Kinetic Knights hold successful button drive, planning bottle drive
The Kinetic Knights Robotics FRC Team 781 of Kincardine held a successful button drive Saturday, April 4, raising more than $4,500.
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d Gonzales (L) and Lana Splettstoesser of the Kinetic Knights collect donations at Canadian Tire, Kincardine, during the button drive, Saturday, April 4, to help the robotics team attend the FIRST world championships in St. Louis, Missouri, April 23-25;
photo by David Dadson
The team is fund-raising to help cover the expenses of travelling to St. Louis, Missouri, to compete at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) world championships April 23-25. The team became eligible for the worlds after winning the Engineering Inspiration award at the North Bay Regional competition, March 26-27.
The Kinetic Knights are holding a second fund-raiser - a bottle drive - Saturday, April 18. If you want to support this event, please leave all bottles and cans at the end of your driveway or on your porch before 7:30 a.m.
Those who wish to watch Team 781 compete at the worlds April 23-25, can do so on-line at watchfirstnow.com or thebluealliance.com
Gregory Dadson (L) and William Fengler of the Kinetic Knights participate in the button drive, Saturday, April 4, in downtown Kincardine
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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