Gift Catalog

Our annual expenses are expected to exceed $50,000 

if we qualify for and compete at the World Championship.


No donation is too small. Every dollar helps!



Here are examples of how your donation would help:


$7 Loctite

glue to secure screws and nuts


$10 Heatsinks

prevents overheating


$20 Gaffers Tape

multipurpose magic tape


$25 Velcro Tape

secures the control board


$50 Wire Connectors

helps wires stay connected


$75 Gearbox

used to build mechanisms


$100 Grasshopper Nuts

secures connections to battery terminals


$150 Printer Filament

used to 3D print robot parts


$175 Robot Vision Camera

essential for autonomous mode


$250 Ethernet Switches

essential for robot communications


$350 FRC Radios

required by competition rules


$500 Robot Controller

essential for robot control


$600 Truck Rental for District Event

3-day rental to transport robot and tools


$750 Electrical Cables

essential for robot power


$1,000 Metal Sheets

competition gets rough


$1,500 Practice Field Construction

practice makes perfect


$2,000 Truck Rental for World Championship

one-week roundtrip to Houston


$3,000 Kraken Swerve Drive

essential for high maneuverability


$4,000 Registration for District Championship

top 50% district teams compete to qualify for Worlds


$5,750 Registration for World Championship

top 10% worldwide teams qualify to compete


$6,000 Registration for FIRST Chesapeake

regular season fee, includes 2 District Events

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