Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

This year, FRC Team 1676, The Pascack Pi-oneers, is working to obtain an official U.S. postage stamp for FIRST. This process is quite involved and requires:

1) the submission of a stamp proposal at least three years in advance of the proposed date of issue

2) the review of this proposal by the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee

3) either the rejection or the consideration of the proposal.

Since proposals need to be submitted at least three years in advance, we’re submitting ours with the suggested date of issue for 2016, which will be the 25th year of FIRST Robotics games.

The Pascack Pi-oneers are asking for the support of the FIRST community! We have been keeping Dean Kamen informed of our progress on this project, and we hope it’s a great success. Please sign the online petition found below (and encourage your teammates to sign, as well!). We will then attach the signed petition to our stamp proposal letter.

To sign our petition, please visit: https://www.change.org/petitions/cit...first-robotics

Thank you all in advance for your amazing support!

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Interesting. I signed it, good luck!

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Signed and tweeted.

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Signed, tweeted, and facebook'ed.
I know you said you've emailed Dean; but definitely email this information to marketing@usfirst.org if you haven't already - they'll help you get the word out.

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Interesting idea. I had no idea that citizens could submit their own stamp ideas. Signed.

Does the change.org petition imply that if the petition gets 100 signatures, then the idea will be considered?

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

I saw the following on the wikipedia page for the Citizens's Stamp Advisory Committee. It seems like it will be a tough sell.

When you do write the letter, make sure you describe FIRST and FIRST's impact (students reached in those 25 years, etc).

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Great point. With this said you may want to amend your letter. They may automatically eliminate those that say NFP in them during the first round.

There is nothing saying you can't submit several letters, I would try to also find something that fits within the guidelines but still helps spread the word of FIRST. Like FIRST student/alumni made inventions, foundation leaders (I'm thinking like Juliette Low for Girl Scouts or Dean for FIRST), Famous Robots, or modern day technological leaders.

That's what's awesome about FIRST, it doesn't stand alone and can be brought up in many other topics.

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Perhaps instead of commemorating the FIRST organization, which as a nonprofit appears to be ineligible, commemorate the mission of FIRST and it's impact.

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Happily signed :]

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Signed, Facebook-ed, Tweeted and Google +ed. Good luck with this! It'll be great!

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

signed. and for the additional "why is this important?" area I put "for SCIENCE!"

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

I have been involved with FIRST since the 2005 VEX Product Launch in Atlanta GA. My current involvement with FIRST is focused on promoting Girl Scout FIRST teams and I found this article from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. I hope this gives you inspiration as Girl Scouting is a non-profit group with a few stamps!

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

It is a good point that you brought this up.

I believe that there is little truth to the above quotes from Wikipedia (granted that I did not look at their sources).

Both the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts have had commemorative stamps made through the USPS, as well as Disney; For-Profit and Non-Profits alike.

I would say you keep going. Whats the worst that could happen?

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Here is a listing of stamp criteria official from the USPS

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

We just need a few more signers before we reach 500! Don't forget to send it to others and encourage them to sign after you do! You find the petition here: https://www.change.org/petitions/cit...first-robotics

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

I'll send this thread along to my former teammates as soon as I can find our team captain's e-mail. Until then, signed!

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Awesome, thanks so much!

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

This was quick and easy,
we are almost there..
Fill out info and e sign below

:D https://www.change.org/petitions/cit...first-robotics

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Thanks for the support! We won EI at the Mt. Olive MAR District Event this past weekend, and hope that this can help us in winning EI at MAR Champs in a few weeks!

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

Signature #500.

Now what?

Re: Team 1676 Petition For a FIRST Robotics U.S. Postal Stamp
 

It'd have to be an invention or a prominent member of FIRST who has passed away. Living persons are not allowed to appear on stamps.