Torch Bearers

Here at Team 1912 we strive to impact our community at every angle, often devoting time to projects that are not STEM related. Through our "Torch Bearers" Program we give donations to a host of needy organizations in our area. We partner with nearby organizations on projects that range from the Special Olympics State Games to restoring our natural wetlands at Bayou Savuage and Big Branch. Through the collective power and graciousness of our students, volunteering jobs are well filled and always enjoyed.

	Special Olympics
	This summer some of our member donated their time to a very worthy cause, Special Olympics. We attended the Louisiana State Games and worked as volunteers on the Bocce fields. It was truly rewarding work to see how much fun the athletes were having. Although this was our first time partnering with Special Olympics, we look forward to wolunteering again in the future.

	Slidell City Clean Up
	Every fall and spring for the past three years Team Combustion has volunteered at the Slidell City Clean up. Depending on the occasion we have planted flowers around the town or helped to maintain a gardened area. We are proud of our city and work to keep it beautiful.

	Crawfish Cook-Off
	We also volunteered at the Hospice Foundation's Crawfish Cookoff. We worked as almost behind the scenes workers by cleaning up messes, refilling consumeables, posting signs, etc. In addition we were some of the main forces behind setting up and tearing down the area. And, since it was a crawfish festival, we were very well fed. We look forward to coming back in 2012 with a new helper, one of our robots.

	Bonne Ecole Fence
	We are very happy to mentor the FLL team at Bonne Ecole Elementary. To give a helping hand to their Green Club we worked on their fence. After school one day we came to cut and trace figures on to their fence. Soon we plan on coming back to finish painting them so that all the children can enjoy a beautiful mini-mural courtesy of Team 1912.

	Bayou Savuage
	After having so much fun restoring the Big Branch Nat'l WIldlife Refugee in the fall we decided to volunteer with the National Wildlife Federation again to work in Bayou Savuage. We got down and dirty to plant hundreds of grasses. Within six months they will have grown to fill and recapture the once dyning wetland. It's one of our favorite activities due to the immense quanities of mud.

Benefit Bake Sale

Team 1912 hosted a bake sale during school to benefit the family of Jaime Barry. She was a former Northshore High student who was killed in a motorcycle accident one weekend. Many of our team member pitched in to bake a variety of goodies to sell during a Friday lunch period. We raised a significant amount and all procedes were donated to the family. We give our condolences in the light of their tragic loss.