I week left!!!!!

Hey guys, we have one week left now to get everything together and we are running a bit short on time. Build team is working their butts off and communications is working (kinda) hard on..... stuff... Okay, we aren't really working...
Anyway, the tournament is coming up and we appreciate all the support we have gotten over the the last couple weeks. I would like to say I will be keeping up with the blog during the tournament, and I'm not saying I won't, but with all the time we are spending at the arena who knows when I will find the time.
Well, until then!
- Kait. Communications!

Day 31: I'm Back!

Hello everyone, it's been a while I know! I have been busy, along with the rest of the team studying for exams, which sucked, by the way. We are back now and working harder than ever, especially now that we realized we only have two more weeks to complete the robot before we can't touch it anymore. Yeah, so we are kind of panicked...
We are not nearly far enough on the robot to go just yet, so everyone is doing as much as they can right now. We are hoping to be finished shorty, so I will keep you up to date. Or... I will just post when something interesting happens. For now, have a good day, and go kick some axles!

Day 18: I am so not here right now!

Nothing really to report. These last few days have been kind of slow. My partner is away and I have been studying more than working on the blog and minutes. Most people don't come to the meetings right now, and the build team is the only one getting things done. I think we all need to take a day off and stop pushing ourselves so hard.
- Kait. Communications

Day 17: We're Responsible! Most of the time...

Hey everyone, so I have discovered that no matter how hard I try I am just going to miss a couple of days here and there. With exams happening at the end of the week I do not expect to be here everyday like I had planned. And weekends I work, so posting then won't be an option. So for now you will have to deal with my crazy schedule.
As you all know, Sam and I went out on Friday to get more sponsors, and though we didn't come home with any money, we got some yes's and some maybe's which is more than we had hoped for. Everyone was really nice about it, and a lot of people had to hand our letter onto higher ups who would get back to us on a later date. At least they were going to give it a try, and who knows, maybe some of them will pull through for us.
We have quite a bit of money so far, but not nearly enough for the competition. We don't even have enough to cover the hotel yet, which is important. Thankfully we had enough on the budget from last time to cover the entry fee, which was a big step.
Right now we don't have a lot of members with us, due to exams being in a few days so that is putting us a bit behind, but we were ahead to begin with so hopefully we will not lose too much time with this delay. Even Sam has abandoned me (not really) to catch up on work she needs to complete before the end of the semester.
That's all I have to say for today other than the fact we are getting closer to the competition and I still haven't heard from York University regarding the rooming situation, but who cares. We don't need them!
- Kait. Communications

Day 14: On the Go

Sorry guys, not a lot of time to talk. Sam and I are off to all of the dealerships in Cobourg to look for more sponsorships! I'll let you know how it goes!
- Kait and Sam. Communications

Day 13: Lucky Thirteen

Good day, everyone! Getting right into the swing of things, we are meeting tonight, all teams, and are looking forward to getting further on the robot.
Wiring team made contact with one of our sponsors/mentors yesterday via video chat and spoke with him on how to proceed with the wiring board. Today they are back to work without delay on completing the board.
Communications team is planning on more sponsors and mapping our locations to apply to, along with getting the supplies for the mascots for the competition.
Build team is doing what they do, right now blowing up a giant ball (productive...) and then hopefully working on the robot!!!!
Not much to say today, other than that Sam is back now and we are working together again, thank god.
- Kait and Sam. Communications.

Day 12: Oh my God, make it stop!

Alright, so once again I missed a day of updating the blog. I had to work after school, but I didn't have time when I got home to update, nor did I know what had gone at the meeting that I had missed.
Sam is back, thank god, and can now begin helping me on the minutes and getting more sponsors. Let me send a shout out to FoodLand for their generous donation to our cause, and the Kawartha Credit Union for taking the time to look over our letter for more sponsorship. But we are not nearly close enough. Sam and I will be working on handing out more letters and hopefully we will be able to find even a few more people to help us out.
We also have to start thinking of our mascot costume ideas.
Wiring team has made a lot of progress on the circuit board and I have even seen some of the gears moving, which is a good sign. Mr. Brown says that things are coming along smoothly, and seems pretty proud of the team and how well it is doing.
Build team had been running into one problem after another, after their catapult idea almost broke the ceiling, oops. I think they are working on something new now, and are meeting almost every day to keep the work going on the robot.
Also, there has been some fighting over the name of the robot. Last time we named it, it was called MONTE based on the Big Bang Theory, because we all thought that we were nerds like they were in the show. This year we are split down the middle on what we should name it. Half of the team thinks that Helga is a good name, and half the team is completely against it. I don't quite like the name myself, but my partner Sam is dead set on the name.
P.S. I think I am the only one who didn't know about the calender stating what nights each team will be meeting. Mr. Brown says that communications should be there every nights, so it doesn't really affect me, but I am a little hurt that I hadn't noticed it before.
- Kait. Communications.