Support Team C-Bug's Journey to World Finals

Please help us get Team C-Bug to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals!!!

We are incredibly proud of this outstandingly creative, collaborative, and inspiring team!

After six years of coaching — including two years virtually during a global pandemic — this remarkable group was selected as one of only 60 teams out of 237 to advance to the Virginia Odyssey of the Mind State Championship.

And not only did they compete — they placed FIRST!

Next month, they will proudly represent Virginia at the Odyssey of the Mind World Championships — one of just 28 teams selected across the entire state! There will be teams from all across the U.S. and 38 countries competing against our C-Bugs, and we know they are going to be just amazing.

The World Finals will be held at Michigan State University. And even though our prop and set budget was only $145, the fees to participate at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals are $4,300. This doesn't include transportation for our families, or hotels, or meals while we are there. But we are going to do whatever it takes to get these C-Bugs to the World Finals!

Coach Amanda Litvinov and I could not be more honored to stand alongside these talented students from Clermont Elementary School. They embody creativity, resilience, teamwork, and humor — and they are truly an inspiration.

We would be so grateful for your support as they prepare for the opportunity of a lifetime.