This is a program worth supporting.

Why we're asking.

Mayer Lutheran covers registration through activity fees. Everything else is funded by people who believe in the program.

We don't do sponsorships. We don't sell logo space on team shirts. We don't have a tiered giving structure with perks attached. We just tell the story and invite people who care to help.

Every gift — of any size, one-time or recurring — goes directly toward keeping the program strong for the students in it now and the ones coming up behind them.

How a gift is used.

• Robots and parts — motors, electronics, chassis, and the parts that get used up every year.
• Tools — our CNC router, 3D printers, and the test equipment our students use daily.
• Travel — getting our students to state, and this year to a world-level invitational in Chicago.
• Summer STEM Camp — keeping camp affordable and well-stocked for grades 4 through 9.
• Mentorship infrastructure — the room, the workspace, the materials that let veteran students teach rookies.

Other ways to help.

If a financial gift isn't right for you this year, there are other ways to support the program:

• Pass this site along to someone who would love to hear about the program.
• Pray for the students, particularly through the busiest stretches of the season.
• Volunteer at a competition if you're local — FTC tournaments always need adult help.
• Donate equipment or materials — if you have unused tools, electronics, or workshop supplies that could find a second life in a student's hands, we're glad to talk.
• Send a kid to camp — refer a fourth-through-ninth-grader for our summer STEM camp.

For any of those, email robotics@mayerlutheran.org.

Thank you.

Your gift goes directly to support the program. We don't take any of it for ourselves. We use it to keep building a place where kids learn to think, work hard, and treat each other well.

For that, and for any time you give the program — financial or otherwise — thank you.