JavaWockies youth work to make a difference in our communities by reaching out through:
- Metro Grocery Store car wash – fundraiser and community awareness.
- Volunteered at Central Ontario Vex Robotics Competition. Team members had the opportunity to do field reset, referee, and do a little emceeing.
- A three week robotics elective was taught by a team member using VEX IQ at a school in Owen Sound – currently no FIRST events in the town.
- Volunteered at a VEX IQ event. A team member was the Emcee for the whole event.
- Two of our team members own Bot-in-a-Box Educational Robotics and our team was advertised across their social media accounts.
- Georgian College Train in Technology. We showcased our robot to 600 high school teens and the Mayor of Barrie, giving them the opportunity to ask questions and learn about FIRST.
- Attended SWATposium for training and networking.
- Attended National Instruments NI Days conference.
- Attended Stemly Cup to assist team 2994
- Working to develop Simcoe STEM – a non-profit organization to help ALL robotics teams in Simcoe County.
- Working to teach youth on other teams some of the skills we have learned. JavaWockies work with the Cybergirls Robotics program as well as reaching out to do workshops with a new FRC team in Alliston.
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