FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Vicki Grisanti, Senior Director of Communications, REC Foundation
Phone: (508) 736-1993
Email:
ROBOTICS EDUCATION & COMPETITION FOUNDATION ANNOUCES THE [INSERT] STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
The [INSERT]State Championshipto take place at [INSERT] in [INSERT]on [MONTH XX, 2018]
Month XX, 2018– The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the [INSERT EVENT NAME]State Championship to be held at [LOCATION]in [CITY] on [MONTH XX, 2018]. The event is expected to attract more than [XXX]teams withstudents from elementary, middle, and high school competing in the VEX IQ Challenge and the VEX Robotics Competition with[two]full days of robotics matches sponsored locally by [INSERT SPONSOR NAMES].Over the last year in [STATE NAME], the VEX IQ Challenge and the VEX Robotics Competition have grown from approximately [XXX]teams last season to include more than [XXX] teams this year.
INSERT QUOTE FROM EVENT PARTNER OR OTHER LOCAL ENTITY, EXAMPLE:
“[ORGANIZATION NAME] has seen the growth and increased interest in robotics engineering programs on a local level and we are thrilled to support our students interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by organizing the VEX Robotics State Championship.”
“Students who participate in competitive robotics establish a passion for science and technology early on, gaining collaboration and teamwork skills, while learning to communicate through a variety of challenging situations,” said Dan Mantz, CEO of theREC Foundation. “The REC Foundation remains committed to offering the VEX IQ Challenge and the VEX Robotics Competition to provide a strong foundation students will build on to succeed in STEM fields and flourish in the digital economy of the future.”
The [INSERT EVENT NAME]is one of a series of VEX IQ Challenges and VEX Robotics Competitions taking place internationally throughout the year. The VEX Competitions are among the world’s fastest growing competitive robotics programs for elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and colleges around the world, now approaching20,000 teams in over45countries participatingin more than1,500events. The competition season culminates each spring, with the VEX Robotics World Championship, a highly-anticipated event presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation and the REC Foundation, which unites top qualifying teams from local, state,and international VEX Robotics events to crown World Champions.
For details on additional upcoming events, please visit a resource forteams and event partners to register and share updates fromtheir robotics competitions. For more information about the REC Foundation, please visit
About the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
The REC Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, sustainable and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs across the U.S. and internationally. Its goal is to provide these programs with services, solutions, and a community that allows them to flourish in a way that fosters the technical and interpersonal skills necessary for students to succeed in the 21st Century. The REC Foundation develops partnerships with K-12 education, higher education, government, industry, and the non-profit community to achieve this work so that one day these programs will become accessible to all students and all schools in all communities. For more information on REC Foundation, visit
###