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Your support will greatly aid our team in achieving our goals. \r\n\r\nYour donation directly funded new swerve modules for our team, which are important because they allow our robot to move smoothly around the playing field. The swerves that you contributed to are top-of-the-line and allow our robot to achieve even greater heights than last year. Having a new set of swerves also allows for further learning opportunities in newer members. \r\n\r\nOnce more, we deeply appreciate your support! 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These materials are especially important for our design process due to how effective and versatile they are, be it for building the robot's chassis, elevator, and in some cases, even for encasing our battery to protect it from damages. Having these materials on hand not only helps with constructing our robot, but also assists in teaching new members how to work with a variety of materials. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity! 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It serves 2,008 students
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George Washington High School
$365,450
raised using DonorsChoose
388
projects
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76
teachers
funded
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George Washington High School has received support from
797 individuals from California and
208 individuals out-of-state.