fundraising

The fund-raising committee leads all team members and volunteers in earning the money needed to attend a regional/national competition, to create T-shirts and give-aways, and more.

Raffle Calendar Fundraiser Winners - Fri, Feb 1, 2013

2013

  • Day 1- David O' Connor
  • Day 2- Sandy Ellsmore
  • Day 3- Malinda Goulet
  • Day 4- Steve Gillingham
  • Day 5- Justin Weyand
  • Day 6- Peter French
  • Day 7- Malinda Goulet
  • Day 8- R.
Calendar Winner, Day 3 - Fri, Feb 3, 2012

Friday, February 3rd, the winner of tonight's drawing:
Kelly and Jeff Estes of Hollis.

You won a Cross Pen Set and a TEKTON 60pc Socket and Drill Bit Set.
A $47.00 value.

Congratulations!

The Calendar Raffle Has Begun! - Thu, Feb 2, 2012

After shaking up all the entries in the bucket, Aidan Qualey dug in deep and pulled out the first winner in February!

The winner for Wednesday, February 1st is:
Matthew Lavigne of Buxton, he wins a $25.00 gift card from Sears.

Congratulations Matthew, your gift card is in the mail right now!

The winner for Thursday, February 2nd is:
Eric Matthews, he won a $25.00 TJ Sandwich shop gift certificate.

John Qualey - Wed, Oct 26, 2011

1st year helper and Aidan Qualey's dad. I work for Napa Auto Parts in Buxton, Maine. I'm happy to be involved with the B.E.R.T. team and can't wait to see the team at the competition.

Time Warner Cable has given BERT a grant! - Tue, Mar 1, 2011

We recently recieved a $1,000.00 grant from Time Warner Cable. This money will be used for much needed equipment upgrades for BERT, to help us finish up this season and get us into the next.

Special thanks goes out to Time Warner Cable!

2011 Calendar Raffle WInners - Mon, Feb 14, 2011

Calendar Winners:
Josh Pinder- Cookie Dough
David O'Connor- $25 TJ’s Variety Gift Certificate
Sue Voinche- $25 Cash
Will Seyffer- $25 Sears Gift Card
Terri Plummer- $25 Country Styling Gift Certificate
Terri Plummer- Cookie Dough
Roger Piasio- Sun Salutations Yoga & Wellness Center $35 Gift Certificate
Diana Huppe- Wills & Sons Chainsaw Maintenance Kit-$25 Value
Douglas Negus- Cookie Dough
Andrew Szatkowski- Battery Booster pack-$155 Value
Tammy Farrec-$25 cash
David O'Connor- $25 Hannaford gift card
The Munro-Ludder's- $25 cash

Bottle Drives and Danger - Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Okay, so first things first. (hahaha FIRST things? get it?) My name is Douglas Negus and I have been designated as the fundraising "captain". Personally I feel that this title is only that- a title. Fundraising has no basis in one person. It is, as most things in robotics are, a team effort.

Week 4..making progress! - Mon, Feb 7, 2011

Week 4 has come to a close, we're making steady progress. The bumpers have been completely done since last week, both sets, complete with mounting hardware and painted numbers. We've been test-driving the robot and making adjustments to the drive system. We have all the arm pieces fabricated and have been putting on the sprokets, chains and other hardware. We're machining motor/gearbox mounts and other hardware and should have the lower arm running early this week, and the whole arm and claw running by the end of the week.

Malinda Goulet - Sat, Feb 5, 2011

Malinda became a mentor in the 2010-2011 season, when her husband Ted became an advisor. She does all behind the scenes organization and accounting and keeping the team on budget. She helps with other fundraising projects such as sponsor letters, bottle drives, cookie dough and bake sales. She also takes care of making hotel reservations, ordering of supplies and spirit committee items, such as t-shirts, hats, and giveaways.

Progress Report... End of week 3 - Mon, Jan 31, 2011

Just letting you know what's been going on in the BERT world...
We just finished Week number 3! We're half way there.

The Mini-Bot prototype is almost done, the plan is to test it out and make adjustments this week and have the finished Mini-Bot by the end of
the week.

The Host-Bot has the drive system on, and was being driven/tested this weekend, it was pretty awesome.