Download our fundraising letter here: Sisters of Science Fundraising Letter
Update: We have met our fundraising goal and will be traveling to West Virginia in July to compete at the Mountain State Invitational!
Sisters of Science (SOS) is an all-girls FIRST Lego League (FLL) robotics team based in Kingston, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 2014 with a mission to inspire local girls toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
On Feb 16, 2019, the team placed 3rd overall at the maritime regional championship at Acadia University. They also won the Innovative Solution Award for their project entry, received the regional nomination for the FLL Global Innovation Award, and qualified to attend the Mountain State Invitational competition in West Virginia this coming July.
The team is currently fundraising to cover our registration and travel costs to attend the competition in West Virginia.
Nominations for the FLL Global Innovation Award (GIA) are distributed worldwide through FLL regions and the top 20 teams are selected as semi-finalists to travel to San Jose, California, to compete for the award. If Sisters of Science qualify as a GIA semi-finalist they will forego attending the Mountain State Invitational (passing that bid to the next qualified NS team) and travel to San Jose instead.
Mountain State Invitational Tournament - Fairmont, West Virginia
July 12-14, 2019
Estimated Cost $15,000
7 team members and 3 coaches – registration, flights, on campus accommodations, transportation, meals
FLL Global Innovation Awards - San Jose, California
June 30-July 2, 2019
Estimated cost $20,000
7 team members and 3 coaches – registration, flights, accommodations, transportation, meals
The team has started a “Go Fund Me” page and has more fundraisers in the planning stages, but we know we have a long way to go. If you are able to help our efforts, we would greatly appreciate it.
Donate by visiting https://www.gofundme.com/travelling-sisters-of-science or via e-transfer to travellingsistersofscience@gmail.com
If you are not able to assist financially, please consider either sharing our story or sharing our Go Fund Me link on social media.
Please direct any comments or inquiries to sisosciencecoach@gmail.com
Thank you for your consideration.