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    Luther's Droids at the METRO Board!
     
    On Thursday, October 25, 2012, one of Burbank's robotics teams, Luther's Droids, presented their project on Senior Solutions to the METRO Board. They were able to express their ideas for improving senior transportation to the members of the board. The METRO Board provides time for the community to express their ideas and concerns during the board's monthly meeting and the team availed themselves of the opportunity.

    Luther's Droids arrived on time and sat in the boardroom to wait their turn. Many members of the community came to voice their ideas and concerns, and before long they were up! The team members who were in charge of giving the presentation were Andrew Koltko, Ashley Fuentes, and Sinai Maldonado. After the presentation, the METRO Board graciously gave the team a beautiful letter to have and present to the judges at the upcoming FLL Tournament. The rest of the team, Martin Silguero, Cynthia Juarez, Militza Hildago, and Jorge Mosqueda, joined Andrew, Ashley, and Sinai to receive the letter and have their picture taken with METRO Board Chairman Mr. Gilbert Garcia and METRO President and CEO Mr. George Grenias.
     
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    Luther's Droids receiving the letter from the METRO Board. From the left, Cynthia Juarez, Martin Silguero, Jorge Mosqueda, Militza Hidalgo, Sinai Maldonado, Mr. George Grenias, Andrew Koltko, Mr. Gilbert Garcia, and Ashley Fuentes.
     
    Once outside the board room, Ms. Mary Sit, Manager Corporate Communications, approached the team and asked to interview them when they came back from their tour. Ms. Antonette Davis, Manager Call Service Center Services, took the entire team upstairs to the customer center. The team, who was accompanied by their coach Ms. Ruby Zardenetta-Koltko and Burbank's Magnet Coordinator Ms. Mildred Rosa, were lucky to receive a wonderful tour of the METRO Lift Center facilities. There Mr. Michael Andrade, Director of Paratransit Services, took the team around the stations and explained the process where METRO Lift customers get service.
     
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    Here we see Mr. Michael Andrade explaining some of the route tracking procedures to his very interested audience, Luther's Droids!
    We would like to share some pictures of the team as they went about the tour of the facilities with Ms. Davis and Mr. Andrade.
     
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    Luther's Droids are extremely grateful for the VIP treatment it received at METRO during their visit. Incredibly, after Ms. Sit interviewed the team, she featured them on the METRO Blog!
     
    Please click METRO Board Letter to read the letter Luther's Droids received from the METRO Board.
     
    This visit will live forever in the team's memory. Thank you, METRO, the only way to travel!