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Originally Posted by Pjohn1959
Sarah,
You should check with Tony with FRC team 418 there in Austin. They have won both the State BEST Award as well as the Chairman's. I know that they do a lot of service work. They should be able to give you some good suggestions.
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Paul,
Thanks for recognizing our LASA Robotics outreach efforts but the M&Ms are busy creating
miracles of their own.
I can't think of any better way to talk about, think about, or get excited about outreach than finding out what all the other teams do in the FIRST community. (I'm including FTC and FLL in this - they are amazing.)
One thing that I'm happy about is watching teams like the M&Ms make a difference in our robotics community here in the Austin area, strengthening it with their efforts, their passion, and their understanding of the importance and value of these robotics programs and their impact. It's a very exciting time in the central Texas area.
Jane
P.S. I do want to acknowledge something that Don said in his post about
"the goal is that when the community hears "that robot team", they think good thoughts of them." That is very true. When we visit Helping Hand Home and schools where we hold S.M.A.R.T. Camps, they get excited about the purple team coming and they remember us in the times in-between. Their counselors/teachers tell us stories of the students' happy memories. It's very cool. It's important to pass those stories on to the new students and the parents on the team who are so valuable in helping make a team's outreach program possible and sustainable. It grows the bigger picture.