FIRST Championship nominated for the 2013 Sprout Seven Awards!

FIRST General Forum
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Posted on the’FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology’ Facebook page](Redirecting...):

“We are honored that Tthe FIRST Championship event is nominated for the 2013 Sprout Seven Awards! The St. Louis Sprout is seeking votes to determine the top seven most family-friendly events of the year. You can cast your vote here through Dec. 18: http://www.stlsprout.com/articles/news/item/3677-voting-is-open-for-2013-sprout-seven-awards”

Like all FIRST events, the annual FIRST Championship is free and open to the public! Learn more about this exciting event: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/first-championship

It looks like you can vote here (http://www.instant.ly/s/KDS2u), for up to five events once a day through Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The top seven vote-earners will be named 2013 Sprout Seven Awardees and announced on Monday, Jan. 6, 2013.

Best of luck to FIRST! This would be a great way to Make It Loud! Don’t forget to vote everyday! :slight_smile:

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Voted! :cool:

Please, everyone do this.

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I voted.

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Voted today…

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Voted today. Will continue to make it loud tomorrow. :wink:

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I voted today and will continue to vote for the coming days.

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Voted today! Have you? :slight_smile:

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Yup!

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Speaking of voting, I voted.

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Voted!

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I should make it clear that I in fact voted for the FIRST Championship event, not the other fine programs listed, and it’s suggested you do the same.

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So, it’s great that everyone is voting for champs, but is FRC Champs really a family-friendly event? Considering the hustle and bustle in the pits, the tensions in the stands (seating), and the overall competitive attitude, I think it’s a hard sell.

I’m all for making it loud and stuff, but I can’t help but think that we are taking the position of an event that may be more deserving of this recognition.

  • Sunny G.
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Actually… Seeing as I am a native St. Louisian, I did vote for champs, but also for a couple of other programs on there that I have been involved in/ have participated in since childhood (<3 the Balloon Race), so I could not help but give them a vote.

Sorry for being a bit of a traitor… :o

I STILL LOVE YOU FIRST!

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I have been to the Championship event twice; neither time as a participant, and both times with my family (pregnant wife, 3yo then wife, 5yo, 1yo). Both times, there were plenty of activities and excitement for all parties involved. I would absolutely classify it as family-friendly.

My post was meant to be clever but was ill-worded. There are plenty of things on that list that deserve votes. Among them is the CMP.

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Voted!!!

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Until I attended an event just as a spectator (rather than a participant/coach/volunteer/cheering section/student wrangler) I’d have never believed how relaxing and fun competitions are as an unattached party. Without all of the stress attached to having a role events are what I would consider family friendly, especially with the emphasis on “spectator friendly” games, teams and sponsor booths with fun give aways, interactive displays, etc.

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Well, the votes are in, the *FIRST *Championship was voted one of the top seven best family-friendly events in St. Louis for 2013! Congrats to FIRST, and good job to everyone who voted! You can find the list of the seven winners, and a brief summary of each of them, including the *FIRST *Championship, here: http://www.stlsprout.com/articles/best-bets/item/3736-2013-sprout-seven-award-winners! :slight_smile: