Our team is involved in community outreach and volunteering by meeting with local engineering firms and businesses, hosting programming workshops, assistaing with waterway cleanups, visiting local middle schools, volunteering for community events and donating to local charities.
December 20, 2024
Several of our students got to visit the local fire hall, visit with the rescue workers there and learn about the technology they work with, as well as bring our FTC robot for a shared demonstration.
December 18, 2024
Several of our students got to visit a local company to see a complete range of shipyard services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair, life-cycle maintenance and refurbishment work for naval, research and commercial vessels including cruise-ships, deep-sea vessels and submarines.
December 14, 2024
Thank you to everybody who came out to support!
December 11, 2024
Several of our students got to visit a local company to see how industry-leading researchers, engineers and designers delivering high resolution radiation-based imaging products that make the world a healthier and safer place.
December 1, 2024
We had fun putting our robot on a trailer with lights and pulling it behind an old, repurposed mobility scooter in the parade for the holidays!
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October13, 2024
Volunteering at a relief station for the marathon event.
September/October 2024
Demonstrating what it means to be part of FIRST® to local middle schools.
September 28, 2024
Participating in the Gorge Waterway Cleanup to as part of the FIRST® DIVE season.
https://burnsidegorge.ca/special-events/gorge-waterway-cleanup/
September 6-8, 2024
Volunteering at the Blue Buffalo Saloon to serve ribs to hundreds of people as thousands visit for the amazing food!
May 2024
Fundraising at the Langos booth, pie plate raffle sales with parachutists, and robot demonstrations in the arena.
February 2023
Hundreds of people streamed through to see and play with LEGO and robots!
December 2023
The Christmas Toy Drive was a success! We were able to get lots of donations, thank you to everybody who came out to support!
November 2023
We gave three CANCODE programming workshops for middle school students using LEGO EV3 robots.
Past events include Ribfest, Buccaneer Days, Santa's Parade, and the Vic West Holiday Fest.