We are now 30-days away from "Welcome Wednesday" at the 2017 FIRST World Championship. While this is crunch time as we continue fundraising efforts, it is also very exciting. In just 30 days, we get to meet and compete alongside other FLL teams from all over the world! It's awesome to see how each team has interpreted and taken off with the same rules and season guidelines we all received. We can't wait to see what animals everyone chose and their innovative solutions. We

For the Bayou Builders, fundraising has been an integral part of every season. We are proud to be a community-based team. It allows us to bring in students from various backgrounds who might not otherwise have the opportunity to know and work with each other. They develop strong relationships with one another and stretch the limits of what they believe to be possible. However, in being a community-based team it means we do not have the financial backing of a potential aft