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Re: Full Field Practice Facilities - How?
We lost our space a few years ago at the school and wound up forming our own non-profit as well as partnering with our communities Community Foundation for our 501(c)3 status. We now lease a storefront in a local mall for a fraction of the normal rental fees and have full use of all public spaces. We setup our practice field in the center court of the mall and while practicing we have many onlookers from the mall walkers and shoppers. A great way to expose new people to FIRST and to get our practice in. We have to tear down and setup each week for another event that is scheduled each Wednesday night. But the wooden practice field goes up very easily, especially with 15 - 20 students.
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Jimmy - Lead Mentor, Pit Boss, Miami Valley FRC Regional Planning Committee
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