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SERVICE PROJECTS

Paying it forward…

As members of the FIRST® community and the Great Lakes Science Center’s Robotics Initiative, we all believe in “paying it forward.”  In other words, when someone does something for you, and you can't pay that person back directly, you pass it on to another person instead…  You don’t pay them back, you pay it forward.

 

One of the best examples of this concept is buying a cup of coffee (or a soda) for the person in line behind you at the coffee shop. Inspired by your generosity, they decide to buy a coffee for the person in line behind them, and so on.  It has been proven that a single act of kindness can have a ripple effect that builds exponentially, and because people believe that one good deed deserves another. “Paying it forward” can truly make the world a better place.

 

Nearly all the students on our six Cleveland-based robotics teams grew up in tough neighborhoods. There were limited resources and even fewer opportunities.  But, there were people in our communities who believed in us…  Family members, teachers, adult mentors, and others who gave up their evenings and weekends to help us grow and develop.  They provided after-school tutoring for those who needed it and arranged for us to tour local research centers and manufacturing facilities to show us how science, technology, engineering, and math, were being used to improve the lives of others here in our hometown, and around the world. They even took us to visit area colleges, universities, and trade schools to help us make decisions about our futures when we finish high school. These amazing people opened doors for us to possible careers that we didn’t even know existed.  They never asked us to pay them back, but they did challenge us to do what we could to make the world a better place. 

 

So to honor those who gave so much for us, we are actively engaged in two major service projects that are improving the lives of young people both at home and abroad.  Click the links below to learn more about how we are paying it forward.

 

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