There are two Big Initiatives in the works for Robotics in Maryland and we need your help to make our voices heard!!!!

• At the Maryland State level we have two bills that if passed, would fund state wide robotics programs registration fees for 2017 to the tune of $500,000.  We have an email template and instructions on how to contact legislators urging their support on HB 115 and SB 582. We’d love for everyone to circulate this template and instructions to anyone in the community-students, leaders, parents, coaches, etc, in the hopes that we will have lots of robotics community members reaching out to their representatives. The more support other legislators see, the better!
• At the Montgomery County level STEM Action has submitted a grant to fund registration fees for every Montgomery County team in 2017 as well as pay for FRC, FTC and FLL fields to the tune of $125,000. We’d love for everyone to ask everyone in our county including students, leaders, parents, coaches, etc, to contact the following county leaders to help ensure the grant is funded!  Please use this template in your email.
  • Council Vice President Roger Berliner  Councilmember.Berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov
  • Council Member Marc Elrich  Councilmember.Elrich@montgomerycountymd.gov
  • Council Member Nancy Floreen  Councilmember.floreen@montgomerycountymd.gov
  •  Council Member Tom Hucker Councilmember.hucker@montgomerycountymd.gov
  • Council Member Sidney Katz  Councilmember.katz@montgomerycountymd.gov
  • Council Member  George Leventhal Councilmember.Leventhal@montgomerycountymd.gov
  • Council Member Nancy Navarro  Councilmember.Navarro@montgomerycountymd.gov
  • Council Member Craig Rice Councilmember.Rice@montgomerycountymd.gov
  • Council Member Hans Riemer  Councilmember.Riemer@montgomerycountymd.gov
  • County Executive Isiah Leggett  ocemail@montgomerycountymd.gov

 
Please take the time to reach out to our elected officials so we can help grow robotics!