As Mark McLeod noted in an
earlier post, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is making its presence felt in FIRST. Per recent FRC registration data, there are 47 teams, including 14 that will be 2007 rookies, listing EMKF as a sponsor.
Thirty of these teams are registered for the new Kansas City Regional -- and rumor has it that EMKF will be sponsoring the regional itself. Another six EMKF teams are registered for St. Louis, five for Colorado, three for Midwest, two for Boilermaker, and one for Lone Star.
An
article on the EMKF website lists FIRST Robotics as one element of their long term commitment to advance K-12 math and science education in the KC area. The overall financial commitment so far is more than $22 million.
It would be great to hear more about the impact that EMKF is having on K-12 math and science generally, and on FIRST Robotics in particular, from members of the sponsored teams and the KC regional volunteers themselves. Are any of those folks here on Chief Delphi?
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Mentor since 2011 for FRC 3620 Average Joes (St. Joseph, Michigan)
Mentor 2002-10 for FRC 931 Perpetual Chaos (St. Louis, Missouri)
since 2003
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