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Address to send check: Columbia Educational Robotics Foundation, 4471 E Ravens Ridge Dr, Columbia, MO 65201

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000955/wysiwyg/y5yb26xm3hhvo9yenkrf.jpg" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; width: 292px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; width: 292px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Hello! We are the Army Ants, an FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) team based out of Columbia, Missouri. Our team is a diverse colony of high school students from across the city who work tirelessly to make STEAM accessible to children and underrepresented minorities around the state. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000946/wysiwyg/tk9topdofzd5jpqqwzp1.jpg" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; width: 293px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; width: 293px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> We recently won the FIRST Impact Award, the most prestigious award in FIRST, which recognizes the team that best represents a model for others to emulate, embodying the purpose and goals of FIRST to make the greatest impact on their community. This award qualified us for the World Championship in Houston, Texas. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000615/wysiwyg/jrkt3duwnwwdlnem2xsn.jpg" style="width: 276px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left;" fr-original-style="width: 276px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000649/wysiwyg/ogunycxdq5k0e1aop8cd.jpg" style="width: 241px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" fr-original-style="width: 241px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> We are very excited for this opportunity to represent not only our team, but the community that we have built over the years. Worlds is a huge event with &nbsp;~1300 teams (elementary to high school) and over 50,000 attendees. Here, we will give our Impact presentation, compete, network, and explore. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000806/wysiwyg/yyl6xblpv855k123duce.jpg" style="width: 276px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" fr-original-style="width: 276px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775006291/wysiwyg/qvakdlzqcswaeqqqqo4g.jpg" style="width: 257px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px; text-align: right; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: right;" fr-original-style="width: 257px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px; text-align: right; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: right;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Your generous donation will help pay for registration and travel expenses for the team. Any donation is greatly appreciated, and we as a team thank you. Columbia Educational Robotics Foundation is our 501(c)3 booster organization that manages the finances of the team. CERF also supports many other school-based and community-based FIRST robotics teams in Columbia. In 2025-26, there are 19 FIRST teams in Columbia supported by CERF.

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000955/wysiwyg/y5yb26xm3hhvo9yenkrf.jpg" style="box-sizing:inherit;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:292px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /> Hello! We are the Army Ants, an FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) team based out of Columbia, Missouri. Our team is a diverse colony of high school students from across the city who work tirelessly to make STEAM accessible to children and underrepresented minorities around the state. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000946/wysiwyg/tk9topdofzd5jpqqwzp1.jpg" style="box-sizing:inherit;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;width:293px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /> We recently won the FIRST Impact Award, the most prestigious award in FIRST, which recognizes the team that best represents a model for others to emulate, embodying the purpose and goals of FIRST to make the greatest impact on their community. This award qualified us for the World Championship in Houston, Texas. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000615/wysiwyg/jrkt3duwnwwdlnem2xsn.jpg" style="width:276px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 15px 5px 0px;text-align:left;float:left;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000649/wysiwyg/ogunycxdq5k0e1aop8cd.jpg" style="width:241px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin-right:5px;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /> We are very excited for this opportunity to represent not only our team, but the community that we have built over the years. Worlds is a huge event with  ~1300 teams (elementary to high school) and over 50,000 attendees. Here, we will give our Impact presentation, compete, network, and explore. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775000806/wysiwyg/yyl6xblpv855k123duce.jpg" style="width:276px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin-right:5px;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775006291/wysiwyg/qvakdlzqcswaeqqqqo4g.jpg" style="width:257px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;float:right;max-width:100%" /> Your generous donation will help pay for registration and travel expenses for the team. Any donation is greatly appreciated, and we as a team thank you. Columbia Educational Robotics Foundation is our 501(c)3 booster organization that manages the finances of the team. CERF also supports many other school-based and community-based FIRST robotics teams in Columbia. In 2025-26, there are 19 FIRST teams in Columbia supported by CERF.

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