A Program ofIn the case of duct tape… ... if you've got enough of it,you can move the world. - Jamie Hyneman,Mythbusters - | [ March 25,2012;6:00 pm to 9:01 pm. ] Join us tonight at the Carrollwood Barnes &Nobleat 11802 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa,for some light snacks and [caption id="attachment_3239" align="alignright" width="287" caption="Going Up!"][/caption] refreshments,and an opportunity to meet some of our team members,see the current state of our robot,play with our little demo bot,have fun with some simple [...] [...] We’ve been pounding the outreach pavement since the State Championship Feb. 18th,participating in the always wonderful Lockheed MartinE-week event Feb. 22 in Orlando,and last night hanging with friends at a PTC User Group Meeting reception in St. Petersburg. It’s always fun to share FIRST with others,especially in the company of other [...] [...] We’re going to be holding a variety of fundraisers in the next few weeks,starting with our night at Sweet Tomatoes on March 15 ,so Ryder,our team videographer,put together this great informative video about FIRST,Team Duct Tape,and our journey to the World Championship. Enjoy! And please consider a contribution to Team [...] [...] As contributions continue to come in to Team Duct Tape,towards our World Championship expenses,we’re humbled and grateful for the continuing support of great community businesses like Franklin Jewelers,small businesses with big hearts and a generous spirit of community giving. It’s not easy to run a small business in today’s economy,so when [...] [...] Team Duct Tape is very grateful for the support of Raytheon Network Centric Systemsin Largo,for their generous donation towards our Mr. Dan,with Raytheon,helped sponsor TDTs 2010 World Championship entry,as well! World Championship registration fee, and their kindness in offering to transport our robot and gear to St. Louis for the World Championship! [...] [...] Team Duct Tape is grateful and humbled to announce a generous donation from VOISYS,a Clearwater based company,which is also helping us with team communications during travel and while in St. Louis. Thank you,VOISYS,for your support and encouragement! [...] [ March 15,2012;5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The fundraising frenzy has begun! Well –it did right after we had some cake to celebrate earning at spot at World! But now we’ve got less than 10 weeks to raise $10000 to get our team of 12 and their families to St. Louis for the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship! Some great donations have already [...] [...] [ February 22,2012;] [caption id="attachment_3176" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="TDT at 2010 Lockheed Martin Eweek"][/caption] We’re heading to Orlando tomorrow,to join in Lockheed-Martin Global Training and Logistics E-Week celebration. There’s going to be a big complement of FTC teams there,including all three World Championship bound teams. We’re looking forward to a great day with Lockheed Martin engineers,sharing [...] [...] | New Season is Just Around the Corner!Our coffers are drained from our World Championship run. Your contributions will help us cover 2012-13 costs for registration,new tools and equipment,and tournament costs. All donations made through Learning is for Everyone are tax deductible as permitted by law. Please type "Team Duct Tape" in the comment section of your Network for Good donation. Thank you! Support TDT with Great Geek Gear!Visit Florida FTC on  |