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Hello FIRST Ladies readers, We are the members of Failing Formally out of Lexington, KY. We are here to introduce our robot, Botty White, to you. “Why Botty White,” some people ask. Our philosophy as a team is that everyone has a seat at our table; at the end of the day, FTC is “more than robots.” FTC is an organization that prides itself on Gracious Professionalism (GP). To us, some attributes of showing Gracious Professionalism are kindness, friendship, and support. Really, when we think of GP, as a human our first thoughts immediately went to the incomparable, late, Betty White. As a team, we hope that when you feel lost you know you can come directly to our table for support. You need a spare part, we’ve got you covered because we are all in this together. We may be your alliance partners one round and your opponents the second but already remember, Failing Formally is always cheering each and every one of you on. We want to see everyone be successful. We were able to honor the great Betty White this past year by orchestrating our first non-FTC outreach event. Our small team was able to collect a trunk full of shelter donations and present a check to our local animal shelter for what would have been Betty White’s 103rd Birthday. Thank you for reading our blog and “thank you for being a friend.”
Failing Formally (Team 21623)
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Hello FIRST Ladies readers, we are Failing Formally, an FTC team out of Lexington, KY. We just ended our third season and already are gearing up for our fourth. As a homeschool community team, we are unique in that we have the flexibility of creating an environment where both homeschoolers and public schoolers are welcome. We are currently a team of eleven and have learned the true meaning of teamwork over the past three years. Our main focus as an FTC team has always been inclusivity and helping to promote gender inclusion within the field of STEM. When we say we have the most supportive males on our team, we truly mean it. Our girls are both active within FIRST Ladies and First Like a Girl and help promote both wonderful organizations everywhere we go.
We currently have two active members who are on the Student Board of Directors in KY and are excited to showcase FIRST Ladies at the upcoming Run for the Robots event in June. Additional experiences where our team has been able to successfully promote FIRST Ladies have been at E-Day at the University of Kentucky and various outreach events. Our outreach members are currently working with various Girl Scout troops to organize STEM events with local chapters. As a team, we meet weekly during the season and have found great success in working with three separate teams. We have a programming team, a build team, and a design team. We have a lot of crossover between the two and hope that each member leaves our team with the capability to accomplish each task. We look forward to continuing our regional partnership with FIRST Ladies and hope to continue to see more local teams join this fantastic organization. Thank you for allowing us to be here and for taking the time to read our blog. Failing Formally FTC 21623 |
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