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    Best Robotics Competition Florence Mall Day

    Date: September 24, 2016, 12:00pm
    Organizer:
    Stephanie S. Newland VP of Workforce Readiness Shoals Chamber of Commerce 20 Hightower Place P. O. Box 1331 Florence, AL 35631-1331 phone (256) 764-4661 fax (256) 766-9017 snewland@shoalschamber.com www.shoalschamber.com
    Location:
    Florence Mall 301 Cox Creek Pkwy #78, Florence, AL 35630
    Price:
    Volunteers Needed
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    For those who are willing to help us out again this year, please REGISTER  TO  VOLUNTEER for this year’s events at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BEST-VOLUNTEER-REGISTRATION


    ** It helps us more than you know in planning (judges, event coverage, t-shirts, meals, etc.) to have a good start on volunteers well-before the competition dates!!  Please don’t wait until the last minute. **

    IMPORTANT  2016  EVENT  DATES:

    • Sat., Aug. 27, 3 p.m. - “Pay Dirt” Kick Off at NW-SCC, Gym
    • Sat., Sept. 24, 10 a.m. – 12 noon – Mall Day (practice robot driving) at Florence Mall
    • Thurs., Oct. 6 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m., can work a shift) – Judging - Marketing Presentations, T-shirts, Web Sites & Videos at NW-SCC
    • Thurs., Oct. 6 (5 – 9 p.m.) - Judging - Engineering Notebooks at NW-SCC
    • Sat., Oct. 8 (most of the day!) – Game Day & Judging - Robotics Game, Booths and Spirit & Sportsmanship at NW-SCC Gym & Grounds

    This year’s game is “Bet the Farm” … see the teaser (only 1:31 min.) on our NW Alabama BEST web site: http://nwalabamabest.org 

    THANK  YOU to our 2016 Sponsors & Partners, so far:

    PLATINUM

    ·         Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Huntsville

    ·         TVA

    GOLD

    ·         SSWA Recycling

    SILVER

    ·         Allstate Insurance, Teresa Rogers

    ·         Walmart, Hough Road, Florence

    ·         Walmart, Neighborhood Market, Florence

    BRONZE

    ·         Tri-Cities Manufacturing

    ·         Shoals Manufacturers Association

     BEST  FRIEND

    ·         Books-a-Million (BAM!)

    ·         Listerhill Credit Union

    IN-KIND

    ·         Florence Mall

    ·         Life Data Labs

    ·         Tennessee Valley BEST (Calhoun)

    GRANT

    ·         Alabama Office of Workforce Development