Rehak Creative Services

RCS helps
make EcoBot
a success

On April 25, 2009, hundreds of middle school students from the 13-county Gulf Coast Region met at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center for the first annual All Earth EcoBot Challenge.

The EcoBot Challenge was designed to stimulate learning and creativity by asking students to solve real world environmental problems. Students had to create robots that reduced, reused and recycled. They also competed in a marketing challenge.

"After months of work, it was fun to see the outpouring of energy, enthusiasm and creativity. For these kids, the competition had all the drama of the Super Bowl," said Bob Rehak.

Donna Cole of Cole Chemical, the event's lead sponsor and one of the main organizers, said, "This created a tidal wave of good." Doug Kleiner, chairman of the Education Foundation of Harris County, elaborated. "It was fun to watch all the lightbulbs come on: among kids, parents and educators alike. This represents a new way to excite kids about learning."

RCS donated all graphics for the event including design for the logos, posters, banners, website design, programs, t-shirts, awards and more.

 

< EcoBot Steering Committee (Left to Right):
Doug Kleiner, Sharmagne Taylor, Bob Rehak, Donna Cole, Minh Tran, Stephanie Witherspoon. Not shown: Gina McKinley, Trina Finley, Ne' Cauje Turner, Lisa Caruthers

 

Sponsors:

Cole Chemical
The Education Foundation of Harris County
Rehak Creative Services
City of Houston
Houston-Galveston Area Council
George R. Brown Convention Center
Continental Airlines
Waste Management
The Harris County Department of Education
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Minh Tran, PC
Toshiba
Berryman Chemical		 Green Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Global Energy Group
H-E-B
Minute Maid
Southwest Precision Printing
The American Leadership Forum
The Asian Chamber of Commerce
Zushi, Inc
The Greater Houston Partnership
The Center for Houston's Future
Asian Pacific American Heritage Association
American Leadership Forum
Asian Chamber of Commerce

Credits:
    Design: Mike Meyers
    Copy: Bob Rehak and Sharmagne Taylor
    Event Coordination: Sharmagne Taylor, On-Site Partners
    Publicity: Phyllis Bailey, 3B Resources
    IT: Michael Orcutt, Orcutt Resources
    Administration: Kimberly Tijerina, Cole Chemical