March 2012
Hello Ted Geier,
President of Humfrey Industrial Repairs:
Once again thanks for helping out with the machining of the PVC tubing on such short notice for the Alberta Tech Alliance high school FIRST robotics team.
… Just a follow-up on the high school kids and their robotic competition. They went to a regional competition in Oshawa last week and won 3 awards, 1 of which (Rookie All-star) allows them to go to the world competition in St. Louis around the end of April. The competitions are kind of like 3 on 3 basketball, with robots. Of the 36 teams competing in Oshawa, they were the highest seed rookie team in the elimination standings and were selected in the first draft round to be part of a threesome (an alliance they call it) that made it to the semifinals.
The link below is to their Facebook page. It has pictures of the robot and I believe that you should be able to see you shop’s work. It’s a small world, the person that did the work at your shop was taught by one of the SAIT mentors (Jeff Mcelrea) who also has a son on the team.
Alberta Tech Alliance
Alta Tec Alliance High School Thank You letter
You should be proud to know that your business helped these 19 kids meet their goals and dreams.
Best regards,
John McNeil
Professional Sports Team