There are currently two exciting opportunities to show your support for FIRST, but we need your help and the help of all your friends, family and other members of the extended FIRST family/community to make these potential contributions a reality!
1. Get Out the Vote for FIRST!
FIRST could receive $200,000 from American Express through Members Project. We are thrilled to announce that FIRST has been chosen from among 50 non-profits who applied and is participating in
FIRST News Release Manchester, NH, October 7, 2009 – FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) announced today that it has selected St. Louis to host the worldwide robotics Championship beginning in 2011 and continuing through 2013, including the 20th Anniversary year of the organization’s inaugural competition. Dean Kamen, FIRST founder, noted inventor and president of DEKA Research and Development, announced the choice at the Saint Louis Science Center’s SciFest