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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04
NC FIRST has been around for well onto 6 years, can you explain why there isn't a FRC/FTC team in the counties west of Asheville?
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Yes, the higher financial and effort requirements in Western NC are a big cause like I said, as well as the lack of industry and corporate availability / interest like you said. Having a district event that is 4 hours closer than the NC Regional will help alleviate this; there is one rookie team founded this year in Western NC specifically because of this. Further work towards bettering the financial situation should spur even more growth.
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If NC FIRST ever needed a coordinator to get FRC/FTC into the mountains, I'd move my family to do the job. There are so many kids the NEED FIRST and they will never get it; all because of where they live.
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marie [at] ncfirstrobotics.org
Email her today. I can guarantee she would welcome your help with open arms.