January 27, 2004     Greenville Herald Banner

By Mark Mosely
Herald-Banner Contributor

How far can a penny take a person?

It can take the Greenville High School Robotics team all the way to National Competition in Atlanta, Ga.

Robotics team members will kick off their annual fundraiser, "Pennies for the Bot," on Saturday.  On that day, a drop-off will be available at the front of the high school campus from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. for people to drop off all of their excess spare change.

In addition, classes throughout GHS will compete to see who can contribute the most spare change, with the winning class receiving a cupcake party, compliments of the Robotics team.

Students will also be going door-to-door throughout Greenville neighborhoods collecting spare change throughout the week.  The team's goal is to collect 150,000 pennies.

In the past, judges at Robotics competition have noted how this project gets the community involved in working toward a common goal.

In 2002, thanks in large part to "Pennies for the Bot," the team won the Chairman's Award, the most prestigious award from FIRST Robotics.

Remember, your pennies can't help while they're sitting between the cushions of your couch or it the floorboards of your car.  The Greenville High School Robotics team hopes to see you at GHS on Saturday!

Mosely is a senior at Greenville High School.