1. Recap

2. Group Photo

4. Meetings Scheduling Staff vs. Representative Look professional
Practice
Go with the flow

5. Get to Know Your Representatives
Read their Bios
Learn what committees they are one
Keep in touch
Invite them to your school
Invite them to your competitions

6. Get to Know Your Representatives

7. What to talk about? Make them fans of FIRST # Teams CT MA RI FLL Jr
Talk about your experiences - Stories
Talk some data
How many teams in state
Careers
Michigan: $2.5 million per year, resulted in over 500 teams
About 250 new team in last 4 years
Over 10 States have already done this
Other items from:
# Teams CT MA RI
FLL Jr
150
133 16
FLL
203
465 69
FTC 40 87 44
FRC 51 78 6
Young people are starting to get really involved
The key is to build a relationship with your members
Don’t be scared - Remember they are people too CT MA RI
Districts
200
404 54
High Schools
260
465 69
# Schools
1,148
1,854
304

8. What to talk about? Invite them to: Funding Options Have one request
Competitions
Meetings
Etc.
Funding Options
Talk about what other states are doing
What might be possible
Have one request
Remember they work for you!

9. Handouts Folder Include one page about your team Competition Schedule
Fliers
FIRST Scholarships
About FIRST

10. Continue Advocacy Meet with your School Committee / Board of Education
Meet with Superintendents

11. Continue Advocacy Join the SNEAC Network
Join the FIRST Advocacy Network

12. NAC – National Advocacy Conference
June 23rd – 25th
Washington, DC
Details at
Register by April 1st, 2019 and win! For registrants who register by April 1st, 2019, you and your team will be entered to win a private reception at NAC 2019 and will receive a game piece signed by Dean Kamen, Woodie Flowers, and Don Bossi!

13. Slides
You can find all slides here: