Team Leaders, several announcements.

JumpStart – this Saturday

The 3rd JumpStart seminar is this Saturday, Dec 5th.  Agenda, signup, and additional details can be found here:  https://www.jumpstartrobotics.org/jumpstart-scsu

Mentor Meetup

The December FUM Mentor Meetup will take place this Saturday, December 5, during the Virtual Jumpstart event. No prior signup is needed, please join during Breakout Session 3, 11:35 AM to 12:25 PM via:  https://www.jumpstartrobotics.org/jumpstart-scsu

Save the date, the next FUM MN Mentor Meetup will be Thursday, January 14, 2021, 7 PM, “the post Virtual Kickoff Edition”.

FUM DEI grants

The FIRST Equity & Inclusion Financing Initiative for FIRST in Upper Midwest (FEI FI FO FUM) Grant is a new funding opportunity that will provide FUM FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams with a grant to implement a project that will make changes to culture and increase the participation and success of underserved, underrepresented and/or vulnerable populations (https://www.firstinspires.org/about/diversityinclusion) in FIRST Robotics in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.  Grants will be available between $100 and $1000.  Interested teams are encouraged to submit a brief application at http://bit.ly/fumdeigrant by January 26, 2021.  Further information is available on the FUM website at:
https://firstuppermidwest.org/first-in-upper-midwest/diversity-and-inclusion/fum-equity-and-inclusion-grant-december-2020/

2nd Annual FIRST Alumni Reconnect (FAR) Event

Calling all FIRST Alumni and current year high school seniors!  Please join us for this year’s virtual event – see how FAR you will go as a FIRST Alumni.  Bring your own beverage and join us for a fun zoom social event on Thursday, January 7 at 7pm.  Sign up here: https://forms.gle/hhafXo5E43bD6EnFA

Mentor Mailing List

To increase the span of regional communications, FUM is building an email list of teams’ mentors.  Currently, the only people receiving regular emails are the Main and Alternate contacts as listed in the FIRST TIMS registration system.  The FUM list will only be used for relevant FRC activities and is strictly Opt-in with unsubscribe capabilities.  Please pass this link to your mentors (not students) so they can sign up:  https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hWwwhdlu1UKZX91IMVhHqrvs5o3PGv1LvOcGDKa6KftUNzA4NzVKU0paREg3M0QyMVBRUVo1WldOOC4u

Regards, Mark Lawrence
Chairman, MN FIRST Regional Planning Committee