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Re: North Carolina 2016 District Events

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Originally Posted by Billfred View Post
I'm pleasantly surprised to see a district in Asheville--hopefully that will stimulate teams in the western part of the state. (I know of 1225, and I think there was a second Hendersonville team for a while.)
Having spent 10 years in WNC, I didn't hear about FIRST until i moved to Virginia in 2006. What I can say is that there is a large economic barrier to FRC development in that area. In short, it is rather poor. I am pleased to see that my alma mater, Western Carolina University, is activity working on building the FIRST community in the region. They are focusing on FLL atm. I think it is a great place to start. It's going to take a concerted effort to penetrate the mountains of WNC.
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