Upcoming activities for NorCal FLL community 5/2/2017

[Jill Wilker]

1) Bay Area Maker Faire coming up May 19-20-21!  
  *    We are looking for 7 FLL teams to join us throughout the weekend - Sign up at http://goo.gl/forms/qX2N31uJxZ

  *    We are looking for ~20 volunteers each day to help throughout the weekend - Sign up at http://goo.gl/forms/cbCPm0Bw3U


2)  Official FLL Camps at The Play Space in San Jose from June 19 through August 18th.  Learn more at http://www.theplayspace.org/classes-camps    Sign up soon if you are interested.


3) Finishing up 2016 Animal Allies season:

  *    Animal Allies FLL championship rubrics have NOT been mailed yet.  I really do expect to start reviewing / mailing soon.

  *   Pictures will start getting posted soon.  I am looking for a collaborative picture sharing site and not currently happy with any of the sites that I have evaluated.  If you have any experience in this area, please let me know.


4) Aging out of FLL? .

  *    We appreciate when our former coaches and mentors are willing to come back and be a Judge or Referee!  To learn about opportunities to stay involved, please join the volunteer-for-pal googlegroup by visiting https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/volunteer-for-pal .  This is a low volume group that only promotes upcoming FIRST volunteer opportunities.




5) 2017 HYDRO DYNAMICS FIRST LEGO League National Team Registration opens in mid-May !

  *    I have not seen an exact date yet but the new season registration should be opening in a few weeks.
 
  *    Did you see that DonorsChoose.org is funding is available for public school or public charter school educators that are mentoring or coaching a FIRST® team?  More info at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1Cx8xbNVlN9OEJmX3FVMHR3b1k



6) Playing At Learning has several openings posted at http://www.playingatlearning.org/openings/ including a FIRST AmeriCorps VISTA position and 2 part-time FLL Coordinators.



7) Did you know that Playing At Learning is a 501(c)(3) public charity.
                  .  Check out the About Us page to learn more:  http://www.playingatlearning.org/aboutus/
                  .  Playing At Learning does not receive funding from  FIRST - we are an independent nonprofit
                  .  We rely on donations (including matching grants and volunteer hours) from individuals like you


                  .  Please keep us in mind for your charitable donations http://www.playingatlearning.org/donate/
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Regards, Jill


Jill Wilker,  Playing At Learning, an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit   

(510)  656-8664       http://www.playingatlearning.org