So it's like this: there is an entity that will put up $1200 through Donors Choose for Robotics programs and Robotics teams. I word of this just 2 days ago, and it had to be posted this morning. Any item from specific vendors could be "asked for." Only 1 vendor, Grainger, really was a possibility for us. I looked specifically for something around $1200, and picked a bench top metal lathe. There may have been something else we needed more at that price, but I didn't have much time to spend on it.
Still, spread this message around your FB groups and through email! These are the folks that got us the 3D printer (do not quote the above message! Just cut & paste the URL)
http://www.donorschoose.org/project/alu ... m_swu=4252
Any donation this first week will be matched (doubled) if the donor puts the promo code EMPOWER in the promo code box.