Volume 2022 -08 | August 2022

Rocky Mountain BEST Volunteer Newsletter

Many Ways to Volunteer

and Join in the fun!

2022 MADE 2 ORDER Game - Kickoff on Saturday 17 September - SIGNUP TODAY!

We are excited to be kicking off in a couple weeks with the special 30th Anniversary game created by BEST Robotics Inc!

We'll be handing out robot kits, revealing this year's game and providing team training.

Are you available to help? Please click the button below to volunteer.

Kickoff Event

Saturday, 17 Sept, 7:45 -11:30 AM
Englewood High School, 3800 S. Logan St., Englewood

Open positions at the link below include:

7:45 AM, 1.25-hour Kit Pick Up - only moving up to 30# kits is open
8 AM, 1-hour Registration plus Welcome positions
8:30 AM, 2-hour Field Monitoring
10 AM, 1.5-hour Kit Pick Up - only moving up to 30# kits is open

Those who volunteer will receive a Kickoff Event details email about a week before the event with maps and additional information.

Visit our Kickoff SIGNUP to Volunteer

PLEASE SAVE THESE OCTOBER & NOVEMBER DATES.

Online Critical Design Review Presentation Judging

Judging days 18, 19, 22 Oct

Online self-paced Engineering Notebook Judging

Judging days 29 Oct - 8 Nov

Practice Day Event

Saturday 29 October
STRIVE Prep - RISE 18250 E 51st Ave, Denver
Practice Day SIGN UP LINK COMING IN late-September

Game Day Event

Saturday 12 November
Englewood High School 3800 S. Logan St., Englewood
Game Day SIGN UP LINK COMING IN early-October

Denver BEST Regional Championship

Saturday - Sunday / 3-4 December
Qualifying schools by invitation.
Colorado School of Mines venues. More details to be provided.

Checkout our Event Volunteer page for volunteer position descriptions that may interest you. Starting after 21 September, our Event Volunteer page will be updated with the new MADE 2 ORDER game specific files.

MADE 2 ORDER GAME TEASER VIDEO

Just 1-minute w/ 30th Anniversary too!

Still Room for Additional Schools

Send interested Teachers to RMBEST.org

to Join these Teams

*Rookie School

More Ways 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

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.

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!

King Soopers Community Rewards Page

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.

Visit our Amazon Smile Sign In Page

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.

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