Thank you to everyone for responding in such kind and supportive ways. Lots of wonderful ideas were shared and I'm hoping to put them to good use. I feel fortunate to be a part of such a fantastic, robotic community. Thanks bunches! Peggy Morgan *314-479-1949* On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 7:34 AM, Michael Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Peggy, > > Congratulations, I'm sure the kids were excited! We'd be willing and able > to help out with whatever you may need. I'll follow up in a separate note > with some more details. > > Michael > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 6:56 AM, Peggy Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Dear Fellow Coaches, >> First of all, I would like to apologize for talking about the next level >> of tournament when there are many teams who have not yet competed at the >> local level; however, our situation requires we gather information and make >> plans. >> >> Background: I am a volunteer at Walker-Jones Education Campus. The >> extraordinary news is our team won the Core Values Award and is advancing >> to Harrisburg on Dec. 5th & 6th. The thought of such a thing NEVER entered >> our minds. For the past three days reality has been sinking in and I have >> a couple of huge concerns: safety and funding. I really don’t know who to >> turn to and then last night I thought of this group. >> >> The FIRST YPP states: 2 – 4 students in a room, same gender and no adults >> unless they are a parent. This sounds good but not really in our reality. >> I really can’t imagine three rooms of children in a hotel, two hours away >> from home, who have never spent a night in a hotel. This doesn’t really >> seem safe. >> >> Second problem ~ finance. Our school does not really have money for such >> an expense for ten students. We really do not have a PTO. We are reaching >> out to central office but that doesn’t seem to be working out and I can not >> imagine funding being able to work through the DCPS system in less than >> three weeks. >> >> A little more background ~ we have some outstanding parents but traveling >> by car is not possible. Taking off work for three days to attend is >> probably not possible. Chipping in even $50 is probably not possible. >> They will all want to help but . . . the reality . . . >> >> Traveling back and forth is not really possible with because of the >> schedule and distance. >> >> This is a huge honor and opportunity and we want to go to Harrisburg but >> I need your advice & experience. How do you handle the overnights and >> where do you get funding? >> >> Thank you! >> Peggy >> >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or >> leave the list". >> >> -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via >> VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to >> subscribe. >> > > > > -- > Michael T. Brown > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.