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FIRST General Forum
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Hi CD,
My team has many project but all of it is in FIRST, we want to extand beyond FIRST.

  • We are mentoring 2 FLL team in the past 4 years.
  • Last year we were mentoring 11 Jr.FLL teams and this year we are mentoring 6 teams.
  • This year we will host an FLL competition.
  • We are going to teach this year someone that will be a mentor in a FRC team in Canada that will be rookie next year (They will start the team next year but they want to be prepared).
  • Maybe we will mentor a rookie team this year.

The problem is that our city is not big and the places to volunteer at are only the schools (1 High School and 3 Elementary schools).
We already have all FIRST programs in the schools from 1st garde to 12th grade.
Do you have any ideas where we can volunteer?

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Are there no poor or elderly people in your town? There are always ways to reach out to others. It doesn’t have to be through an organization.

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Investigate nonprofit organizations in your area. “GuideStar Israel” can be helpful.

There are many organizations who would welcome the help of an enthusiastic team of problem-solvers. I could give you a long list of suggestions, but I think you will have fun discovering what you are able to do.

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Check out the Charimans essays that are posted on CD. There are many ways to spread the message of FIRST beyond just starting/mentoring teams.

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There are lots of teams who pair with state or city governments to create a party, national day, or even a national week. If you approach somebody in the right position, such as Mayor for city, then you may get something together.

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