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County Cup Croquet Tournament

10/5/2013

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Congrats to TechFire for a great showing at the County Cup Croquet Tournament this past weekend. The County Cup is an annual fundraiser which unites multiple charities along with the Rotary Clubs of York County to raise more than $100,000 for local nonprofit organizations and is used to support and build the community.  

Members of Team 225 spent many weeks practicing for the big day and held their own on amongst the many other community participants. TechFire was proud to field three teams, each playing for a different nonprofit organization. These included:

Team A
St. Onge Foundation
Matt Kline
Ben Martin

Team B
Turning Point Women's Counseling and Advocacy Center 
Donnie Krtanjek
Gracie Putman

Team C
York Country Day School
Ben Miller
Bethany Rispoli

The A-team was knocked out in the first round of semis by the team that went on to be runner-up.  Team B did an outstanding job but couldn't quite proceed to the semis.  Team C also had a tough time moving on from the prelims but was one of the lucky teams chosen at random to compete in the "Nickel and Dime Round".  We are proud of our TechFire students for winning $500 for York Country Day School!  We are hopeful that this money will be used to help fund the school's newly formed FLL teams.

In addition to playing croquet, the County Cup provided an amazing opportunity to reach out to the community.  Tyrannosaucer Rex wowed the crowd, firing frisbees and looking awesome-as-ever as many spectators stopped by to inquire about our team and the FIRST program. 

We would like to thank the Rotary Clubs of York County for a great day of competitive fun and for allowing our team to be part of an event which will have a tremendously positive impact on our community for years to come.  

 “FIRST isn’t just about building robots; it’s about developing life skills. The kids learn skills in relationships, teamwork, finance, fundraising, budgeting, and project management. The partnership between academia, the community, and industry...will build our future employees and future citizens.” 
Steve Sanghi Chairman of the Board, President & CEO Microchip Technology 
Member of the FIRST Board of Directors

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8/31/2019 06:58:58 am

I love to watch these tournaments.I can't wait for the next one.

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