{"id":4954,"date":"2023-02-20T10:04:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T18:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/?p=4954"},"modified":"2023-02-20T10:04:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T18:04:42","slug":"2-20-23-mde-grant-500-lottery-spots-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/2023\/02\/20\/2-20-23-mde-grant-500-lottery-spots-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"2.20.23 – MDE Grant, $500 Lottery spots and more"},"content":{"rendered":"
Topics today include:<\/strong><\/div>\n
MDE Grant<\/div>\n
Team Volunteers<\/div>\n
Lottery Info for $500 3rd events<\/div>\n
Week 0 Practice Event at Kettering this weekend<\/div>\n
Programmers Needed<\/div>\n
Consent and Release Forms<\/div>\n
Help Getting Robot Built<\/div>\n
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MDE Grant<\/b><\/div>\n
We don’t yet have an exact timeline for when the MDE grants will be announced or paid, but we do know that the packet is being prepared for approval by the State Superintendent.\u00a0 I heard from Ashley Arras last Friday that it will “hopefully be in a few weeks.”<\/div>\n
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TWO TEAM VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED<\/b><\/div>\n
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Each team must provide volunteers for two roles for two days at each event they attend. Students, PARENTS, FRIENDS, ALUMNI, and SCHOOL STAFF, all count toward this.<\/div>\n
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The only role that is off-limits to anyone associated with your team is Judging. However, if you have sponsors that would like to Judge and don’t directly work with your team, we’d love to have them and they will count too.<\/div>\n
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Set up and tear down works well for small teams that can’t spare anyone during the event itself. Please contact the volunteer coordinator at the events you are attending to find out what is needed.<\/div>\n
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By the way, you don’t have to volunteer at the events you are attending.\u00a0 Any FIM event counts.<\/div>\n
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LOTTERY FOR $500 THIRD DISTRICT EVENT SPOTS<\/b><\/div>\n
We will have a lottery at 5:00 pm this Friday, February 24 for $500 third district event spots.<\/div>\n
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We currently have open spots at the following Week 4 and Week 5 events:<\/div>\n
Week 4: March 25-27<\/u><\/div>\n
Lakeview #2 (Sat night load in, Sun, Mon)<\/div>\n
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Week 5: March 30-April 1\u00a0<\/u><\/div>\n
Kentwood<\/div>\n
Macomb<\/div>\n
Saline<\/div>\n
Troy #2<\/div>\n
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If you are interested in one of these $500 spots, please let us know by filling out this simple form. Be sure you do not already have an event scheduled during that week:<\/div>\n
https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeAoGj90CcP7tGGx7EgNid-n4D6MWZ94GWU2Ybv0SYgFK43Aw\/viewform<\/a><\/div>\n
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To be eligible\u00a0for the lottery, we must verify that your two volunteers are in the system for your first two events. You will receive the link to that form once you fill out the lottery interest form.\u00a0 You will be required to offer two more volunteers at your third event if you are awarded a lottery spot.<\/div>\n
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Unrelated to a third event, If you want to switch out of one of your 2 current district competitions and move into one of these open spots, just let me know.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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WEEK O PRACTICE EVENT<\/b><\/div>\n
Kettering University is offering teams an opportunity to practice on a real field this Saturday, February 25 which is the week before actual competitions begin. We also use this event to train our volunteers.<\/div>\n
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Many of the sports are filled, but they still have some open spots for both the morning and afternoon sessions.<\/div>\n
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What:<\/b> FREE<\/b> Week 0 FRC Event and Field Volunteer Training<\/p>\n

Who:<\/b> Teams Competing in the 2023 FRC Game<\/p>\n