Dec 28 Newsletter

Hello Vexmen!

Happy Holidays! Apologies for the late announcements, but better late than never! 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. Additionally, we text important updates to phone numbers provided during registration.  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)

  • 12/29 - OPEN

  • 12/30 - OPEN

  • 12/31 - CLOSED

  • 1/1 - CLOSED

  • 1/3 - SUGAR RUSH PACKING

  • 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 IS HERE!! - 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.

Shout Outs!

• Congratulations to 92A for qualifying to the EPA State Championships for IQ!

• Good luck to 81Y and 81Z competing at SUGAR RUSH this upcoming weekend!

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

  • New Foundations Charter School Push Back on January 10

  • Great Valley High School Qualifier on January 11

• Upcoming V5 MS

  • GVMS January Qualifier on January 10

• Upcoming IQ MS

  • West Grove Open Qualifier on January 11

• Upcoming IQ ES

  • West Grove Open Qualifier on January 11

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 someone on your team is not getting emails or texts, please contact Ajai Nair by emailing ajai@vexmen.com 

Have a good week building robots!

Thanks,

The Board