50+ volunteers are currently being sought to support the Saturday, January 24, 2015
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics League Championship being held at Davenport West High School.
Feel free to forward this to others interested in volunteering!
Are you looking for a way to share your skills, talents, passion having fun and positively impact the lives of 250+ students age 12-18 in our community?
50+ volunteers are currently being sought to support the Saturday, 24Jan15 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics League Championship being held at Davenport West High School. 26 FTC Teams from the Quad City and Dubuque regions will be competing to qualify for the State Championship. Link to Pictures from 2014 Quad City FTC Qualifier
No previous experience or technical background is required for many of the volunteer positions with training available. Positions are available for adults and students in college & high school. Applications for volunteering will continue to be accepted until we fill all of the posted positions. Volunteers will be provided food, beverages, and a great experience supporting our local youth!
To volunteer, you need to submit your on-line application with your contact
information and you can prioritize the volunteer roles you are interested in supporting. If you have not volunteered previously, you will need to create an account. For others that have volunteered, you can log-in and select the 24Jan15 event and roles you want to support.
In order be assigned to a volunteer position, you will need to pass the background check which occurs when you apply as part of FIRST's new Youth Protection Program.
Note: you are not required to provide your social security number and there is no cost for the background check to you.
Link to Apply to Volunteer at 24Jan15 FTC with FIRST VIMS (Volunteer Information & Management System)
You will receive an e-mail when you have been assigned to a role.
If you have any questions regarding volunteering at the 24Jan15 FTC event, please let me know.
Best Regards,
Pat Barnes
Executive Director Emeritus
Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC)
Office: (309) 765-3629 ; website: www.qcesc.org
Other Upcoming Deadline Reminders:
- 23Jan15 Deadline - QCESC scholarship applications for Quad City area high school students planning to enrolled in major in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) are being accepted until 23Jan15. Last year, the QCESC awarded 15 scholarships totally $24,000. Link to Further Information
- 30Jan15 Deadline - QCESC is accepting applications for the its annual awards including STEM Teacher of the Year, Junior & Senior Engineer & Scientist of the Year (4 total), and Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards will be announced at the 26Feb15 QCESC Banquet which will be held at John Deere's World Headquarters in Moline. Link to Further Info on Awards
