12/03/2022 InspireNC Weekly Update, Mandatory Parent Meeting, and Membership Fees

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Weekly Update 12/03/2022  Mandatory Parent Meeting | Membership Fees | Saturday InspireNC Meeting | RoboBoat Marine Robotics

Saturday InspireNC Meeting Our next InspireNC meeting will be Saturday, December 10th, 2022 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM. This meeting will serve as a mandatory parent meeting and an update on all things InspireNC. The parent meeting will last 15 - 30 minutes and will start at 2:30. Robotics students will be learning fundamentals about FRC mechanical and controls, and will be working on designing some offseason projects! In addition, business team will be working on grant-writing. We will also be getting into some greater detail regarding our upcoming RoboBoat season. If you would like to add the InspireNC calendar to your personal Google calendars, you may do so using the following link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=aW5zcGlyZW5jQGluc3BpcmVuYy51cw   This calendar includes all the important events taking place throughout InspireNC, so adding it to your personal calendars will ensure that you don't miss out on any important events that we will be starting this summer!   For our new members, make sure to fill out our registration form and join our slack using the links below.   This is the link to join the Parent WhatsApp Group, https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkVndYdnYDwHH5oZR3qPGz.

Membership Fees If you have not yet payed Membership fees, you will need to pay $250 in membership fees. Methods of Paying Membership Fees: Checks made out to InspireNC Paypal If your employer offers donation matching, please consider using this service (As InspireNC is a non-profit, these count as tax-deductible donations)    If your student, in grades 9-12, is interested in participating in the FRC program, they must create an account with FIRST, at firstinspires.org. If your child is under 18, you will also need to create an account with FIRST and sign consent forms. To participate in FRC the consent forms must be signed. After this, you can apply to our FRC Team, Team 6908 Infuzed, by clicking on the tab 'apply to a team' and searching for our team.

Roboboat This week, our CAD team continued designing the hull. We are ordering materials soon and will begin to prototype the hull.    We will also be registering for the competition and also begin to discuss options for 3D printing our hull.

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