The official press release about the participants in the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade just came out with a paragraph about
FIRST:
http://mustacheagency.com/MNR/MacysP...deoverview.pdf
"Each Thanksgiving morning, as part of the ribbon cutting ceremony, a special group is invited
to join Amy Kule to lead the Parade down the streets of Manhattan. Often these groups
feature exceptional individuals who are making a contribution to the city or nation. This year,
students from FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), along with
specially created robots designed by the selected students will help kick-off the march. FIRST
is a nationwide organization the aims to inspire young people to be science and technology
leaders by building skills through a mentor-based program."