BEST of Texas Robotics

02/25/2026

BEST Robotics Inc (www.bestrobotics.org) is continuing its Industry Speaker Series, hosted by The Stacer Group, this Thursday, February 19, 2025 at 5 pm CST.

This session will feature John Brandon Elam, a systems architect and data leader at Toyota whose work influences hundreds of billions of dollars in business decisions. He designs recommendation engines, forecasting systems, and optimization tools that drive large scale decision making. Previously at AT&T, he built dashboards and automation systems to manage hundreds of projects simultaneously.

John’s experience highlights how engineering, data analytics, AI, and strategic problem solving translate into high impact STEM careers. Students will have the opportunity to hear directly from an industry professional operating at the highest levels of business and technology and gain insight into real world applications of the skills they are developing today.

This webinar is open to all students interested in engaging with STEM industry professionals.

Free to attend.

Registration link:
https://lnkd.in/gGq9jfqc

We encourage educators, partners, and industry leaders to share this opportunity within their networks. Student participation reinforces the importance of providing access to meaningful industry engagement and strengthening the future STEM workforce pipeline.

11/25/2025

Our Online Auction Is Now Live!
We’re excited to launch this fundraiser in support of our BEST Robotics students, and we’d love for you to join in. It’s a great chance to pick up gifts for family and friends—vacations, event tickets, unique items, and plenty more.
Every dollar raised goes directly toward keeping BEST Robotics free for our students, allowing them to learn, build, and compete without financial barriers.
Scan the QR code in the photo, explore the auction, and place a bid.
Your support truly makes a difference.
Thank you for helping our students continue to grow and succeed.

09/19/2025

09/19/2025

👉 Donate now: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

We are short on our goal, but you are not short on time to help.

North Texas Giving Day is almost over, and we are pushing to raise the final funds needed to provide 7,000 free student lunches over two days at the BEST of Texas Robotics Championship.

It only takes $2.85 to feed one student. Your gift today will help ensure that every competitor has the fuel they need to focus on learning, teamwork, and competing at their very best.

Every dollar makes a difference. Together, we can close the gap and finish strong.

👉 Give now before the day ends: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

09/19/2025

👉 Donate here: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

Your gift today goes straight to feeding students at the BEST of Texas Robotics Championship.

Every competitor deserves the chance to focus on learning, teamwork, and competing without worrying about food. With your support, we can provide 7,000 free lunches over two days for 3,500 students each day.

It only takes $2.85 to feed one student. That means:

$30 feeds more than 10 students

$120 feeds an entire team

$480 feeds a hub

Your funds directly fuel these young competitors and help them give their best on the competition floor.

👉 Give now: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

09/19/2025

👉 Donate now: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

Our Executive Director, Johannes Starks, is in deep thought tonight about how to compel you to give.

She has already given her full matching gift to help feed students at the BEST of Texas Robotics Championship. Her leadership doubled the impact of many donations — but we still need more to reach our goal.

Our mission is to provide 7,000 free lunches for 3,500 students over two days. No student should compete on an empty stomach, and with your support, they will not have to.

It costs only $2.85 to feed one student. Every dollar brings us closer to finishing strong and ensuring these competitors have the fuel to focus on learning, teamwork, and achieving their goals.

Johannes has done her part. Now she is asking you to join her.

👉 Give today: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

09/18/2025

👉 Donate here: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

How was your dinner tonight?

Imagine if students came to the BEST of Texas Robotics Championship and didn’t have the chance to sit down to a meal. That is why we are working so hard today — to make sure every student is fed and free to focus on learning, competing, and achieving their goals.

It only takes $2.85 to provide one student with a meal. Our goal is $20,000 to cover 7,000 meals, and every gift brings us closer.

If you enjoyed your dinner, consider giving tonight so these students can enjoy theirs too at the Championship.

👉 Give now: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

09/18/2025

👉 Donate here: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

Please help us feed the competitors.

At the BEST of Texas Robotics Championship, 3,500 students will come together each day for two days to compete, learn, and grow. They will give their all on the competition floor, but they should never have to do it on an empty stomach.

It only takes $2.85 to provide one student with a meal. Our goal is $20,000 to cover 7,000 free lunches over the two-day Championship so every competitor can focus on their team, their goals, and their dreams — not on whether they have food to eat.

Thanks to HEB, snacks are already covered. Now we need your help to ensure full meals are provided for every student.

Your gift today can make the difference for these competitors. Together, we can fuel their success.

👉 Give now: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

09/18/2025

👉 Donate here: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

When you give today, you are not just providing meals. You are giving entire teams and hubs the fuel they need to compete, learn, and succeed.

It costs only $2.85 to feed one student. That means:

$120 sponsors meals for an entire team

$480 sponsors meals for an entire hub

This year at the BEST of Texas Robotics Championship, our goal is to raise $20,000 to provide 7,000 free student lunches. With your help, every team, every hub, and every student can be covered.

Thanks to HEB, snacks are already taken care of. Now it is time for us to step up for lunches.

Will you sponsor a team or even an entire hub today? Together, we can make sure no student goes hungry while chasing their goals.

👉 Sponsor meals now: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

09/18/2025

👉 Donate here: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

The goal is big, but together we can do it. 7,000 students will gather at the BEST of Texas Robotics Championship, and we are committed to providing every one of them with a free lunch.

That is $20,000 to raise and $2.85 per meal. Every gift counts and every student matters.

Thanks to HEB, snacks are already covered. Now it is up to us to ensure that all lunches are too.

Let’s feed them all. Join us and make sure no student goes hungry while they compete, learn, and succeed.

👉 Give now: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

09/18/2025

👉 Donate here: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

It is lunchtime. While you are enjoying your meal today, remember that thousands of BEST Robotics students are counting on us to provide theirs at the BEST of Texas Robotics Championship.

Our goal is to raise $20,000 to provide 7,000 free student lunches. At just $2.85 per meal, every dollar makes a difference.

Right now, from 10 AM to Noon, our Executive Director Johannes Starks is personally matching every donation up to $1,000. That is 351 student meals doubled.

Thanks to HEB, all the snacks are covered, but lunches are on us, BEST Nation. Let’s make sure every student is fueled to compete, learn, and succeed.

👉 Give during your lunch break and double your impact: https://shorturl.at/3um5d

09/18/2025

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Our Executive Director, Johannes Starks, has extended her dollar for dollar match until 2 PM today and she is personally making calls right now to ensure we meet this goal.

We are already halfway to the $1,000 Matching Goal but we need your help to finish it. Every gift given between now and 2 PM will be doubled, providing twice the impact for our students. That is 351 student meals doubled when the match is fully met.

It costs only $2.85 to feed one student. With the match, your $2.85 gift actually feeds two.

Johannes is leading the charge, but we cannot finish without you. Let us make sure every student at the BEST of Texas Robotics Championship has a free lunch.

👉 Give before 2 PM: https://shorturl.at/3um5d