First Lego League Tournament & Call for Volunteers

One of our favorite programs, the FIRST Lego League for Robotics is having its second NM FLL Championship tournament on January 21 in Albuquerque. It promises to be a great event for all ages, including:

> Junior FIRST LEGO League – a morning Expo for our ~10 teams for students ages 6-9
> FIRST LEGO League – competition events during the day for the ~32 teams from throughout the state of New Mexico for students ages 9-14
> FIRST Tech Challenge – an afternoon, unofficial, demo scrimmage for our 4 brand new teams for high school students
> FIRST Robotics Competition – a short, afternoon demo by one of the 5 high school teams in the state

But they also need help — and it’s a good and fun way to connect professionals working in tech with some great kids and programs. Here’s the call from FLL:

We need volunteers for event management as well as help with the FLL events for the ~32 teams of students ages 9-14 from throughout the state of New Mexico.
The roles for volunteers include — reviewers, judges, referees, and other tournament officials. For more information about the FLL volunteer roles, see the volunteers page on our web site — http://nmfll.org/volunteers.html
Positions are open for volunteers to serve full-day, morning only, or afternoon only. Volunteers may be adults or high-school age youth. All volunteers are required to fill out information forms, complete a background check, and attend a training session.
The training session will be role-specific, with several choices of dates/times –
• Friday, January 6, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
• Sunday, January 8, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
• Monday, January 9 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Each will occur at the Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails, Albuquerque Service Center, 4000 Jefferson Plaza NE.
If you are able to help, please send a message to chair@nmfll.org with the following information –
• role – a first, second, and third choice for the role in which you are willing to serve
• availability – all-day, morning only, afternoon only

Forms may be found on the volunteers page — http://nmfll.org/volunteers.html — and may be submitted either to the Girl Scout office or electronically to chair@nmfll.org