Outreach: Development of Minnesota Splash; Winner of Minnesota Regional Chairman’s Award.
The Green Machine’s 30 members focused on Outreach in 2008, including the extension of Friday night Kickoff seminars into development of Minnesota Splash, a first-ever all day pre-season event designed to help new and returning teams prepare for the competition season. Other outreach efforts during the year included participation in the inaugural FIRST President’s Circle, mentoring two FIRST Lego League teams, and advising FIRST teams locally and worldwide through the team’s new Web forum, videos and email. These outreach efforts were recognized when The Green Machine won the regional Chairman’s Award at the inaugural FIRSTMinnesota Regional, earning the team a trip to Championships.