Outreach
2020 OPC Holiday Food Basket Donations
In December 2020, team members gathered donations of food and personal care items to make four Holiday “Baskets.” These were donated to the local Older Persons’ Commission (OPC), an organization that works with meals on wheels to provide a holiday meal to senior citizens in need. We partnered with the Hart Middle School Seventh Grade Girl Scout Troop 71360, and together we donated 11 baskets, a donation worth $825.
In December 2020, team members gathered donations of food and personal care items to make four Holiday “Baskets.” These were donated to the local Older Persons’ Commission (OPC), an organization that works with meals on wheels to provide a holiday meal to senior citizens in need. We partnered with the Hart Middle School Seventh Grade Girl Scout Troop 71360, and together we donated 11 baskets, a donation worth $825.
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The Holiday Gift “Baskets” cultivated by our team for the OPC (2020)
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*2021 Eagles Fundraiser
In Spring 2021, our team ... Our team decided to raise some money at our school for an eagle shelter at (location) we raised a total of (Insert money) throughout/within [a /in] (How long) Here is our flyer for advertising it to our school |
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2021 COVID-19 Air Box Fans
In March 2021, the Notebook team along with some other team members from other sub-teams met together to build Air Box Fans for the teachers in our district. These Air Box Fans are used to filter out germs in sneezes or coughs and outputs fresh air. We gathered materials such as filters, fans, duck tape, and cardboard boxes to construct these fans. To make these Air Box Fans we were guided and assisted by a Cyber Cats member, Makenna Musser, who has done them in her own team. She showed us the video they used to learn to make them, and then supervised us while we worked on each element of the Air Box Fan and put it together. We made a card for each teacher receiving an airbox fan to their classroom.
In March 2021, the Notebook team along with some other team members from other sub-teams met together to build Air Box Fans for the teachers in our district. These Air Box Fans are used to filter out germs in sneezes or coughs and outputs fresh air. We gathered materials such as filters, fans, duck tape, and cardboard boxes to construct these fans. To make these Air Box Fans we were guided and assisted by a Cyber Cats member, Makenna Musser, who has done them in her own team. She showed us the video they used to learn to make them, and then supervised us while we worked on each element of the Air Box Fan and put it together. We made a card for each teacher receiving an airbox fan to their classroom.
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Annual Outreach
Historically, the Hart E-Bots Team participates in many community events each year. For example, we travel to local Elementary School Science Fairs and we display our robot, and let people ask questions, and drive the robots around! In these fairs, we meet potential E-Bot participants, inform them about FIRST, and our experience as an FTC Robotics team.
Historically, the Hart E-Bots Team participates in many community events each year. For example, we travel to local Elementary School Science Fairs and we display our robot, and let people ask questions, and drive the robots around! In these fairs, we meet potential E-Bot participants, inform them about FIRST, and our experience as an FTC Robotics team.
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In the summer of 2019, the team traveled to an ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) summer camp. They talked to the students about basic robotics and let them try out the robot. Amazingly, they inspired them to start their own Robotics team for their community! We now mentor the kids from the ASD camp that we do over the summer each year and it has been truly amazing to help them with building and programming Lego Mindstorm robots and teaching them about FIRST.
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E-Bots setting up the field for students at a primary school
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E-Bots demonstrating the robot to the ASD kids
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The E-Bots teaching how to code Mindstorm
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Another community outreach event the Hart E-Bots attends annually is Hunger Walk with the local FLL and FRC teams. We walk around Rochester Hills. raising money for the local Rochester Pantry. In 2019 we raised over $1,100!
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Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our school did not allow us to form our team until October when we began a hybrid learning schedule for a brief period of time. This means that we could not mentor the ASD kids from the summer camp. Moreover, annual outreach events that we usually attend like the Hunger Walk and Elementary school science fairs were unable to be held or canceled due to public health risks. We look forward to participating in these events again in the future
Hart E-Bots # 8478 Team Impact/Outreach
The Hart E-Bots team is committed to positively impacting our members and other FIRST teams through mentoring, implementing the Progression of Programs, promoting FIRST initiatives, and partnering with the FIRST community in service and volunteerism. We are also committed to increasing student and adult interest in STEM and spreading the message of FIRST in our community.
The Hart E-Bots team is committed to positively impacting our members and other FIRST teams through mentoring, implementing the Progression of Programs, promoting FIRST initiatives, and partnering with the FIRST community in service and volunteerism. We are also committed to increasing student and adult interest in STEM and spreading the message of FIRST in our community.