Submerged” Summer Robotics Fundraiser at NY Solar Energy Society President Wyldon Fishman’s residence on August 14, 2024 was colorful and engaging.

Rayanu Adam gave a “teaser” presentation on his Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team’s 3rd place finish at RoboSub 2024 competition the prior week in Irvine, California.

Union of Jamaican Alumni Association (USA) Inc.’s Lesleyann Samuel, Evelyn Godden, and Karlene Largie provided updates on the vibrancy of robotics within Jamaican schools.

NVIDIA’s Camir Ricketts engaged students Alexander Lowe, Alexander Jones, Davia Richardson, and others with the professional networking opportunities provided by his MindsOf Initiatives.

The fundraiser subsidizes delegate travel to Robotics & turkey 2024 Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica.  The international conference broadens the STEM talent pipeline by engaging children aged 9-14 yrs. old, particularly girls and children of color.  Total attendance cost is about $1,300 for a US-based delegate and $330 for a Jamaican-based delegate.

To make a donation via check or Zelle, please see the instructions below:

To Contribute Via Check:

•Mail a check payable to either of our 501(3)© fiscal sponsors "New York Solar Energy Society" or "Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA) Inc.“

•Put "Robotics & turkey" on the memo line and mail the check to Hand & Mind LLC, 90 Rockledge Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550.

•Contributions payable to UJAA have the additional benefit of 10% going towards a non-profit organization currently raising funds to send a Jamaican national robotics team of high school students to the FIRST Global Competition in Greece in late September 2024.

To Contribute Via Zelle:

•Zelle to Robert Jones at 203-550-3051 with memo “Robotics & turkey – NYSES”.

•Via email to handmindenrichment@gmail.com, please provide your name(s) and address to receive an emailed receipt on behalf of the 501(3)© New York Solar Energy Society.