POWER HAWKS

Power Hawks

Robotics

2016-2017

Sponsorship

Packet

The Sport of the

Mind™

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Just follow these steps

to get started…

Step 1:

Learn About Our Team

(Pages 2-7)

Step 2:

Choose Your Sponsorship Level

(Pages 8-9)

Step 3:

Complete the Sponsorship Form

(Page 10)

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September 6, 2016

Daquan Proctor, Student Chief Executive Officer

Zachary Cohen, Head Mentor & Teacher Advisor

Power Hawks Robotics Team

zcohen@aacps.org

To whom this may concern:

We are The Power Hawks Robotics Club, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, part of

FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an international

organization whose goal is to promote an interest in engineering and technology in students. The

Power Hawks Robotics Club, Inc. strives to inspire students to pursue STEM ideals, while

helping prepare them with the tools needed for success in future endeavors.

Along with building robots, we are actively involved in the community with our outstanding

outreach programs. Tutoring at the local middle school, hosting a yearly summer camp in which

students build and use robots for learning, and Soaring Engineers—a program in which we

branch out to schools and businesses to teach about robotics—are a few examples of the

multitude of events we participate in to inspire and help our community.

However, we are unable to do all of this without the support of our dedicated sponsors and

mentors. Due to the immense amount of capital and material costs, our team spends over $86,000

a year to design, build, and field multiple competitive robots. More than 75 students rely on the

support that you could provide through materials, workforce training, mentoring, media

appearances, project management, and hands on learning.

Please contact me if you are interested in sponsoring our amazing program or if you have any

questions.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Very respectfully,

Daquan Proctor and the Power Hawks Robotics Team

Step 1: Learn About Our Team

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Team Mission

The Power Hawks Robotics Team’s mission is to equip the next

generation with the necessary skills to improve the world through

competitive robotics.

Team Vision

We envision Maryland as a state of forward thinking, global citizens.

Team Values

Our students uphold the following values in everything we do...

Power Hawks

Respect

Teamwork

Relationships

LeadershipIntegrity

Safety

Responsibility

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FRC®

(FIRST Robotics Competition)

FRC is the highest level of the FIRST organization and is comprised of students in grades 9-12.

The competitions are a culmination of a six week “build season” in which a team works to solve

a common robot design problem which changes from year to year. The Power Hawks have both

a build and business department that work together to build a 120 pound robot and spread the

mission of FIRST in the community.

Meet the Robot!

Griffin was built in 2016 by the Power Hawks for

StrongholdSM, a tower capture where an alliance attempts to

get as many ‘boulders’ –rubber balls –as possible into the

opposing alliances tower. Using an input/output arm, the robot

maneuvered around defenses and guided the ‘boulders’

through intake. These ‘boulders’ were later scored in the low

goal or the high goal using the shooting mechanism. Not only

could Griffin score goals, the robot could also maneuver under

the low bar, one of the obstacles to cross to the other

alliance’s side.

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FTC®

(FIRST Technology Challenge)

FTC is a global program for students in grades 7-12 also run by FIRST. The Power Hawks FTC

program consists of three teams: the Jr. Power Hawks (3583), the Talons (3796), and the Mech

Hawks (5178). Each team builds an 18” x 18” x 18” robot, with the goal of completing complex

challenges for points, and participate in FIRST and community outreach.

Meet the Robots!

Team 3796 built two robots

during the 2016 season,

Kenny, which focused on

climbing the mountain, and

Peanut, which pushed debris

around the field.

Scorpion was built by team

5178 with the goal of

climbing the mountain and

ideally hanging during the

end game. The robot placed

fourth place in the first

competition and was selected

by the third seeded alliance

for the final rounds.

With the strategy of climbing

the mountain, team 3583’s

robot–Smash–successfully

reached the second of the

three levels. The two jointed

arm allowed the robot to

complete the task as well as

pushing debris on the field.

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We have appeared in the following outlets…

DEMOS AND COMMUNITY

EVENTS

STEM National Advocacy

Conference

Explore at NASA Goddard

Open House

USA Science and Engineering

Expo

US House of Representatives

hearing on STEM Education

Arundel Mills Mall Family

STEM Night

CRTC Members Thanksgiving

Kiwanis Club Breakfast

YMCA Thingamajig

Aerospace Mechanisms

Symposium

Mayo Beach Car Show

Local Elementary School

STEM Nights

University of Maryland

Robotics Day

NASA demonstrations in

greater Maryland area

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2016 Awards

Northern MD District Engineering Inspiration

Finalists

Chesapeake District Spirit Award

Championships

2015 Awards

NY Tech Valley Regional Regional Chairman’s

Award

2014 Awards

North Carolina Regional Regional Finalists

Entrepreneurship Award

Chesapeake Regional Imagery Award

2013 Awards

Finger Lakes Regional Engineering Inspiration

2012 Awards

Chesapeake Regional Judges’ Award

College Qualifier Inspire Award

Naval Academy Connect Award

2011 Awards

Chesapeake Regional Excellence in Design

Virginia Regional Judges’ Award

Maryland Qualifier Think Award

2010 Awards

Washington DC Regional Engineering Inspiration

2009 Awards

Chesapeake Regional Creativity Award

Team Spirit

**FTC Awards

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What people are saying about our program

“FIRST Robotics has changed my life by giving me

the skills to lead, and the confidence to try things I

never would have done before. I will see the

results of my participation in FIRST for the rest of

my life, and I’m grateful to everyone who has

helped me in FIRST.”

-Clay N, FRC

"Our son has gained so much more than just

programming or robotics knowledge from his

participation in Power Hawks Robotics. He's

learned about teamwork, community service,

business planning, strategy, website design, time

management and technology careers in a

wonderfully supportive and diverse community.

Amazing!"

-Ms. Christine Jackson, Parent

“As a five-year sponsor of The Power Hawks FRC Robotics

Team, Government Services IPT has received great

benefits and rewards. Through our sponsorship, we were

able to contribute to promoting the nation’s future

scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs. The firm gained

visibility with some of our clients, such as NOAA, NASA

and DOD, through secondary marketing and logo

placement on the shirts and robot. The students

demonstrated the robot’s capabilities during our corporate

events for the employees and their families. And of course,

the sponsorship is tax deductible! By contributing to the

Power Hawks, we were able to see immediate and

tangible results not often found with other donations.”

-Ms. Susan Ballard-Hirsch, Sponsor, GSIPT

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Step 2: Choose Your Sponsorship Level

COPPER ($1-$249)

Letter of appreciation

BRASS ($250)

Copper level +

“Shout out” on team social

media pages

BRONZE ($500)

Your company logo in our Pit

Your company logo on t-shirt

Logo on our website

SILVER ($1,000)

Bronze level +

Your company logo on

literature

Framed team photo

Team DVD

Small logo on robot

Team t-shirt

MENTORSHIP AND SUPPLIES

You can support our team through

mentorship as well as providing

supplies in addition to monetary

donations below.

GOLD ($5,000)

Silver level +

Plaque of appreciation

Your company logo on our

trailer

Large logo on robot and Pit

TITANIUM ($10,000)

Gold level +

Robot demo at company

function

PLATINUM ($25,000)

Titanium level +

Your company name

becomes our official team

name

You get one trophy for every

award won at an official

competition to display at

your company

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Letter of appreciation

“Shout out” on team social

media

Your company logo on

website

Your company logo on t-shirt

Your company logo in our Pit

Team T-shirt

Small logo on robot and Pit

Team DVD

Framed team photo

Your company logo on

literature

Your company logo on our

trailer

Plaque of appreciation

Robot demo at company

function

You get one trophy for every

award

won at an official competition

Your company name

becomes our

official team name

If you would like to support us by sponsoring with materials, please visit our team’s

website, www.powerhawks.org, to find our Wish List!

We’d like to thank you for taking the time to read our sponsorship packet! If you have any

questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our head mentor, Zachary Cohen, at:

zcohen@aacps.org

If your organization would like to assist our team financially or otherwise, please detach this

form from the sponsorship packet, fill in your information, and return it to:

Power Hawks Robotics Club, Inc.

1498 Lee Way

Edgewater, MD 21037

Company Name: ____________________________________________

Company Phone Number: _____________________________________

Company Address: __________________________________________

State: __________________ Zip Code: _____________________

Contact Name: ______________________________________________

Contact Phone Number: _______________________________________

Contact Email Address: _______________________________________

My Organization would like to become a:

o Platinum Sponsor ($25,000)

o Titanium Sponsor ($10,000)

o Gold Sponsor ($5,000)

o Silver Sponsor ($1,000)

o Bronze Sponsor ($500)

o Brass Sponsor ($250)

o Copper Sponsor ($50)

o Other ____________

__ Enclosed with this form is our check made

out to Power Hawks Robotics Club Inc.

Our Company would also like to help by

providing:

o A mentor for the team

o Parts/Supplies

o Other Services:_____________

If providing parts/supplies or other, please

specify:

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

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Step 3: Complete the Sponsorship Form