60+ COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS WATERLOO REGION
Community Outreach & STEM Impact
Creating awareness and making FIRST® available to all interested members of our community since 2009.
17+
Years of Community Service
5+
FRC & FLL Teams Mentored
60+
School & Public STEM Demos
WWFIRST
Founding Member, 7-Team Regional Hub
20264 Initiatives
WWFIRST Open House, Canada Cup & Youth Council
- ▸WWFIRST Open House at Conestoga College (May 2026)
- ▸Students and mentors volunteered at the FIRST LEGO League & FIRST® Tech Challenge Canada Cup (June 2026)
- ▸Two Rebels selected to the 2026–27 FIRST Canada Youth Council (9 seats across all Ontario teams)
- ▸2702 Day robot reveal and open house with silent-auction fundraiser
20256 Initiatives
Off-Season Events, Open Houses & FLL Volunteering
- ▸Robots@Mary Ward off-season event (September)
- ▸STEMley Cup off-season championship, Hamilton (October)
- ▸Build A Dream event at Conestoga College (November)
- ▸WWFIRST Open House at Cora Group (November)
- ▸Volunteered at FLL Meet the Scientist (December)
- ▸Students and mentors volunteered at FLL and FTC competitions (December)
20242 Initiatives
Off-Season Competition & Community Events
- ▸Robots@CNE off-season event, Toronto (captained Alliance 2)
- ▸2702 Day robot reveal and open house
20236 Initiatives
Libraries, Community Centres & Girls in STEM
- ▸Langs Community Centre FIRST STEM Event — Cambridge
- ▸Langs Community Centre FIRST STEM Event — Elmira
- ▸Kitchener Public Library — FLL demo event volunteers
- ▸Girls @ Google FIRST Robotics event
- ▸FIRST LEGO League event volunteers across multiple regional tournaments
- ▸Robots@CNE off-season exhibition & STEM showcase in Toronto
20223 Initiatives
Post-Pandemic Return to In-Person Outreach
- ▸FIRST LEGO League event volunteers (multiple regional events)
- ▸Robots@CNE off-season showcase & outreach
- ▸STEMley Cup Championship outreach & competition
20211 Initiative
Virtual STEM Challenge & Kit Creation
- ▸Elegoo Challenge Online Outreach — designed custom robotics game, managed kit procurement, and produced instructional video series for students learning from home
20202 Initiatives
THEMUSEUM & Provincial FLL Support
- ▸FIRST LEGO League Ontario Provincials — volunteer support
- ▸THEMUSEUM (Downtown Kitchener) — FIRST Robotics live demo for Family Day
20197 Initiatives
Youth Camps, Schools & Civic Celebrations
- ▸THEMUSEUM — FIRST LEGO League support & interactive family day demos
- ▸Kitchener Public Library — FLL demo event volunteers
- ▸Girl Guides STEM Night — Girls in STEM interactive robotics workshop
- ▸Baden Public School — school-wide STEM outreach demonstration
- ▸Canada Day Outreach — FLL and FIRST Robotics public showcase
- ▸KidsAbility Firefly Camp — adaptive STEM & robotics camp support
- ▸International Plowing Match — agricultural & technology robotics outreach
20188 Initiatives
Maker Faires, Tech Summits & FLL Mentorship
- ▸Mentored FIRST LEGO League Team 8404
- ▸True North Tech Summit — interactive robotics showcase
- ▸Maker Faire at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium (The Aud)
- ▸Google Waterloo Community Picnic — live robot demonstration
- ▸Discovery Square at Kitchener City Hall
- ▸Aviation Fun Day at Region of Waterloo International Airport
- ▸Baden Public School Curiosity Evening & New Dundee Public School demos
- ▸New Hamburg Canada Day Celebration & Robots@CNE off-season event
20175 Initiatives
Education Trade Shows & Elementary School Tours
- ▸Mentored FIRST LEGO League Team 8404
- ▸Partnered with Javelin Technologies at the CanConnect Education Trade Show with a live robot demo
- ▸New Dundee Public School & Grandview Public School Fun Fair STEM demonstrations
- ▸Volunteered and demonstrated at FLL off-season, qualifier, and Ontario Provincial Championship events
- ▸Aviation Fun Day at Region of Waterloo International Airport
20164 Initiatives
School STEM Engagement & Regional Partnerships
- ▸Mentored FIRST LEGO League Team 8404
- ▸Meadowlane Public School — engaging elementary students in hands-on STEM
- ▸Kitchener Discovery Square joint robotics showcase with FRC Team 4678 (CyberCavs)
- ▸Aviation Day at Region of Waterloo International Airport
20154 Initiatives
Hosting FLL Regionals & Mentoring Rookie FRC Teams
- ▸Hosted the FIRST LEGO League Regional Competition at Eastwood Collegiate Institute
- ▸Supported and mentored FRC Team 4917 (Sir Lancerbot — Elmira District Secondary School & Systematix Inc.)
- ▸Grade 8 Parent Night — volunteered to display and demonstrate Team 2702's robot
- ▸Assisted classroom curriculum development implementing Sumobots and Skills Canada Robotics
20146 Initiatives
Maker Faire, FLL Hosting & FRC Team Mentorship
- ▸Mentored FRC Team 4917 (Elmira District Secondary School)
- ▸Hosted the FIRST LEGO League Regional Competition at Eastwood Collegiate
- ▸Volunteered at FIRST LEGO League Ontario Provincials at the University of Waterloo
- ▸Waterloo Mini Maker Faire & THEMUSEUM interactive exhibitions
- ▸Assisted classroom curriculum development with Sumobots and Skills Canada Robotics
- ▸Grade 8 Parent Night demo, Football Game BBQ, and Family Movie Night community fundraisers
20134 Initiatives
Mentoring FRC Team 4678 & Hosting FLL
- ▸Mentored rookie FRC Team 4678 (Woodland Christian High School)
- ▸Hosted FIRST LEGO League Regional Competition at Eastwood Collegiate
- ▸Volunteered at FIRST LEGO League Provincials at the University of Waterloo
- ▸Assisted classroom curriculum development implementing Sumobots and Skills Canada Robotics
20126 Initiatives
Emergency Robot Rebuilds & Tech Leadership
- ▸Worked through the entire Waterloo Regional to help FRC Team 4372 (PRDG — École Secondaire Père-René-de-Galinée) rebuild their robot, and supported them at the St. Louis World Championships
- ▸Hosted FIRST LEGO League Qualifier tournament
- ▸Presented at the Tech Leadership Conference in Kitchener with FIRST Robotics Canada
- ▸Demonstrated during the Skills Canada Competition and at Howard Robertson Public School
- ▸Built a custom robot role for the school theatre production of The Wizard of Oz & Spring Thing demo
- ▸Assisted classroom curriculum development implementing Sumobots and Skills Canada Robotics
20113 Initiatives
Mentoring FRC Team 3683 & School Outreach
- ▸Mentored rookie FRC Team 3683 (TEAM DAVE — St. David Catholic Secondary School)
- ▸Robotics presentations at St. David Catholic Secondary School and Sunnyside Public School (Grade 8 Day)
- ▸Held community fundraising BBQ in partnership with NDI
20103 Initiatives
Manufacturing Trade Shows & Local Schools
- ▸Presented at the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS)
- ▸Robotics presentations at Rockway Public School, Sunnyside Public School (Grade 8 Day), and Spring Thing
- ▸Held community fundraising BBQ in partnership with NDI
20094 Initiatives
Rookie Season Trade Shows & Elementary Demos
- ▸Presented at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Discovery Trade Show
- ▸Presented at the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) Trade Show
- ▸Robotics presentations at Suddaby Public School and Sunnyside Public School (Grade 8 Day)
- ▸Community raffle fundraiser to launch Team 2702's rookie season