UNH Robotics Club Invites Whiffle Teams to FIRST Fundraiser
 
Calling all Wiffle ball fans! Round up a team of your buddies or co-workers for Wildcat Wiffle 2005 and play for a chance to win $500 and a trophy.
 
The UNH Robotics Club is hosting the tournament on Sept. 17 to raise money for Manchester Central High School’s FIRST Robotics team “C.H.A.O.S. 131.”
 
The student-run club is mentoring the Manchester team this year. “The team needs money for registration fees, travel and supplies,” said UNH mechanical engineering junior and Robotics Club member Kristen Kelso. “Their budget last year was about $23,000.”
 
Registration is $80 per team before Sept. 15 and $100 afterwards. Payment can be made by check, or online via PayPal at www.unhroboticsclub.org/wt. Check-in starts at 9 a.m. in Bremner Field. Games start at 10:00 a.m.
 
“We already have six teams,” said Kelso. “If we get more than 16 registered, we will offer a second prize of $250.”
 
Teams can have from one to five players and are guaranteed to play at least three games, rain or shine. Food and beverages will be available and there will be a home run derby for a restaurant gift certificate.
 
Founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a multinational non-profit that aspires to make science, math, engineering, and technology as cool for kids as sports. For FIRST Robotics competitions, teams of high school students—sponsored by local companies and helped by volunteers—design, assemble, and test a 130-pound robot in six weeks.