The IRI hosted a silent auction fund raising event for local Indiana charities. This event alone raised $3,570 for our two local charities.
Many generous attending team members and volunteers added unique items to this annual effort. Thank you to all who contributed
Items in this year’s IRI auction included:
- An actual telescoping elevator lift system from FRC team 1114′s 2011 robot “Simbot Steve”
- Two quilts made from FRC team t-shirts
- Woodie Flowers autographed pictures
- An inspector’s hat, autographed by Dean Kamen, Woodie Flowers, and Andy Baker
- Tickets to the Dayton Air Show
- A 24volt customized electric pocket bike
- Team t-shirts, sweatshirts, and button-down shirts from many teams
- Bacon-themed products
- FIRST stationery
- Stained glass FIRST logo
- Park Passes to Holiday World
- and many other items
Two local charities will be splitting the proceeds of this fundraiser:
- Hunger, Inc. food bank of Indianapolis
- Literacy Coalition of Howard County