BUSINESS STRATEGIC SUSTAINABILITY PLAN 

SPONSORS/PARTNERSHIPS 

Our Parents, Mentors, Supporters, Sponsors, Partner & Donors

Goals of the Business Strategic and Sustainability Department

Connect. Sustain.  Grow.  Promote  

The goal of the Business Strategic Sustainability Department is to make sure that all our FIRST robotics teams are sustained and to expand and offer robotics and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) programs to youth in our community and the surrounding areas.



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Michael- Director of Business and Strategic and Sustainability Plan


BE THE GOAT
What We Have Done
  • We wrote a grant for $20,000 but it was given to another organization, we will try again next year
  • We acquired a space to start our Robotics and Innovation Center for youth in our community
  • We successfully reached out to local business like Stop and Shop, Costco, Pizza Place to sponsor our events via a food donation or a gift card to purchase food
  • We recently acquired confirmation of a partnership with UTC and Branson for Engineering mentors, we are also being considered for sponsorship in 2018
  • We mentor 3 FLLJR teams, one is an all girls team
  • We mentored 4 FLL teams , one is an all girls team
  • We added 10 team members to our FLLJR and FLL Teams from our free summer camp
  • We have increased our team membership from 7 team members to 13 team members this year




What We Plan To Do (Initiatives)
  • We plan to have at least one BSSP Outreach Event per month, like Panera’s, Chipotle, Bounce, Outback, etc.,.
  • We plan to find other Grants
  • We plan to seek out additional sponsorships and partnerships from other local businesses like the Lions Club or The Rotary International Club as well as additional Engineering companies.
  • We plan to put together a sponsorship package
  • We will recruit volunteers and sponsors for the January FTC qualifier we are hosting
  • We will continue to mentor FLL and FLLJR ages kids as part of our sustainability plan
  • We will continue to expand the creation of FIRST teams as we did with the Home school tram in Bethel CT


Thank You to our current sponsors and partners:
AKOMA Foundation, Inc; IBM; City of Danbury; Nexus, LLC Danb
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OUR SPONSORS

AKOMA Foundation, Inc.is the fiscal agent for our team.  

AKOMA (Advancements in Knowledge and Opportunities that are Meaningful for All) Foundation, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to Inspire, Engage and Prepare young people through enrichment programs designed to nurture skills necessary to succeed in a global environment, thereby preparing the next generation of innovators, creators and entrepreneurs for their benefit and the benefit of society.
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OUR PARTNERS

FRC Team 1099 the DiscoTechs

Donors

The donors listed below helped our team get to the 2016-17 World Championships in St. Louis. Thank you!
Kishore Banala
Todd & Kim Bankofier
Pam and Kim Baptiste
Shanda Bell
Susan Bellissimo
Cheryl Cook
Angela & Paul Daniels
Steven Geoffrion
Chris Halfar
Mai Hernandez
April Herron
Doris Jean-Voyticky
Lynn Morse
Nneena Parris
Pathways Academy
Tushar Patel
Kevin Pheasey
Ben SanSeverino & Family
Mary Saracino
Michael Sibbitt
Tamara Tershakovec
Sam Thillaikumaran
Sandra Thompson
Armando Virola
Rosalind Welch
Ronalee Yandolino

The League of Extraordinary Wish List

ITEM QUANTITY COSTS PURPOSE
New Laptops 4 $2400 Programming, Simultaneous CAD, Simultaneous SKYPE, Simultaneous Engineering book
Complete Field 1 $450 Practice game missions
Parts and Equipment kit 3 $1650 Parts to build the robot
Building Materials N/A $1000 Pit Decorations and Giveaways
"Just in Case" Funds N/A $2000 Funds to use in case of unforeseen circumstances
TOTALS SO FAR $7500

Please consider donating to our team.

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