Tri Cities Area FIRST Robotics Teams Fundraising for World Competition
Whirlpool Foundation Offers $15,000 Community Challenge Grant
Apr 26, 2017 4:15 PM ET
Three FIRST Robotics teams from the Tri Cities area will compete in the FIRST Robotics World Finals this week, April 26 - 29 in St. Louis, Missouri after competing against 160 other Michigan teams in the State Championships in Grand Rapids recently.
Whirlpool Corporation has proudly supported the FIRST Robotics program for seven years, encouraging students to pursue interests in areas of STEM education – science, technology, engineering and math. Whirlpool employees have provided thousands of volunteer hours to FIRST Robotics, other sponsorship support and tool chests for multiple rookie teams over the last three years through the Gladiator GarageWorks brand.
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