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Originally Posted by theDiva
I'm from Team 1245 in Louisville, Colorado.
About 1/2 of our team is graduating this year and we are sure to get a some newcomers but there are usually very few. We reach out to potential members by hosting an FLL regional qualifier and mentoring kids from the neighboring middle school but once they reach high school very few join. We currently have about 20 people, so we're fine for this year but we are worried about our lack of replacements for our soon-to-be alumni.
Are there any suggestions as to how or where we could find more recruits?
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Our team is in a similar situation as you.
For next year, we are thinking about
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1. Using two robots at Club Fair and making a safe game. One robot will have a trailer attached to it while the other robot will have 7 preloaded orbit balls and will attempt to score on the trailer. Also, we will have a human player involved that will also try to score on the trailer. We are hoping that this will be a huge spectacle and will attract many new recruits.
2. If we fundraise well enough, we want to have free pizza at our first meeting. Even though a lot of people will show up for the free pizza, you just never know who might become interested in the program.
3. We hope to be able to visit science and technology classes in our school and give a brief presentation. Hopefully we can also garner the interest of other teacher's in our school.
Hopefully you will find these soon-to-be-implemented ideas helpful. Remember, also recruit more people than you need.
-Neel