We're still collecting donations
On the 4th April 2025 we'd raised £201 with 3 supporters in 84 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
SJF Robotics - FTC
by Lauren Brabbs in Newcastle, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Total raised £937
raised so far17
supportersTo allow teams to compete in the UK National Champs and European Premier event - we've qualified but need your help to make it happen!
by Lauren Brabbs in Newcastle, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Teams CyberByte, Octacore and Circuit Breakers Vol 4 competed in out regional qualifying event and all 3 teams were awarded with industry judged awards:
CyberBytes - Innovate award
Octacore - 2nd runner up - Inspire Award
Circuit Breakers Vol 4 - Inspire Award winner
This means that Circuit Breakers Vol 4 have now qualified for the UK National Championships, with Octacore as first reserve.
Circuit Breakers have also gained a place at the first ever FIRST Premier event in The Netherlands - competing alongside teams from across Europe and America.
As part of these competitions’ learners are responsible for raising all of their own costs.
Our predicted costs for both trips come to approximately £15,000.
Any support that you can offer will go towards:
National Champs:
* Train tickets
* Hotel costs
* Upgrades to the robotics kit
FIRST Premier:
* Flights
* Hotel costs
* Upgrades to the robotics kit
* Team branding to allow us to represent not just ourselves but our city, region and the UK at the event.
Any additional funds will be used to support our outreach activities. These are a key part of the First Tech Challenge programme and we want to inspire more students and young people to recognise that they have a place in STEM through:
* Robotics workshops
* Coding workshops
* Providing transport to hands on activities in school
As a FTC Champion Organisation we also want to support teams in our local area by:
* Offering 3D printing for parts
* Supporting teams with transport costs
* Offering practice facilities
Thank you for supporting our journey.
Rewards
This project offered rewards
£1 or more
Every Supporter
A thank you in our sponsors section of our competition notebooks.
£20 or more
Thank You!
A thank you card from the teams.
£50 or more
Bronze
Your donation would help us to would support us in purchasing essentials such as tools and simple kit like screws, brackets etc.
In return:
Sponsorship certificate and your name/logo on our team website
£100 or more
Silver
Your donation would help us to purchase sensors and advanced building kit such as viper slides.
In return:
Name/company logo on our team banner, regular features on our Instagram page. Plus everything from the lower levels.
£250 or more
Golden
Your would help us to purchase team merchandise like tops and hoodies, as well as more advanced equipment such as motors etc.
In return:
Everything from bronze and silver plus your logo/ name on our robot and on our team tops/ jackets.
£500 or more
Diamond
Your help would be able to support teams travel to national/ international competitions dependent on advancement.
In return: You would get the chance to name the robot, advertisement on competition handouts that are handed to every FTC participant + staff and a sponsorship trophy. Plus everything from lower levels.