No Teams in Idaho or Utah

[ChrisH]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

Amber H was working on trying to get a team going in Utah. See this post.

Amber has been a little too busy lately to be hanging around here. She has been keeping her priorities straight and been working hard on finishing her education. However, I have been getting infrequent reports on her progress towards starting a FIRST team.

So far it seems she has a high school lined up and her University is going to provide major support. The new Las Vegas regional could a major help because it is only an eight hour drive instead of twelve like Phoenix. Denver is also only eight hours, but the weather can be a major factor when it comes to crossing the Rockies in winter. Passes tend to be closed during the few hours you need them. At 8000 ft+ winter tends to run well into May or sometimes June.

The last time I heard from her it sounded like they were pretty close and basically just needed students and $2K or so to get the team going. I think they were planning to finish fundraising in the Fall.

FIRST sure isn't easy when the nearest Regional or team is over 400 miles away, but Amber knows where to turn for help. Hopefully we'll be hearing more from her if her schedule eases up over the summer.