I plan to work with students to get weekly updates out to sponsors and supporters. I have another preseason update just about ready to go. And I will be at meeting on Saturday and hope to get one all set up with links to FIRST videos during the meeting. No student wanted to sign up for this newsletter updates, but several volunteered to be team photographers. I consider all the photographers my weekly update crew. I've been in contact with ISPE Rockford Chapter. They said they will sponsor team again this year, but probably at a lesser amount than last year, as they want to sponsor several teams in the area. (We were only team that asked in the past. When I asked again this year, they decided to contact other local teams.) Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth R HS Lesko" <ken.lesko@xxxxxxxxxx> To: team2039@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: "Ken & Julie Lesko" <DoUSail2@xxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 3, 2011 5:52:40 PM Subject: [team2039] Re: Organization meeting Jan 4, 2011 My wife and I are already busy tomorrow so I cannot make the leadership meeting. But, I would like to get with Adam and our new treasurer (congratulations Jaime) to go over my Budget, Income and Spending spreadsheet and determine if this can be maintained by Jaime in the future. I’ll need to figure out a time to do this; any recommendations. By the way, IEEE confirmed today we will at least be getting $600 from them. That will bring this year’s fund raising total to $23,600! We have exceeded this year’s expected budget ($23,000). I would like to thank those student that have been involved in fundraising and giving sponsorship presentations. A lot of this work takes place behind the scenes and many on the team are unaware of the amount of emails and follow up needed to obtain the funds required to support the team for one season. We still need to follow up with Rockford Chamber of Commerce and ISPE. Any students that want to get involved can shoot me an E-mail. I didn’t see a Press Officer or Spirit / Promotion Officer listed as one of the leadership positions this year. Someone to worry about business cards, buttons and trading cards, and so forth. But I’m really most worried about keeping those sponsors up to date with what is happening during the design and build season. We will need someone to write the weekly update letter that goes out to the sponsors and onto our website. This activity will need to start this Saturday once we have the game. We need to convey what this year’s challenge is to our sponsors. Hopefully we have this hole covered, if not, it must be addressed this Saturday. I know my face is not always out in front of the kids anymore, but I’m still back here supporting the team. If you need something email me and I’ll try to help out. Regards, Ken Lesko Rockford Robotics Sponsorship Mentor Hamilton Sundstrand Electric Systems Systems Integrated Product Team Lead A350XWB Ram Air Turbine System Phone (815) 226-5135 From: team2039-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:team2039-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adam Czerwonka Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 8:05 AM To: 'team2039@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [team2039] Re: Organiztion meeting Jan 4, 2011 This works for me. See you guys tomorrow. Do we want to make this 5:00 PM? From: team2039-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:team2039-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Craig Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 12:21 PM To: team2039@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [team2039] Re: Organiztion meeting Jan 4, 2011 I should be able to make this, but as a forewarning, I dont think I can make the eighth. -Aaron To: team2039@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [team2039] Organiztion meeting Jan 4, 2011 From: ecarreguin@xxxxxxx Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:38:37 -0500 We would like to have a meeting/dinner at the Olympic Restaurant with all officers, team leaders (all students that have been thru 1 build season), and all Mentors. 5 pm Tue night. please RSVP so I can get Reservations. Thanks Carol Arreguin