Support Java The Hutts' Journey to Houston

Hello, we are Java The Hutts #14725, a FIRST Tech Challenge team of 7th-12th grade students who have worked hard all year to design and build a robot to efficiently complete the challenges and score the most points in this “Into the Deep” season game. We learn technical skills like mechanical and electrical engineering, CAD, and coding. but also soft skills such as public speaking, marketing, and teamwork.

FIRST was founded by Dean Kamen to celebrate students excelling in STEM the way that athletes are celebrated, to inspire more youth to pursue STEM, where every kid can go pro! The skills learned are in high demand to fulfill workforce needs, so support for FIRST teams is a solid investment in our future economy! FIRST is more than robots and we have made significant impact in our community through our dedication to STEM education, STEM advocacy and our commitment to fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and support among our region’s robotics teams. Serving over 1,000 hours of outreach, connecting with over 50,000 people locally, Statewide, and Internationally, our team is most proud of our impact.

We have advanced to the World Championship to be held in Houston, TX, April 15-19, 2025, by again winning the top overall Inspire Award at the Florida State Championship for the second year in a row, which is given for excellence across all judging categories This remarkable achievement marks our third qualification for the World Championship in the past four years, having previously won the World Champion title in April 2022, plus competing in 2024 and winning the 2nd place Connect Award. We will be facing 255 other teams from all over the world, representing Florida and the U.S. with pride.

The trip to Houston is estimated to cost us $30,000, and the team could use your help to fund our trip. Donations will go to paying for event registration fees, travel expenses, transportation, lodging, robot parts and equipment. By sponsoring or donating to our team, you are not only helping us fund our trip to Texas for the five-day International competition, but you are also supporting us in learning many valuable life skills, and of course, we share what we learn, leading our region’s robotics teams and State with gracious professionalism.

Thank you for your consideration!

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