Dec 21 Newsletter

Hello Vexmen!

Happy Holidays! In our continued effort to offer better communication and transparency with our community, we will be trying to provide a weekly newsletter with updates and announcements. Feedback will be extremely appreciated to continue improving.

Announcements

• Holiday Mall Hours - See the list of our Standard Mall hours below. As able, we will open up extra build slots, which you can find on our calendar (Facility and Events Calendars)

  • 12/22 - OPEN

  • 12/23 - OPEN

  • 12/24 - CLOSED

  • 12/25 - CLOSED

  • 12/29 - OPEN

  • 12/30 - OPEN

  • 12/31 - CLOSED

  • 1/1 - CLOSED

  • 1/5 - OPEN (Sugar Rush Event, so limited availability)

  • 1/6 - Return to normal operations

  • NOTE: We will be limited on build chiefs, so this schedule is subject to change. An email or text will be sent as soon as able.

• Sugar Rush 2026 - This is our LARGEST event by a mile. We will have 120 teams from around the country coming to compete at Sugar Rush 2026 @ the Hershey Lodge on January 4-5. This event is nearly triple the size of any other event we host, so we highly recommend you come and check it out. More information can be found on the Robotevents Page or by emailing sugarrush@vexmen.com. 

• Future Volunteering - We have REALLY struggled to get volunteers for events these past two weeks, especially setup and teardown. Moving forward, we will be requiring teams to help out. Otherwise, we cannot run these events. It is just not feasible. More details to come.

Shout Outs!

• Congratulations for most of our teams coming at their first events these past few weeks!

• Thank you to ALL the volunteers that have helped out. We have MANY more events this year and will continue to need your support.

Upcoming Events

• Our next Parts Order will be placed on January 1. If you need any parts (or have noticed a shortage), please place your orders by then. 

• Upcoming V5 HS 

  • Sugar Rush Signature Event on January 4-5

• Upcoming V5 MS

  • N/A until after New Years

• Upcoming IQ MS

  • N/A until after New Years

• Upcoming IQ ES

  • N/A until after New Years

Important Links

• Brandywine Robotics Website

• Vexmen Events Sheet

• Facility and Events Calendars

• Robotevents (official event registration)

• Parts Order

• Vexmen Team Start Guide

• Vex V5 Push Back Game Manual

• Vex IQ Mix & Match Game Manual

• Brandywine Robotics Parent Facebook Page

• Vexmen Instagram

• Vexmen Facebook

Missing Emails?

If you want an additional email added to your team’s distribution list, please let Ajai Nair know by emailing ajai@vexmen.com.

Have a good week building robots!

Thanks,

The Board