It's the 15th of October

It’s the 15th of October and it’s becoming more and more apparent that GaCo is much more than just about robots. GaCo is about vision and passion.

Recently, I’ve become a fan of bluegrass music. One song in particular has caught my attention entitled “The 15th of October” by Volume Five. Calm down, I know it’s about moonshiners (surprise) and talks about becoming serious about getting their product to market before winter sets in. But to me, the song is about passion. All summer long this crew was sort of half passionate about their craft - which I am not endorsing in anyway! But when the 15th of October came along, it was (in the words of the song) “time to get sober boys.” In the words of GaCo, it’s the 15th of October - it’s time to get even more passionate.

GaCo’s vision inspires passion. But it’s time we get even more passionate. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen much passion in GaCo students. For instance, it was passion that drove GaCo students to meet at 5:30am Friday before last to drive six hours to Coeburn Middle School to share teach our STEM lessons. And then again this last Friday when a group of GaCo students gave up their day off to help students at SkyView Elementary School in Morgantown become more STEM Ready. And then again for another group GaCo students to endure the rain and cold prior to the Autumn Glory Grand Feature Parade to sell hot chocolate last Saturday.

It’s the 15th of October GaCo, it’s time to get even more passionate about our vision… we’ve worked hard to develop our vision and the tools we need to get there - now it’s time to bring our product to market… and we will have plenty of opportunity to do so, before winter sets in!

When life gives GaCo lemons, GaCo makes Hot Chocolate! GaCo students showing their passion (and perseverance) through cold and rain prior to the parade on Autumn Glory Saturday.

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