Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Our New Sponsor: BrightStar Care


On 2/23/2013, we held a digital video conference with BrightStar Care, a national, in-home senior care company.   We were asking for funds for the improvement of the EZ Inflatable invention of ours and getting us to St. Louis where the FLL World Festival is to be held.  In return, they are our sponsor and get their logo on our shirts, table, etc.

BrightStar Care is based in Chicago, Illinois and the people we held the call with were very happy to meet all of us.  During our conversation, we told them about our invention, The EZ Inflatable. We also shared about our robot Charlie and his creative attachments. Next the call shifted to an explanation of the awards we earned throughout this season. We won 4 awards and a 1st Place Award at Georgia Tech, the place of the FLL Georgia State-Championship competition.



The hardest part of the call was presenting the financial needs.  It seemed to be over almost as soon as it started.  At the end of the call BrightStar agreed to provide funds to aid our product and our transportation to St. Louis, Missouri!  When they said yes to our proposal to be a corporate sponsor, the room was going CRAZY!!! The room cooled down, and we all shouted “Thank You!” and we heard in reply “No Problem!”

Most of us have never been much farther west than Alabama, so St. Louis will be a big treat. The competition in Missouri will be held from April 24th to the 27th. This year was lots of fun, but also had tons of hard-work and effort put into it. The EZ Inflatable is being developed into a next generation prototype, which will be presented in full detail at the St. Louis World Festival. See you there!!!

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