01/05/2022 InspireNC Weekly Update, FRC Kickoff, and Membership Fees

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Weekly Update 12/18/2022  Membership Fees | Saturday InspireNC Meeting | RoboBoat Marine Robotics

Saturday InspireNC Meeting We hope you all had a great winter break and we are excited to be at FRC Kickoff at our next meeting! Our next InspireNC meeting will be Saturday, January 7th, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Robotics students will be watching the kickoff for our new FRC game and start brainstorming possible designs for our robot! In addition, business team will still be working on grant-writing. We will also be getting into some greater detail regarding our upcoming RoboBoat season.   We will be meeting every day after school, after January 7th and it is necessary for parents to chaperone students at the workshop and to also carpool students from school. It is also important for students to sign up for the days on which they are coming, so carpooling can be planned accordingly. The spreadsheet to sign up for carpooling is linked below.  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RR2ucqowsQNcnG8cD_tmcFVTDVv1rcL8Qm8VR3VbpeU/edit 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. This is the slideshow from our parent meeting.  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1573L45U-oC68R50KNWdvpRDalzpdDBtRJ3LM0qMSIhs/edit?usp=sharing

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 we had our software and electronics meeting and made significant progress with our design. 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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