The charitable arm of Fiat-Chrysler has awarded 13 high school robotic teams in Ontario a total of $65,000 U.S.
The money, $5,000 per team, will help students offset the cost of thinks like registration fees, materials and team uniforms when they compete in FIRST Robotic Competition programs.
Of the teams benefiting, 12 are from Windsor-Essex including Maranatha Christian Academy, Tecumseh Vista, Holy Names, Belle River High School, St. Anne's Catholic High School and Ecole secondaire de Lamonthe-Cadillac.
Louise Arbor Secondary School is in Brampton.
The long-standing commitment and engagement FCA has with FIRST is embodied by the dedication of our employees who give generously of their time and skills to mentor students," says Lesley Slavitt, head of civic engagement and CEO of the FCA Foundation.
FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, was founded in 1989 to foster interest in science and technology. The founder was inventor Dean Kamen.