{"id":178,"date":"2018-05-15T21:01:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T21:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftc4991.wordpress.com\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:38:38","slug":"outreach-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/outreach-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We believe it is important for our team to promote FIRST and STEM education in our region. We are also dedicated to educating younger students and our peers about STEM opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Outreach:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 29<\/span><\/strong>: <strong>Hosted First Lego League Explore Expo at ARIC<\/strong> (5 teams)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 12<\/span><\/strong>: <strong>Hosted Sumobot event at Eldersburg library<\/strong> (25 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 10<\/span><\/strong>: <strong>Created Bunny Bot for the Carroll Arts Center&#8217;s PEEP Show<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 5<\/span><\/strong>: <strong>Hosted a STEM workshop for Cub Scout<\/strong> <strong>Pack 631&#8217;s Bear Den<\/strong> (8 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">February 26:<\/span><\/strong> <strong>Carroll County Homeschool Community Center&#8217;s Science Fair with a robotics presentation<\/strong> (10 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">February 11<\/span><\/strong>: <strong>Hosted a Cadette Robotics Badge workshop for Girl Scouts<\/strong> (14 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">February 5<\/span><\/strong>: <strong>Hosted Sumobot event at Eldersburg library<\/strong> (25 attendees)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous Outreach:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">December 6<\/span>: Hosted FTC Scrimmage<\/strong> (Sailbots attended)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">October 24<\/span>: Hosted FTC Scrimmage<\/strong> (RoboCavs Silver &amp; 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airplane-launching robot (1,400 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">July 12<\/span>:<\/strong> <strong>Ran an outreach booth at the Hampstead Farmer&#8217;s Market<\/strong> with ball-launching &amp; airplane-launching robot (1,500 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">June 21<\/span>:<\/strong> <strong>Ran an outreach booth at the Westminster Farmer&#8217;s Market<\/strong> (1,800 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">June 18<\/span>:<\/strong> <strong>Assisted in running a Sumobot Camp<\/strong> (3 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">April 27<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/gear-freaks.org\/index.php\/first-lego-league-expo\/\">Hosted the First LEGO League Explore Expo at ARIC <\/a><\/strong> (hosted 8 teams in the AM and PM, with a total of between 150-200 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">April 11<\/span><\/strong>: <strong>Transformed Scott the Galabot into a Peepbot for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gogophotocontest.com\/peepshow2025\">Carroll Arts Center&#8217;s Peep Show<\/a><\/strong> (21,000 attendees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 21<\/span><\/strong>: <strong>Attended Piney Ridge Elementary School&#8217;s Science Fair with a robotics presentation<\/strong>: Galabot &amp; 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