FIRST Inspires: My Story
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Making our community a better place
Rogue Robotics
FIRST Robotics Competition team
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FIRST mentors change students’ lives
D. Scott Heister
Mentor, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 66 “Grizzly Robotics”; Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College Director, Michigan
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FIRST helped me gain confidence to launch a manufacturing startup
Max Friefeld
FIRST Alum, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 687; Co-founder, Voodoo Manufacturing
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FIRST inspires Cleveland’s championship team
Youth Technology Academy
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 120 “Cleveland’s Team,” Cleveland, Ohio
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FIRST experience turns challenges to opportunities for LA teen
Yohance Salimu
FIRST Alumnus, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1692, CougarBots, of Los Angeles; Second Lieutenant, United States Air Force
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FIRST provides opportunity to those who need it most
Kenny Bargas
FIRST Alumnus
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