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For at least 5 years there was a West Michigan Invitational hosted by the local teams and the SME chapter. It was originally held at Westshore Mall, then Zeeland High School, then Grandville. (I know I attended four and missed at least one.) For these last three years the West Michigan Regional has taken the efforts of many of the same people and many more to put on, so the Invitational has stopped.
However, there have been discussions among the teams about getting together at some point to work together. This may include demonstrations for potential new teams and sponsors, sharing ideas to improve our teams, attending events to publicize FIRST, etc. One example of this is the yearly float in the Tullip Time Parade. We also have taken our robots to the Governor's conference on education, the Intermediate School Districts, professional society meetings, etc. We'll try and invite you to as many of these as seems practical.
I think all of us like to see continued growth. There are far too many schools without teams here, notably Muskegon, Grand Haven, Jenison, Hudsonville, Fruitport, and many others.
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