This season, 300+  FIRST  Chesapeake middle and high school teams came together for 20+ workshops, scrimmages, and competitions. Over $50,000 in grants were awarded to teams, and event volunteers donated more than 30,000 hours of their time. Ninety-thousand individuals from around the world watched the FRC competition live feed sponsored by Northrop Grumman and approximately 57,000 people attended competitions from November-April. What is most important is that 5,000+ young people got to be a part of a team, stretch their minds, flex their creativity, and learn valuable skills that will help them become successful young adults. All of this wouldn't be possible without the support of our generous sponsors. 

Our sponsors include major corporations such as Booz Allen Hamilton, Newport News Shipbuilding, Northrop Grumman, Micron, Bechtel and Leidos, as well as local companies such as Showbest Fixture Corporation, Maxx Potential, Anton Paar, ECPI,  Synalloy and TowneBank. What all of these companies share is a vision to make our future a better place by investing in today's young people. Please remember to thank these generous champions of  FIRST Chesapeake at our competitions or when you use their services. Together, we are helping to build tomorrow's technology leaders.