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Brooklyn Nerd Herd Needs Your Help
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Jen Carlson
Published Mar 26, 2009
Modified Mar 26, 2009
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Yes, everyone is pinching pennies right now, but if you have any change to spare send it over to Brooklyn's self-dubbed "Nerd Herd," after all, the four lil' geniuses could just be our future. The Daily News reports on the team of 12 to 14-year olds, who are currently on a mission to get to the Robotics World Festival in Atlanta next month. Their one hurdle: money. The paper reports, "Raising the necessary $7,000 might be the most daunting feat yet for four brainy kids" who "took the New York City FIRST Lego League Robotics Championship" with their motorized robot called Thingamajig. Yesterday the Sheepshead Bay kids held a bakesale to help fund their trip, but only raised $800—combine that with the $2,700 the school raised and you don't need a genius to tell you they are half way there. If you would like to make a donation, you can call the school.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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