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What’s FIRST ? ® 1

What’s FIRST ? ® • • • It’s a competitive sport. SM It’s More Than Robots. It’s a life experience. It’s opportunity. It’s community. It’s amazing. 2

FIRST Is… ® Inspiring youth to become science & technology leaders & innovators, by engaging them in exciting, experiential, Mentor and project-based programs that teach science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills, inspire innovation, and foster well-rounded life capabilities. 3

FIRST Impact: More Than Robots ® SM • STEM Awareness, Skills and Intent – Increase the number of students who pursue post-secondary education and careers in STEM-related fields and industries • Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Inspire youth to become leaders and innovators in their field and society • 21 st Century Work-Life Skills – Enable young people to develop valuable, transferrable, real-world skills, including: teamwork, leadership, creative problem solving, critical thinking, time & project management, and communication/presentation skills 4

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FIRST At-a-Glance ® 400 K 200 K+ 16 M+ students participating in 2015 -2016 Mentors, Coaches, Judges & Volunteers in 80+ countries Volunteer hours served in 2015 -2016 $25 M+ >2, 200 scholarship opportunities from nearly 200 providers official events worldwide 41 K+ participants at annual FIRST ® Championship 6

FIRST Progression of Programs ® FIRST ® learning never stops building upon itself, starting at age 6 and continuing through middle and high-school levels up to age 18. Young people can join the international, K-12, after-school, STEM programs at any level. FIRST inspires innovation excellence, teaching 21 st century skills, and immersing participants in project-based learning and robotics competitions. 7

Ways you can Help… • Donate – support this program – https: //ssl. charityweb. net/firstinspires/ • Sponsor – locally or nationally – – Financial Sponsorship of local programs and/or national strategies In-kind donations or parts, equipment or facilities Scholarships & Internships for students Employee Engagement • Volunteer – support locally – 99. 9% of the FIRST workforce are volunteers. – Weekend help at events, coaching/mentoring a team, offering technical and non-technical help 8

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Teams of 10 (avg. ) or more students develop strategy, design and build sophisticated robots using a modular kit-of-parts, then compete head to head. 2015/2016 Season 16

• Head-to-head competition using a sports model • Teams design, build, and program robots based on sound engineering principles • Reusable platform, powered by Android technology, programmed using Java • Develop strategic problem-solving, organization, team-building skills • Awards for competition, community outreach, design • Qualify for >$20 million in scholarships 17

2015/2016 Season • 5, 150+ teams (projected) • 51, 500+ students, ages 12 -18 (Grades 7 -12) • Average 10 students per team • ~500 Meets, League Championships, Qualifying Tournaments, Championship Tournaments; 4 Super-Regional Championship Tournaments; 1 World Championship • 15 countries 18

Who is FIRST For? ® • For Students (grades K-12, ages 6 -18): the hardest fun you’ll ever have • For Mentors, Coaches, Volunteers: the most rewarding adventure you’ll ever undertake • For Sponsors/Donors: the most enlightened investment you could ever make 22

More Information • On the web: • www. firstinspires. org • www. firstlegoleaguejr. org • Call: 1 -800 -871 -8326 www. firstinspires. org 800 -871 -8326 23