BETENDORF, IOWA (December 1, 2022) — The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) is seeking volunteers to support students competing at the upcoming FIRST LEGO League robotics qualifying event on Saturday, December 3, at The Rust Belt in East Moline. Approximately 150 students ages nine to fourteen from 22 Illinois teams built robots and prepared presentations to compete for awards and a chance to advance to next level competitions.
QCESC is looking for volunteers to support this event. No prior experience required for most volunteer positions with both technical and non-technical backgrounds welcome and training provided as necessary. Friends, neighbors, and family members are all welcome to volunteer, including college and high-school students.
Inspire the next generation of changemakers as a FIRST® volunteer. Volunteers work side-by-side with students to develop their leadership and problem-solving skills and foster self-confidence. And — along the way — you will become energized and inspired as well.
This year’s challenge, “SUPERPOWERED,” asks students to focus on energy. They’ll explore the ways in which energy is essential to our lives and consider where energy comes from, how it’s generated, how it’s distributed, and how much is being used.
For more information and to sign-up to volunteer, visit: https://qcesc.org/quad-cities-first-volunteers/.
About Quad City Engineering and Science Council:
The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) is a 501c3 non-profit organization representing approximately 23 technical societies in the Quad City area with approximately 3,000 associated members. Its mission is to promote and support engineering, science, and technical professionals and associated societies in Quad City Region, and to encourage and support students to study in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related fields. Learn more at qcesc.org. We welcome your financial support as well as your volunteerism. Donations can be made at qcesc.org/supportvolunteer/#donate.
About FIRST®
FIRST® is a robotics community that prepares young people for the future through a suite of inclusive, team-based robotics programs for ages four to eighteen (PreK-12) that can be facilitated in school or in structured after-school programs. Boosted by a global support system of volunteers, educators, and sponsors that include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies, teams operate under a signature set of FIRST Core Values to conduct research, fund-raise, design, build, and showcase their achievements during annual challenges. An international not-for-profit organization founded by accomplished inventor Dean Kamen in 1989, FIRST has a proven impact on STEM learning, interest, and skill-building well beyond high school. Participants and alumni of FIRST programs gain access to education and career discovery opportunities, connections to exclusive scholarships and employers, and a place in the FIRST community for life. Learn more at firstinspires.org.
