Sponsor Dinner 2012

On Tuesday, May 29th, The Holy Cows held their annual Sponsor Dinner to thank those who have given the team the tools they need to succeed. This year’s leaders were introduced, and previous leaders gave speeches relaying their experience being a part of a FIRST team. The new leaders this year are Kaithlyn Abulencia as Director of PR, Ethan Chan as Director of Engineering, Jeremy Howe as Manager of Mechanical, Carmel Fiscko as Manager of Awards, Jaclyn Calkins as Manager of Outreach, Connor Worley as Manager of Software and Electrical, Ambar Avila as Manager of Fundraising, and Carlo Nepomuceno as Manager of Scouting.

A large variety of awards were given out at the Sponsor Dinner, the most prestigious being The Holy Cows’ Founders Award. The sponsor presented with the Founders Award best exemplifies the true meaning of FIRST and has been instrumental in the success of The Holy Cows. This year the team presented this award to Qualcomm, who has shown their excitement and energy for FIRST this season by providing mentors, allowing us to make parts at their machine shop, and being a generous and reliable financial sponsor. In addition to the help of our sponsors, the team could not prosper without parent and student involvement, and we would like to give a shout out to Kerri Dechant, our parent of the year, and Evan Furguson, rookie of the year, for their energy and dedication this season.