Title
Community Pride Award - Girl Scout Troop 60276 - Excellence in Robot Design Award
History
Mayor Pekau will present a Community Pride Award to 4 members of the Girl Scout Troop 60276 and their mentor naming themselves "The Super Bots." They are receiving this award for winning both the Championship Award and Robot Performance Award at the First Lego League (FLL). This qualifying tournament took place in December 2018 which advanced The Super Bots to State.
In January 2019, they competed in the IL Einstein First Lego League Championship Tournament and won the highest level award in Robot Design, "Excellence in Robot Design Award."
They worked for 4 months on building and programming their robot to fit the FLL season's theme of "into Orbit". The Super Bots developed a new toothbrush for space travel for the FLL competition but now they are on a mission to improve the oral hygiene of the poor/homeless people who do not have toothbrushes, toothpaste or dental floss.
Girl Scout Troop 60276 ran toothbrush drives for the poor and homeless at Century Junior High, and St. Elizabeth Seton Church. During multiple drives, they collected over 1,300 toothbrushes, toothpaste and dental floss. Throughout the past few months, they have donated these items to Catholic Charities Giving Tree Donation Center in Lockport, Catholic Charities Daybreak Shelter in Joliet and Together We Cope in Tinley Park.
Therese Jaeger - Mentor, Girl Scout and Senior at Carl Sandburg
Christine Jaeger
Kaitlyn Kirk
Julia Malyz
Zakariya Thomas
Mayor Pekau and the Village of Orland Park congratulate you on such an amazing accomplishment!