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=Booster Club=

Welcome to the Columbus Robotics Alliance!

 * The purpose of this Booster Club is to support the student opportunities in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
 * To invite new members, click on **Settings** and **Invite People**.

Mentoring
Almost all of the students start with no experience in anything related to the engineering or business applications. The robotics competitions have parts that are similar to marketing and business plan components. Our team needs Engineering mentors and Non-Engineering mentors.

Engineering Mentors
Engineering can be anything from professional engineers to adults with some in various technical trades. Time commitment can be anything from a few hours to a weekly commitment. The students will have technical reviews where mentor input is encouraged and needed. Some mentors can commit to certain days of the week or on the weekend to be more active.

Fund Raising
Funds are raised through national organizations, and also hopefully local businesses. Help is needed making contacts with organizations to bring them on board for our team as a supporting partner.
 * FIRST Robotics has a minimum budget of $14.000 ($5000 entry fee + travel costs + robot building costs).
 * Additional costs are required to attend more than one regional competition with an extra $8000 per regional event.
 * DREAMS High Altitude balloon missions cost about $2000 each.
 * Other engineering activities have similar budgets.