COUNCIL

PORT COQUITLAM SENIOR SECONDARY BBR § 8H

GRADES 1184 12

3550 Wallington Street,
Port Coqiitiem, B.C.
V3B 3Y5

Phone 941-5401

19, 1984,

Mayor L. Trahoulay,
City of Port Coquitlam,
2272 McAllister,

Port Coquitlam, B.C.
V3C 2A8

Dear Mayor Traboulay:

This is to introduce Poco's "Olympics of the Mind" team. This
competicion is organized for gifted and creative students who compete in
many different categories, The organizers of the "Olympies of the Mind"
believe that the mind can be trained similarly to the body of an athlete.

The school's team competed in the category of "Strategy
Structure”. In this competition the students have to design structures
out of 1/8" x 1/8" balsa wood and the maximum weight of the structure
cannot exceed 18 grams (5/8 oz.) The objective of the competition is
to place as much weight as possible on the structure while component
parts are cut away. Our team placed lst in the B.C. Finals by placing
445 lbs. weight on the structure. This, according to the expectations
of tie organizers, is an exceotional result. ;

By placing first in B.C., our team won the right to represent
the fxovince at the World Finals. We believe we have a very strong team
but at present are concerned with the funding of our trip. The team
needs approximately $6,000.00 to cover the cost of travel and staying at
the World Finals.

We are currently looking for sponsors to finance our
participation at the World Finals in whole or in part.

I was informed by some of the team members that you had
expressed an interest in assisting us. This letter is intended to give
you some information regarding our accomplishments and the purpose of the
competition. If you require additional information or wish to contact
me for any reason, please feel free to do so.

Yours truly,