Archive of FIRST^® Robotics Competition team email blasts:

Team Blast 11-25-2020:

• Thanksgiving Holiday hours
• 2021 judging process information
• Volunteer pins and patches
• Holiday Shopping at the FIRST^® Store

Team Blast 11-19-2020:

• Important! Awards submission portal opens today
• Upcoming Deadline! Kit and Kickoff shipping information
• 2021 Virtual Kit of Parts
• FIRST Innovation Challenge
• Virtual Chairman's Chat
• FIRST Store

Team Blast 11-12-2020:

• Upcoming Deadlines!
  • 2021 participation, payment, and Kit & Kickoff shipping information
  • NASA Grant
• Get in the Game!
• 2021 Virtual Kit of Parts
• Youth Registration

Team Blast 11-05-2020:

• Award Submissions
• New Team Growth and the Equity and Access grants due soon
• Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial Scholarship
• Additional COVID-19 guidance
• Virtual College Fair
• Celebrate National STEM Day

Team Blast 10-29-2020:

• Deadlines Approaching! Upcoming grant deadlines
• 2021 Registration
• Youth team members registration
• FIRST^® GAME CHANGERS^SM gear

Team Blast 10-22-2020:

• Safety Animation Award portal opens today!
• Season Calendar
• FIRST Virtual College Fair

Team Blast 10-15-2020:

• 2021 Registration
• 2021 Grants
• Important! Youth Registration
• FIRST Game Jam

Team Blast 10-08-2020:

• Registration for the 2021 Season is now open!
• Walk Like Woodie
• Fall Holiday schedule

Team Blast 10-01-2020:

• 2021 Registration opens October 6!
• More 2021 Season updates
• 2021 Grants:
  • NASA Grant now open (U.S.-based teams only)
  • New Team Grant opens October 6
  • Equity and Access Grant opens October 6
• 2020 Wheels on Carpet Voucher
• Introducing the FIRST Innovation Challenge
• Save the Date! FIRST Ping Virtual College Fair

Team Blast 9-24-2020:

• Update about the 2021 FIRST^® Robotics Competition season
• FIRST Alumni Handbook

Team Blast 9-17-2020:

• COVID-19 Planning Guidance
• Control System Update
• FIRST Alumni Handbook

Team Blast 9-10-2020:

• 2021 Season Extension and FIRST^® Championship
• 2021 Scholarship Program
• Being a FIRST Volunteer this season
• New FIRST @ Home Curriculum available

Team Blast 9-3-2020:

• Labor Day Holiday hours
• FIRST Volunteers #CHAMPIONTHEGAME
• 2021 FIRST Scholarships

Team Blast 8-20-2020:

• New blog post with Chairman's Award updates for the 2021 season
• Tallo badges

Team Blast 8-13-2020:

• FIRST Mentor Network
• SOLIDWORKS
• Make the most of your FIRST experience
• FIRST Alumni Spotlight: Jason Markesino

Team Blast 8-6-2020:

• New blog post with game-related information, rookie criteria, event formats, etc.
• Gifts for FIRST Alumni
• The FIRST^® LEGO^® League Global Challenge was released on August 4!

Team Blast 7-2-2020:

• Holiday hours
• FIRST Alumni

Team Blast 6-19-2020:

• New blog post with new Robot Rules for the 2021 season
• Rookie Teams
• FIRST teams on Food Network's Duff takes the Cake 

Team Blast 5-28-2020:

• End-of-season survey
• FIRST Dashboard is open

Team Blast 5-13-2020:

• Updates about the FIRST^® RISE^SM season impacted by COVID-19 and upcoming 2021 season

Team Blast 3-27-2020:

• Update about Chairman's Award

Team Blast 3-20-2020:

• Update about Dean's List and Woodie Flowers Awards

Community email 3-12-2020:

• COVID-19 Announcement to the FIRST community impacting the 2020 season

Team Blast 3-10-2020:

• FIRST Championship Payment Information
• Stay with FIRST Housing
• FIRSTtv PLAYxPLAY
• 9th Annual U.S. Force & FIRST Leadership Experience
• FIRST Store

FIRST Championship Team Blast 3-3-2020:

• FIRST Championship website
• Hotel accommodations & travel discounts
• Getting your robot to FIRST Championship

Team Blast 3-3-2020:

• FIRST Championship and District Championship registration process
• COVID-19 Impact on FIRST events
• Getting your robot to FIRST Championship
• Bill of Materials
• Youth Registration
• Online Non-Medical Incident reporting updates
• FIRST Alumni Spotlight: Nicki Bonczyk
• 2020 FIRST National Advocacy Conference

Team Blast 2-25-2020:

• Event reminders
• Star Wars branding
• FIRST Championship registration process
• Audience displays
• Event housing
• FIRST Store

Team Blast 2-20-2020:

• Team Blast schedule during event season
• Youth Registration
• Event surveys
• PLAYxPLAY on FIRSTtv
• Dean Kamen cameo appearance in "black-ish" on ABC
• New!  Introductory training module for volunteers
• Scholarships
• Event housing
• 2020 FIRST National Advocacy Conference

Special Team Blast 2-18-2020:

• Get ready for your events!

Team Blast 2-13-2020:

• Deadline Today! Dean's List Award submissions
• Supplemental resources from The Compass Alliance
• Event housing
• FIRST Alumni Spotlight: Peyton Fitzgerald
• FIRST Store
• Scholarship opportunities

Team Blast 2-06-2020:

• Deadline Today! Chairman's and Woodie Flowers Awards submissions
• Deadline Approaching! Payment for additional events due Friday, February 7, 2020
• Deadline Approaching! Dean's List Award submissions due Thursday, February 13, 2020
• Youth Registration
• Event Housing
• 2020 FIRST National Advocacy Conference

Team Blast 1-30-2020:

• Deadline Extended! Additional events payment deadline extended
• Important information about events in China
• Deadline Approaching! Chairman's and Woodie Flowers Awards submissions
• Event Housing

Team Blast 1-23-2020:

• Deadline! Digital Animation Award submission
• Deadline Approaching! Additional events payment deadline
• Deadline Approaching! Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial Scholarship application
• Safety Animation Awards winner & updates
• List of events with capacity
• Youth Registration
• Event housing

Team Blast 1-16-2020:

• Open Ordering for FIRST Choice
• Team Avatars
• Team Updates and Q&A
• Upcoming Deadline! Digital Animation Award Submission
• 2020 FIRST Championship updates
• Event Housing
• Event Manual translations
• Scholarships

Team Blast 1-09-2020:

• Deadline! Round 2 FIRST Choice lists are locked at noon ET
• Deadline Approaching! Teams have until noon ET on Friday, January 10 to report missing parts from their Kit of Parts
• Q&A is now open
• 2020 Game & Season Manual translations are now available
• Deadline Extended! Nomination application deadline for the 2020 Apple Engineering Technology Summer Camp has been extended
• VR Experience - source files available
• Event housing
• Deadline Approaching! Presentation proposals for 2020 FIRST Championship Conferences
• Youth Registration

FIRST Choice Reminder 1-7-2020:

• Upcoming Deadline! Round 2 for FIRST Choice closes on 1/9/20 at noon ET, plus additional FIRST Choice deadlines and information.

Team Blast 1-02-2020:

• 2020 Kickoff details: Broadcasting schedule, KoP dimensions, ordering replacement parts, Team Support hours
• Reminder! FIRST Choice Round 2 opens January 4, 2020
• Deadline approaching! 2020 Apple Engineering Technology Summer Camp deadline is Monday, January 6
• Don't forget about the awards!
• Limited-edition apparel in the FIRST Store

Team Blast 12-26-19:

• New Year Day hours
• 2020 Kickoff is January 4, 2020
• FIRST Choice Round 2 opens January 4, 2020
• 2020 Apple Engineering Technology Summer Camp
• 2020 FIRST Championship Conferences
• Stay connected!

Team Blast 12-19-19:

• Holiday hours
• Hand-carrying to FIRST Championship
• Shopping lists & Safety Manual
• Surrogate Pick-Up letters
• 2020 Apple Engineering Technology Summer Camp
• Event housing
• 2019 FIRST Annual Impact Report available
• FIRST Alumni Spotlight: Pam Wong

Team Blast 12-12-19:

• Founder's Reception RSVP deadline
• Event housing opens today
• FIRST Alumni groups
• FIRST Store
• Youth registration

Team Blast 12-05-19:

• Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL submission deadline
• Q&A closing
• Join Apple for Computer Science Week
• Woodie's Celebration of Life
• FIRST Volunteer Newsletter
• FIRST Scholarships
• Cyber Week discounts at the FIRST Store

FIRST Choice Reminder 12-03-19:

• Upcoming Deadline! Round 1 for FIRST Choice closes on 12/4/19 at noon ET, plus additional FIRST Choice deadlines and information.

Team Blast 11-27-19:

• Deadline approaching! 2020 FIRST Choice Round 1
• Deadline approaching! Safety Animation Award
• Q&A Closing December 5
• FIRST Alumni Judging update
• Mentor Recognition
• Tallo
• FIRST Alumni Spotlight: Erin Mitchell

Team Blast 11-21-19:

• Thanksgiving Holiday hours
• Robot Transportation Exemption deadline
• 2020 FIRST Choice Round 1 opens at noon ET November 22
• New blog entry with a Team Update & more
• 2020 FIRST Championship Conferences
• FIRST Alumni Spotlight: Jason Markesino
• 2020 FIRST National Advocacy Conference
• 2020 season merch at FIRST Store