and Training, Englewood High School, 3800 S Logan St
  • Saturday 22 October - Online Critical Design Review Presentation - judging days will be announced
  • Saturday 29 October - Engineering Notebook Delivery Due - judging days 29 Oct - 8 Nov
  • Saturday 29 October - Hub Practice Day Event – Team Practice and Optional BEST Award Marketing Presentation - STRIVE Prep RISE 18250 E 51st Ave Denver
  • Saturday 12 November - Hub Game Day Event – Team Competition, Judging and Optional BEST Award Team Exhibit and Interviews, Englewood High School, 3800 S Logan St
MADE 2 ORDER Game Denver BEST Regional Championship
  • Saturday - Sunday 3-4 Dec - Denver BEST Regional Championship – Qualifying schools by invitation. Finalizing Colorado School of Mines venues. More details to be provided.
COMING SOON - Made 2 Order Game Teaser Video with 30th Anniversary highlights
Rocky Mtn BEST
MADE 2 ORDER Game
Registered Schools
*Rookie School
  • bESTology - Teachers can jump start their teams with 10 Weekly web postings for the Made 2 Order game including Game Theme related topics; Class/group or individual exercises; Research, writing, thinking, learning.
  • Check out the weekly postings:
  1. Defining Automatic
  2. What Job Where?
  3. Picking Which Way
  4. Control? What Is In Control?]
  5. Choosing your ARMs
6. It's a Matter of Sensor(s)
7. Where Are My Arms? Topics Sensors Path Orientation 
8. Which Way What? Topics: Sensors Path Orientation - Gyroscopes 
9. Am I All I Can Be? Topics Function Autonomous Function or Not
10. Where’s The Guidance? Topics Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV) Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR)
KIT & GAME FIELD CUT DAY VOLUNTEER THANKS
Thanks to a huge amount of VOLUNTEER effort:
  • Game Field Volunteers have parts to start building the field
  • Monday Kit Team Volunteers are preparing for September Kickoff
Please reply to learn how to join in the summer VOLUNTEERING fun!
2022 Game Field
2022 Game Field
2022 Game Field
2022 Kit Team
HAVE EXTRA HOURS TO VOLUNTEER?
HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITIONS
  • We are looking for enthusiastic RM BEST advocates to join 7 other board members to help us fulfill and advance our mission.
  • Especially helpful if you have contacts to expand our community connections and fundraising opportunities.
  • You can support from home. Monthly meetings are currently held online. To learn more about these positions, please contact Carolyn.Bauer@bestinc.org. 
FUNDRAISING
It takes a lot of funds to cover our costs to have a free competition at both the local level and the Regional Championship level. Here are MORE ways you can help from home.
  • GRANTS: Know a company or foundation that might want to hear about how they can help provide our inspiring STEM program free to schools?  Enjoy writing or have experience writing proposals or grant requests? Please contact Carolyn.Bauer@bestinc.org to learn more.
Planned Outreach Activities
We will be presenting on 21 July a BEST Robotics program introduction and robot demonstration at the MSU Denver TRIO Upward Bound Program for DPS high school students.
We're also reaching out to BEST high schools to encourage their help in presenting and demonstrating BEST Robotics program highlights.
Colorado Energy Day is Colorado's first FREE family festival showcasing exhibits focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
We are planning to have a booth at East High School this year on 24 September.
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Colorado Science Conference is geared towards anyone interested in science education, including K-12 teachers, college instructors, informal educators,
We are planning to have a booth at the conference:
Saturday, November 5th at Douglas County High School in Castle Rock.
Other Ways to Participate by Donating
Colorado Gives Donations 
You can donate ANYTIME at Rocky Mountain BEST at ColoradoGives.org.
Benevity
If your company has gift matching through Benevity, Rocky Mountain BEST is one of the eligible non-profit organizations. Please ask your HR department about Benevity gift matching!
King Soopers/City Market
Thanks to the 15 households who are using their King Soopers / City Market savings cards to donate to Rocky Mountain BEST.
If you used to refill a King Soopers gift cards for us and now need help setting up your savings card, please email lois.walton@bestinc.org. Lois would be glad to talk you through the quick process!
Amazon Smile
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Rocky Mountain BEST whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.
Amazon Smile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
Wondering what to do with your used car or truck? 
Donating your old vehicle or boat to ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEST is convenient, easy, and may qualify you for a tax deduction. And best of all, your donation of a used car or truck will make a big difference in supporting ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEST.
Why not donate your vehicle today? All you need to do is to complete our SIMPLE ONLINE FORM or call 1-866-628-2277 and we'll take care of the rest. We will pick up your vehicle, arrange to have your donation towed, and provide you with a tax-deductible receipt, all at no charge to you.
Build a robot in eight weeks;
inspire a youth for a lifetime
Don't miss out making it possible!