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<p class="MsoNormal">Danielle Margarida, Youth Services Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office of Library & Information Services<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Desiree Brunton <desiree.brunton@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 3, 2019 5:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bonnie2 <bepstein@rimosa.org>; Rachel Briggs <rachel_briggs@yahoo.com>; Glen Schneider <gschneider@rimosa.org>; 15MinuteFieldTrips <melissaguillet27@gmail.com>; Collins, Cybele R. <ccollins_0873@email.ric.edu>; Suzanne Rudnicki <smrudnicki@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] : RI Museum of Science & Art / Rube Goldberg Machine National Contest<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">I’m writing because RIMOSA (RI Museum of Science & Art) has been selected as the RI and MA host for the official Rube Goldberg Contest this year (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rubegoldberg.com_contests-2Dlanding_&d=DwMFaQ&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=qcM6taeeuo-2ltnPCQx3vJKoL9QEVEJGCNTe7X8b9X4&m=H1XymXo93q_hrU6VGHvCNgz2avR4XN709xannVEh-1I&s=RyDTQRsCnFEMNHRlMSLHEFtG183e6JmqYOZ_3UvWE9o&e=" target="_blank">https://www.rubegoldberg.com/contests-landing/
[rubegoldberg.com]</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">). We haven’t officially registered as a Host Organization as we are still trying to sort out what age group division we’d like to host. This depends on where we get the
most interest. We are wondering:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">If
your organization has any interest in entering the official Rube Goldberg Contest this year and</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">What
age group your organization would enter</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Teams can be in one of 3 age brackets: Upper Elementary or Apprentice (ages 8-11), Middle School (ages 11-14) or High School (ages 14-18). Teams can be anywhere from 3 to 14 children and are coached
by one or more teachers or parents or pretty much an</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">adult who registers online as a Team Leader. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> There is a registration fee of $395 per team payable to the Rube Goldberg Organization (Please do break it down by team member so it’s not overwhelming). If your organization finds this amount of funding to be
a limiting factor to your participation, please let us know and we will work with you to help obtain sponsorship. You can also contact the Rube Goldberg Organization at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:rube@rubegoldberg.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">rube@rubegoldberg.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">The teams work on their machine off site, then on Saturday, Feb 29<sup>th</sup>, they bring their machine to RIMOSA and run it, along with other regional teams from RI and MA, for trophies and prizes.
If they win, they will be eligible to attend the national on April 4<sup>th</sup> in Indiana! The 2017 winners of the high school division showcased their machine on Jimmy Kimmel Live (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DrZyEunPgwwk&d=DwMFaQ&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=qcM6taeeuo-2ltnPCQx3vJKoL9QEVEJGCNTe7X8b9X4&m=H1XymXo93q_hrU6VGHvCNgz2avR4XN709xannVEh-1I&s=orXG5Riq9hoiuuAB-hXYDmmi6QRTN9vxyXnIcWLMQs8&e=" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZyEunPgwwk
[youtube.com]</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Is this the sort of thing you think might be interesting to your organization? Would you, or someone you know, be interested in fielding a team and coaching? If so, please let us know, and please
let us know which age group you’d be leading! </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Also, please feel free to help us get the word out there by forwarding this email along to any person or organization whom you think may be interested in organizing a team. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Thanks!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Desiree Brunton</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Education Director/ RIMOSA<br>
<a href="mailto:dbrunton@rimosa.org">dbrunton@rimosa.org</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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