Makers at the Trivia Bee

For years, Alisa has been participating in the Amherst Educational Foundation Trivia Bee. This year, it occurred to me early enough that I could put together a team for Makers at Amherst Media. I realized that, given everything else going on in my life, I probably shouldn't. But I did. First, I sent an email, got a couple of replies. Then I sent another. I followed up with people and hatched a plan to get everyone a lilypad and have the team members wear light-up hats with Makers at Amherst Media t-shirts. I think it took about 12 emails altogether to get everyone on the same page. But we fielded a 4-person team for the trivia bee, with everyone wearing a Makers t-shirt and a light-up hat. With a little nudge to get everyone to recognize that the hats had been programmed by the kids, the team won the Best Costume prize.

Being recognized by Ellen Story at the Trivia Bee, the @AmherstMakers team with self-programmed light-up hats! pic.twitter.com/EfN9jG6SHx

— Steven D. Brewer (@limako) October 31, 2014

They didn't win their round of trivia, but the questions were hard. I mean *really* hard. But it was nice just to participate -- to actually do something -- and to get our name out there. And I was very satisfied just to have my idea come together and happen.