We are Quantum Igniters, FTC Team #25957 who just WON the Iowa State FIRST Tech Challenge Finals (Black Division) and earned the 1st Place Think Award for engineering excellence! Because of these achievements, we’ve earned the opportunity to compete against the best teams in the world at the FIRST World Championship in Houston, Texas.
After months of designing, rebuilding, coding, testing, failing, improving, and pushing ourselves, we earned the opportunity to compete at the FIRST World Championship in Houston, Texas where we’ll represent Iowa against the best teams from around the world.
Please help us make this journey possible by supporting our fundraiser and sharing it with others who believe in empowering youth through STEM education.
How Your Support Helps Us Get to Houston
We’ve put in hundreds of hours this season. Late nights. Early mornings. Fixing mistakes. Improving every small detail. Winning State showed us what’s possible and now we want to take that same determination to Worlds.
Competing at the World Championship is an incredible honor, but it also comes with significant costs. The total estimated cost for our team to attend Worlds is about $15,000.
Where the Money Goes
- Our budget covers 12 students and 2 coaches traveling to Houston.
- Travel (Flights & Transport): Airfare and transportation for our team and robot to Houston
- Hotel Accommodations Staying near the competition venue for several days
- Championship Registration Official fee required to compete at Worlds
- Robot Parts & Spares Backup motors, electronics, tools, and emergency repairs
- Pit Display & Outreach Materials Posters, presentation materials, and pit setup
- Meals & Team Logistics Food and essential team expenses during long competition days
Why This Means So Much to Us
- We get to represent Iowa on a global stage
- We compete against world class teams
- We present our engineering work to industry judges
- We learn from teams across the world
- We bring back knowledge to mentor younger students
We’re excited to represent the Iowa community at the FIRST World Championship, and we couldn’t do it without your help. Every donation, no matter the size, helps us get one step closer to Houston.
Note: We are part of G-Neus Robotics (92-2426368) a non-profit organization that primarily focuses on uplifting young minds in the field of STEM robotics, your donation is tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Thank you for being part of this journey and empowering youth in STEM!
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