Gothic Lawn Gnomes

Kabul Afghanistan based Kite Runners

Our Team has adopted a FLL team from Afghanistan. We have been able to support them by paying their registration and getting them the NXT robotics kit and field setup for the 2007 challenge. They still need a laptop computer and other financing for travel expenses.

To read more about this teams' project, please see this page on the FIRSTWA website.  There is a link on that page to support the Kite Runners if you would like to help them.

Kite Runners Team 2007-08

Team Members

	Ilyas	I’m from Kabul, Afghanistan. I just turned 17 last November 11, 2007. My favorite subjects are science and biology. I joined the Kite Runners Team to learn about programming and robots. 33 words that best describe me: grateful, generous, intelligent
	Idriss	I’m also from Kabul, Afghanistan. I’m 15 years old and the brother of lyas. My favorite subject is social studies. I want to learn more about Math thru Robotics. I want to become a Pilot. 33 words that best describe me: friendly, virtuous, giver
	DJ	I’m from the Philippines I just turned 11 years old last 11-11-07 (I celebrated my birthday with Ilyas). My favorite subjects are science, writing, reading and art. I enjoy playing XBOX games with my brother and friends. I love building and programming LEGO robots. I want to become a Robotics Engineer. 3 words that best describe me: ssweet, thoughtful, finisher
	Daniel D.S	I’m also from the Philippines. I’m 9 years old. My favorite subjects are math, science, spelling, art and sports. I enjoy playing XBOX games with my brother and our friends during weekends. I want to become a Robot Programmer and Inventor. 33 words that best describe me:  friendly, hard-working, sweet
	Daniel B.	I’m from Tajikistan. I’m 11 years old. My favorite subjects are math, science, sports and art. I love to play and work with LEGO Robotics. I want to become a Robotics Engineer. 33 words that best describe me:  friendly, kind, hard-working
	Daniel L.	I’m from Finland. I’m 10 years old. My favorite subjects are spelling, sports and math. I’m good at football and I like to fly kites. I want to become an Aircraft Engineer and an Inventor. 33 words that best describe me: sharing, shy, sporty
	Greg	I’m from the United States. I’m 11 years old. I joined the team to learn more about robotics. When I was in Kindergarten, I started to spell six-grader words. My Dad teaches me Math while my Mom teaches me language. I want to become a Geologist. 3 words that best describe me: Intelligent, scientist, truthful

Coaches

	David	I’m from the Philippines. I’m 41 years old and working here in Afghanistan as an ICT Specialist. I started and organized the Kite Runners Team to be able to coach/mentor and make a positive impact in lives of the youth here in Afghanistan. 3 words that best describe me: connector, maximizer, relator
	Nenet	I’m from the Philippines, too. I’m 39 years old and a plain housewife. I enjoy seeing my whole family being involved together in one fun and interesting activity such as this Robotics sport. I assist in planning and scheduling of meetings. I also provide snacks for our very energetic team members and friends. 3 words that best describe me: teacher, organizer, responsible