Awards
Aloha Award
This award encompasses all aspects of FIRST, Team 25, and Brunswick Eruption with an "Aloha" spirit. Teams are given a set of objectives and earn points for each task they complete. The challenges are designed to allow teams to grow as a group and show their own Aloha spirit by spreading the word of FIRST culture in their communities and at Brunswick Eruption. Examples of challenges include: decorating your team's pit, participating in online social media, attending conferences, recruiting new FIRST teams, and introducing new members of your community to FIRST by having them attend BE. A special prize will be presented to the winning team by 
Mike Wade Memorial Award
Mike Wade of NASA Goddard was a longtime friend of FIRST and responsible for the growth of off-season competitions in the northeast. Mike Wade represented hard work, persistence and ruthless dedication. This award will honor a mentor that embodies these same characteristics. To be eligible, teams must submit an essay of less than 600 words explaining how their chosen mentor goes above and beyond the call of duty for their team. All submissions must be made to brunswickeruption@gmail.com by October 30th.
Evil Sundae Survivor Award
An Evil Sundae is ice-cream mixed with some, shall we say, "non-traditional" ingredients that change every year. Each team nominates one member from their team to participate in this contest. The goal? To eat, and keep down, the sundae in the fastest time possible. Each participant is allowed to bring a spoon of their choosing to use in conquering this evil dessert. We provide the barf bags. Participation in this contest is purely at the participants risk and we take absolutely no responsibility!
Food Drive Champion
FIRST teams thrive because of the support from their community. In an effort to give something back, Brunswick Eruption supports our community by running a food drive for those in need. Contributions are made to the North Brunswick Food Bank. The team with the largest food contribution wins this award.
Best Autonomous Mode
This award is given to the team with the most effective, reliable, or unique autonomous mode. Have you forgotten the amount of work that went into programming your robot? Maybe. But we did not. We'll pay attention to your autonomous mode and give it the respect it deserves!
Minibot Challenge
New for this year is the Minibot Challenge! Participation is optional, but teams should not let all of their frustration from trying to design the fastest minibot during the build season go to waste! The team that wins the minibot drag races will earn bragging rights and a sweet trophy. And don't forget about co-opertition: if you have a small minibot army, spread the love!
Dave Beck Memorial Award
In honor of Dave Beck from Team 103, who taught us that being creative and using ingenious methods can often surpass the best robots, this award is given to the team with the "smartest play on the field" during the seeding matches.
Big Kahuna Award
Raider Robotix and Brunswick Eruption is run efficiently due to our dedicated and hardworking volunteers / parents. This award recognizes the year-round commitment of a volunteer that goes above and beyond their usual responsibilities for the team.
