Community Outreach

[HelloLovely]

Hey beautifuls, We're working on ideas for community outreach today and I've completely run out of ideas. So what have you guys been doing?

[Jacob Bendicksen]

We're always looking for ways to give back with skills from FIRST. In the past, we've created an elephant feeding system for the Oregon Zoo, as well as repairing a robotic fire hydrant named Robbie for our local fire department.

On a slightly bigger scale, last year we applied for (and received) a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams grant to work on similar projects. We're working on an 'aquatic Roomba' to combat eutrophication and pond scum in a local lake, as well as creating a tablet app to encourage Guatemalan kids to go to school.

More information can be found at http://team1540.org/benefiting-the-community/