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During the 2024-2025 Into The Deep season, our team came together to create and donate 120 winter care packages to the Waukesha Salvation Army. Our goal was to help people and families who need essential items during the cold winter months. Each package contained a shirt, socks, gloves, a blanket, and a hygiene kit. We specifically chose these items to provide warmth, comfort, and basic necessities to those who struggle to get what they need each day. This project was about more than handing out supplies. It demonstrated our commitment to making a real difference in our community and highlighted the values that guide us as an FTC team. Organizing this event gave us a chance to put our important values into practice: teamwork, empathy, and serving our community.
Although we are a robotics team, we know that our mission extends beyond competitions and technical achievements. We strive to incorporate Gracious Professionalism® in everything we do. Managing this project involved organizing, packing, and delivering the packages, using the same teamwork skills we use in robotics. This experience improved our ability to plan and execute large projects, proving that teamwork is crucial both inside and outside the robotics field. The project also offered us a meaningful opportunity to connect with our sponsors. Sponsors are essential to our team, and this event allowed us to collaborate with them on a project that goes beyond robotics. By including them in the donation effort, we showed how their support makes a positive impact. This strengthened our partnership, demonstrating that their contributions help us grow in STEM and inspire positive social changes. Besides offering immediate help, the project aimed to raise awareness about the challenges people face in our community. We wanted to inspire others—teams, individuals, and organizations—to participate in similar projects and realize that even small actions, like donating items or volunteering, can make a big difference. We hoped to inspire generosity and demonstrate how acts of kindness could have lasting effects. Delivering the care packages to the Waukesha Salvation Army reminded us of the importance of community service. Seeing how our efforts directly benefited those in need reinforced our commitment to outreach and social responsibility.
This was not just a one-time event; it encouraged us to keep looking for ways to give back. Through this experience, we learned valuable lessons about teamwork, gratitude, and the power of service. It reminded us that small gestures, like warm clothing and hygiene kits, can have a powerful impact on those in need. Most importantly, it showed us that success is not just in our robotics accomplishments but also in making positive changes in the world. We are proud of what we achieved and look forward to continuing our mission of service in the future.
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