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Start a Team 2010 Challenge Previews Program Materials Connecting the Standards DI Videos
Knoxville Tennessee – We are very proud of all our teams that represented Massachusetts at the DI Global Finals held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. May 26th-29th, 2010. 33 teams showcased their award winning solutions amongst 1032 teams from around the world. MADI also had 13 officials working at the event. We salute all 33 teams for a job well done.
A special cheer goes out to 4 MA teams brought up on stage at closing ceremonies. Bedford ML Direct DIposit and Breaking DI News Ele for placing 1st in their challenge. Also recognized was the Lynnfield DI You're Gonna Flip ML team – placing 3rd. Renaissance medals were presented to our Bedford ML DIrect Deposit team and our Lynnfield DI ML DIrect DIposit team. The description of their Renaissance Award can be seen on our website at www.madikids.org.
MADI is proud of ALL our teams and all performed with Global Finals quality. Thank you to all team members, team managers and families for these Wicked Awesome kids! (attached is the standings or all 33 teams) 
Global Report
The MADI Executive Board met for the annual end of the year meeting last Sunday, June 6th. The full minutes of the meeting will be posted on our website shortly.
To review the highlights: Sadly stepping down from the board is Liz and Chip Bienia, Regional Drs. of Region 1 (Western MA) and Kim Gaudet Cole, our Region 3 (North Middlesex) Regional Dr. We are pleased to know they will continue to be involved in our program and thank them or their many years of service ad dedication. The Board also welcomed Mark Jenkins and Brian Mann who will serve as Co-Regional Drs of Region 3, and Alyssa and Vicki Smith who will serve as Co-Regional Drs of Region 1.
Chelsea Klein, our Affiliate Challenge Master for Rising Stars has moved into an Alumni Coordinator position. Anyone interested in applying for our open seat as Rising Star ACM can contact Barb or Regina.
New for 2011 – the Board voted to adopt minimum standards needed for teams to advance if unopposed at state sponsored tournaments. The actual policy will be posted and on our website and reviewed in the fall at all coordinator mtgs. The board also voted to keep all fees the same for 2011. ALL MA FEES WILL STAY THE SAME WITH NO INCREASES.
ALUMNI NEWS: Chelsea Klein will be working to organize all MADI alumni. We know there are countless talented young adults out there who are eager to give back to "DI". Hopefully this year, our alumni will sponsor and run some events for MADI. Please help us find and locate and involve as many interested alumni as possible. Send their information to Chelsea at cklein@madikids.org or join our Facebook page: go to EDIT FRIENDS and type in MADI. Thanks!
If you are attending a DI Camp this summer – enjoy the extra experience.
To all those waiting for next fall...HAVE A GREAT SUMMER. Barb
Visit PepsiRefresh.com daily from May 1-31, 2010 and register to vote for Whitman Middle's attempt at $25k from Pepsi's Refresh Everything campaign. June 1-30, 2010 vote for DI at WHRSD in our attempt at $5k on Pepsirefresh.com.
MADI Award of Excellence: Patricia Woodbury of Holden - $2000
Jean Josie Award for Community Service: Anna Audycki of Dartmouth: - $1000
Sarah Dors of Lakeville - $500
Caralyn Vaz of Berkly - $500
Lauren Brodeur of Dartmouth - $500
Michael Collins of Salem - $500
Sarah Donovan of Shrewsbury - $500
MADI would like to congratulate our 2010 MADI Scholarship winners!
This year WPI and DI have joined together to bring DI@WPI on campus this summer. The program is a day long program open to kids in grades 3-8. The program runs for 2 consecutive weeks Monday-Friday. Participants will be grouped into teams of 6-7 according to age. Grades 3-5 will participate in the elementary session and grades 6-8 in the middle school session. Each session will involve team building activities, instant challenges, a central challenge, and a presentation of the challenge to the group at the end of the session. DI curriculum for challenges will be used and all materials will be supplied.
For more info visit the WPI website and visit the information table at each tournament!
Anyone interested in working at the WPI DI Summer camp as a paid counselor - looking for DI alumni or DI managers. Please contact Lori Glover at lglover@WPI.EDU
This a brand new and we are hoping it is a grand success so we can expand this to an overnight camp in the future. Spread the word to anyone you know in the Worcester area - elementary age or middle school. They DO NOT have to be in DI or know DI to have a blast DOING DI this summer. WPI wants to see more registrations and have decided to offer teams $500 off a team registration of 7. Spread the word.
Check out the DI Camp and all the other great summer programs at WPI. Go to: www.wpi.edu/academics/Summer/middle070.html or http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Summer/
Or contact: Lori Glover Director, Summer Programs Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road Worcester, MA 01609-2280 lglover@wpi.edu
Over 25 years of Creative Kids!
MA Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization devoted to teaching three essential skills: Creativity, Teamwork and Problem Solving.
Destination ImagiNation promotes these skills through its global program solving program and tournaments for students of all ages, as well as the customized creativity and innovation programs it develops for other organizations and corporations of all kinds. We are an affiliate of the international creative problem solving program Destination ImagiNation Inc. based in Glassboro, NJ. We currently have over 700 teams representing private & public schools, homeschools, recreation departments, Boys and Girls clubs, etc.
Discover how to get involved! Learn more about the DI Global Program
November 2, 2009
National Press Release
"The DI Experience" DVD shown at Café I and produced by an alumni of the MADI program? It includes what a team typically does during the year, snippets of Global Finals performances, and two complete award winning performances by a structure team in middle school and in high school.
Send an email to Victor Tom and include the postal address for shipping and mail checks ($7.00 (for Mass. residents) made out to MADI) to:
Kristine Tom
17 Ledgewood Dr
Bedford, MA 01730
For the full schedule, visit our calendar page.
Pre-Tournament Regional Meetings
View calendar for dates
