Many, many thanks to Grannybubba’s Bakery, of Land O’ Lakes, another great local business reaching out to Team Duct Tape with kindness and support. GrannyBubba’s growing reputation as a phenomenal local bakery understandably puts a high price on the cost of the beautiful custom cakes made by chef Christopher Moore. But when he learned more about Team Duct Tape and saw how much we value and return our community support, he went to great lengths to make sure TDT could afford a cake worthy of the celebration we wanted to throw for team members and families, and personally delivered the cake to our door!
GrannyBubba’s terrific Duct Tape cake made the party, too good looking to eat, but looking too good not to eat – so after giving it suitable admiration, we dug in – and weren’t disappointed! It tasted as great as it looked, and made a great kick off for an afternoon of fun, games and conversation.
We celebrated our graduates, too, two of whom are heading off to state colleges – the University of Florida and Florida Institute of
Technology, and one who’s staying closer to home and will be coaching FLL Team TechnoForce among other things. Our grads hope to be joining in some of our activities and outreach efforts when their schedules permit and we’re equally glad to show them off, so people see what FIRST Tech Challenge can help students accomplish.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be gearing up for the new season, too. We’ve got room for four new students, and would especially love to have some girls join Team Duct Tape this season. We’ve got a great line up up of activities and programs through the summer, including:
- coolTECH at MOSI on June 4 ,
- PTC/USERS World Event in June, in Orlando,
- YMCA LEGO Engineering camp, Bob Sierra YMCA in Northdale, the week of August 9 , and
- 2010 LIFE Fest education conference on Sept. 18 in Orlando at Orange County Extension Service
We’re also looking forward to our annual Independence Day Potluck in July, with more food and fun and friendship! Team Duct Tape is ready to roll for the 2010-11 season, heading into our third season with lots of experience and fresh insights, and ready to
see what FIRST has in store for us this year! If you’d like to be part of the fun, please visit “Be Part of Team Duct Tape” to learn more and apply!
Team Duct Tape 
These young men and their leaders are to be commended for their hard work and dedication! Mrs. Terri Willingham and all of the T.D.T. adult leaders also are giving their time and hard work towards helping the team do remarkable work. I believe application of knowledge is the best way to learn. In an educational environment where our youth learn by simply test taking and forgetting the knowledge they learn hours later; it’s good to see someone doing real co-optative teaching. The lessons these fine students are learning is enriching their education immensely. It should show the Universities and Colleges they will attend they are better equipped to lead these institutions and themselves towards success in real life circumstances. We are looking at the next generation of inventors and captains of industry. Good job! We at Granny Bubba Bakery are here for you. If only I had had a team like this to join I would be automating the mass production of my production alone. When I’m ready to automate I’ll come to T.D.T.! – Christopher Moore, President and Co-founder of GrannyBubba Bakery
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