Archive of FIRST^® Robotics Competition team email blasts:

Team Blast 3-14-23:

• Event Surveys
• FIRST Impact Award Feedback
• New DonorsChoose funding opportunity
•  Do this NOW to Increase Your Visibility to Employers

Team Blast 3-7-23:

• Extended team and Pit Admin support hours
• Event reminders
• Youth team member registration
• FIRST Championship information
• Volunteer at a FIRST Robotics Competition event!
• Your Future in STEM webinar

Team Blast 3-2-23:

• Useful information about going to events
• Events live streams
• Robot transportation to FIRST Championship
• Zebra MotionWorks^TM
• 2023 FIRST Championship team housing
• Volunteer at a FIRST Robotics Competition event!

Team Blast 2-23-23:

• Team Blast schedule
• Event surveys
• Youth team member registration
• FIRST Championship information
• Volunteer at a FIRST Robotics Competition event!
• 2023 Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship due February 24!

Team Blast 2-16-23:

• FIRST Impact Award submissions due!
• Prepare for your events
• Sneak peek at the 2024 audience screens
• 2023 FIRST Championship team housing
• How to turn your FIRST experience into your dream job

Team Blast 2-9-23:

• Dean's List and Woodie Flowers Awards submissions due!
• Reminder!  FIRST Impact Award submissions due next week
• Türkiye events update
• Team Avatar submissions update
• 2023 Safety Animation and Digital Animation Award winners
• FIRST Robotics Competition mentor expanding diverse workforce
• Extended! 2023 Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship

Team Blast 2-2-23:

• Awards submission reminder!
• Team updates
• Events being next month
• 2023 FIRST Championship housing

Team Blast 1-26-23:

• Payment deadline for additional events is January 31
• FIRST^® Choice Regular Ordering opens today
• Award submissions reminder
• Team resources available
• Youth team members registration reminder
• DriveWorks webinar today
• We want to feature your team!

Team Blast 1-19-23:

• Deadline Today! Digital Animation Award closes today
• FIRST Choice Regular Ordering opens on January 26
• Payment deadline for additional events is January 31
• 2023 Team Avatar submission portal now open
• 2023 FIRST Championship team housing
• We want to feature your team!
• DriveWorks Webinar
• FIRST Mentor Network

Team Blast 1-12-23:

• FIRST Robotics Competition presented by Novelis Kickoff recorded broadcast
• Kickoff Kit replacement parts process
• Official Q&A is now open
• Team Updates
• Deadline! Round 2 of FIRST Choice closes January 16
• Deadline! Digital Animation Award submissions due by January 19
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday hours
• 2023 FIRST Championship team housing
• Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship closing February 1

Team Blast 1-5-23

• FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff presented by Novelis
• Kickoff Blog
• Team Resources
• Kit Pickup Reminder
• Mentoring Month

Team Blast 12-29-22:

• FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff presented by Novelis
• Holiday Hours
• Career Resources
• FIRST Community Blog

Team Blast 12-21-22:

• Prepare for Kickoff
• Holiday Hours
• FIRST Store
• FIRST Championship Conferences

Team Blast 12-15-22:

• FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff presented by Novelis
• 2023 FIRST Championship Advancement
• Accessibility in FIRST Robotics Competition
• Event Registration
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) Resources

Team Blast 12-08-22:

• Double elimination playoffs update
• Digital Animation Award submissions due January 19
• Computer Science Education Week Kahoot!
• 2023 FIRST Championship Team Housing now open!
• We want to feature your team this season!
• Nominations for the FIRST Educators Recognition Program closing!

Team Blast 12-1-2022:

• Round 1 of FIRST Choice deadline extended
• 2023 Safety Animation Award deadline today
• FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff presented by Novelis
• Award submission deadline reminders
• 2023 FIRST Championship housing

Team Blast 11-22-2022:

• Round 1 of FIRST Choice is now open
• 2023 Safety Animation Award submission deadline
• Season registration payment deadline
• 2023 Season updates
• Thanksgiving Holiday hours
• FIRST Mentor Network

Team Blast 11-17-2022:

• Round 1 of FIRST Choice opens today
• Pre-Kickoff Virtual Kit released today
• Event registration
• FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff presented by Novelis
• Digital Animation Award sponsored by AutomationDirect.com
• 2023 FIRST Championship team housing opening soon
• Nominations for the FIRST Educators Recognition Program

Team Blast 11-10-2022:

• Additional Inter-District Events registration open
• Important Deadlines coming up November 14:
  • Payment deadline due
  • Kit & Kickoff registration closing
  • Event registration closing
• Round 1 of FIRST Choice opens next week
• Pre-Kickoff Virtual Kit release
• New Blog entry: 2023 Approved devices, rules preview, and vision target update
• Youth registration
• FIRST Mentor Network
• We want to feature your teams at an event!

Team Blast 11-03-2022:

• FIRST Impact Award, Dean's List Award, and Woodie Flowers Award submissions portals now open
• Additional Events registration still open
• New Blog entry: District Championship awards changes
• Kickoff registration is still open
• Sales tax exemptions
• Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Program

Team Blast 10-27-22:

• Additional Events registration now open
• Additional Inter-Districts Events opening soon
• New Team Grant deadline
• New Regional in Mexico
• Awards opening soon
• Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship
• Woodie Flower Grant for Dean's List Award Winners now open
• New FIRST Robotics Competition Kahoot! series
• Nominations for the FIRST Educators Recognition Program now open
• FIRST Mentor Network

Team Blast 10-20-22:

• Deadline Today! Kickoff Kit Opt Out options closing today
• 2023 Safety Animation Award open
• FIRST Robotics Competition event volunteer registration now open!
• New Team Grant applications closing soon
• Unrestricted Event registration opening soon
• Team Support extended hours

Team Blast 10-13-2022:

• Deadline Today! Second round of Event Preferencing closing
• Kickoff Kit Opt Out options reminder
• 2023 Robot Shipping Grant
• Update from monday.com
• New FIRST Robotics Competition Director
• CHARGED UP^SM presented by Haas Teaser and season assets

Team Blast 10-06-2022:

• Second round of event preferencing now open
• Kickoff registration re-opened
• Kit of Parts Opt-out options for Veteran teams
• Founder's Reception registration
• Nominations for the Inspire the Future: FIRST Educators Recognition program now open
• FIRST Alumni Handbook
• CHARGED UP^SM presented by Haas Teaser
• Walk like Woodie

Team Blast 9-29-2022:

• Deadline Today! First round of Event Preferencing closing
• Kit & Kickoff Selection update
• Second Event Registration opening October 6
• 2023 Safety Animation Theme announced
• NASA FIRST Robotics Competition grant closing soon
• Late registration for first events now open
• FIRST students are More Than
• FIRST Scholarship program

Team Blast 9-22-2022:

• First round of Event Preferencing now open
• Kit & Kickoff registration closure notice due to system bug
• New Blog Entry: Events, event Preferencing and teaser
• New Kit of Parts option
• Upcoming! Second event preferencing opens October 6

Team Blast 9-15-2022:

• Reminder! First round Event Preferencing opens 9/22
• 2023 Event listings
• New Blog entry: Award updates
• New Blog entry: Control System updates
• Important payment process changes
• New Blog entry: Supply Chain reminder
• Grant opportunities
• New FIRST Alumni page

Team Blast 9-8-2022:

• New Blog entry: Payoff & Timeout updates
• FIRST Event Registration
• NASA grant now open
• Recruitment flyers
• FIRST^® Tech Challenge Kickoff
• Youth Protection Screening renewal reminder
• Inside Haas with Mark Terryberry

Team Blast 9-1-2022:

• New blog entry: New Team Grant and the Equity & Access Grant
• Updated Sibling Team guidelines
• Reminder to update team information
• U.S. Labor Day Holiday hours
• Team Support extended hours
• Benefits of 5G

Team Blast 8-25-2022:

• 2023 New Team Grant is now open
• New blog entry: Sibling teams guidance & an expanded district
• 2023 Event Listings
• Reminder! Drivebase Opt-out is open
• New FIRST Alumni and scholarship program websites coming soon

Team Blast 8-18-2022:

• Upcoming important dates
• District Team Championship Advancement
• New resources
• 2022-2023 FIRST Equity & Access Grant open
• STEM Equity Community Innovation Grant

Team Blast 8-11-2022:

• Pro-level monday.com accounts
• 2023 event listings
• Team Blast schedule
• Extended Team Support hours
• Youth Protection Screening renewal reminder
• Career Conversations with FIRST

Team Blast 7-28-2022:

• SOLIDWORKS software access for all teams
• Registration for the 2023 season
• Drive Base Opt-Out open
• FIRST Account maintenance reminder
• FIRST^® LEGO^® League SUPERPOWERED^SM season launch

Team Blast 7-14-2022:

• FIRST^® Impact Award
• RSVP your team
• Youth Protection screening reminder
• Reminder to update your email address

Team Blast 6-30-2022:

• Deadline! Regranting 2021-2022 funds
• Timeout process review
• Holiday hours
• Pride month

Team Blast 6-16-2022:

• The deadline for the regrant of 2022 funds is June 30
• Drive Base Opt-out is now open
• 2023 Control System Info
• 2023 Season Registration
• Available job openings at FIRST
• Youth Protection screening renewal reminder
• 2022 FIRST^® LEGO^® League Global Innovation Awards
• FedEx Social Challenge

Team Blast 6-2-2022:

• FIRST Robotics Competition season calendar updated
• Drive Base Opt-out now open
• Off-Season Events
• Youth Protection screening renewal reminder
• Pride Month
• FedEx Social Challenge deadline extended
• FIRST Signing Day

Team Blast 5-19-2022:

• 2023 CHARGED UP^SM registration is now open!
• Drive Base Opt-Out is open
• Important Payment Process Changes
• U.S.-based teams receiving grants

Team Blast 5-5-2022:

• 2022 Kit of Parts survey
• Summer team blast schedule
• Upcoming Dashboard maintenance and closure May 9-19
• Tenth Annual FIRST & U.S. Air Force Leadership Experience
• FIRST Signing Day
• Career Conversations with FIRST
• Graduate in style with the FIRST Store

Team Blast 4-28-2022:

• 2022 FIRST Championship Winners
• 2023 CHARGED UP^SM
• Upcoming Dashboard maintenance and closure May 9-19
• FIRST Signing Day
• Tenth Annual FIRST & U.S. Air Force Leadership Experience
• 2022 National Advocacy Conference

Team Blast 4-21-2022:

•  FIRST Championship event; no team blast was sent.

Team Blast 4-12-2022:

• FIRST Choice Open Ordering closes Friday, April 15
• The 2022 official Q&A system closes Tuesday, April 19
• FIRST Championship is a week away
• Upcoming FIRST Dashboard maintenance & Thinkscape access
• Volunteer status
• FIRST & U.S. Air Force Leadership Experience
• Innovation Faire Company and College Virtual Match Up

Team Blast 4-5-2022:

• Robot shipping to FIRST Championship
• FIRST Reporting Portal
• FIRST Championship Housing
• National Robotics Week

Team Blast 3-30-2022:

• Drive Base Issue
• Timeout at events
• FIRST Championship Event Guide
• Build the Future submissions
• FIRST Store

Team Blast 3-22-2022:

• 2023 Registration pricing updates
• District points
• Priority waitlist slots released
• FIRST Championship Event Guide
• FIRST Championship housing for attendees is now open
• FIRST Signing Day

Team Blast 3-15-2022:

• Important note regarding robot shipping (teams outside of the U.S. and Canada)
• COVID-19 Site information
• "More Than Robots" premieres Friday!
• Connect your team members with Career Opportunities
• Build the Future