
FUNDRAISING
Our fall 2022 Crowdfunding Campaign at CMU!
Our 2022 crowdfunding campaign is over! This year we raised $12837 from hundreds of amazing donors! The funds raised will help us with purchasing robot parts for the upcoming FIRST Robotics Competition season which kicks off on January 7, 2023. Additional contributions can be made here! If you missed our crowdfunding video, it’s still available to view at this site: https://givingcmuday.cmu.edu/campaigns/stu-2022-girls-of-steel-robotics
Thank you for your support!

FRC 2019

FTC 2022
Contact us at girlsofsteelroboticsfinance@gmail.com if you have any questions about the team or about making a donation. We are grateful for donors like you who helped us to exceed our goal of $10,000.
Thank you!
Other ways you can help
We always have expenses related to building the robot for competition and running outreach. For example a roboRIO (like the “brain” of the robot) costs us approximately $435, and we used two for the two new updated chassis project workshop kits. Usually the first FIRST Robotics Competition regional registration fee is $6000 and the fee for the second regional is $3000; we usually attend two regionals per year: The Greater Pittsburgh Regional at a venue in or near Pittsburgh and another competition in Ohio.
In addition to funds for the usual registration fees and robot materials, when we travel to competitions, we need funds for mentor travel, cargo van rental, and more. Again, any amount you are able to provide helps!
We are meeting in person for both tech meetings and business meetings.
Thank you!
–Girls of Steel Robotics
To make a general donation, please click the donate button and follow the instructions at the link.
Sarris Candies fundraiser update:
The Sarris Candies online holiday fundraiser was a success! Thanks to our supporters 0ur Sarris sales were 0ver $3000! That means we earned over $800 in profit.
Contact us at girlsofsteelroboticsfinance@gmail.com with any questions regarding our fundraisers.
Becoming a sponsor
If you or your company is interested in becoming an official sponsor for our team, and would like some more information about what your donation would entail, please email girlsofsteelroboticsfinance@gmail.com and our student Finance Leader or a mentor will get back to you promptly
Our company is a spin-off from the CMU Robotics Institute
My husband, Ralph Hollis, is a Research Professor at the Robotics Institute.
Dear Mrs. Hollis,
Thank you for visiting our website.
-Girls of Steel
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Thank you for sharing the link to the article. We appreciate it!
-Girls of Steel
Girls of Steel was a life changing experience for me! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of this organization!
Hi Sylvie,
It’s great to hear from you! Hope you can stop by to see us soon.
-Girls of Steel
Love what you are doing. Any chance I could purchase a tee-shirt of your Rosie the Riveter” with the pumped up robot arm and make a donation at the same time? Keep up the great work!
Hello,
Yes! Please contact us at girlsofsteelrobotics@gmail.com and we will make arrangements to get a t-shirt to you.
Thank you!
-Girls of Steel