August 2013
Open House
The Girls of Steel hosted an open house to allow new people to see what we’re all about. We, along with team 1708, gave robot demonstrations. There were different stations for each sub team. We also had a marshmallow and toothpick structure construction contest. All of our sub teams, including media, outreach, and finance, gave informational presentations. Over 150 people total were able to attend.
September 2013
Girls of Steel FLL
On Wednesdays and Saturdays, the Girls of Steel have been mentoring a FIRST FLL team in Fox Chapel. “It’s really rewarding to work with middle schoolers and to help them improve their robots,” says Simran Parwani. They recently came in third at the regional scrimmage at Shadyside academy on October 26th.
The Children’s Museum’s Mini Maker Faire
The Girls of Steel made an appearance at the Mini Maker Faire held at the Children’s Museum. We handed out flyers to those that were interested and demonstrated Eve, the Frisbee-throwing robot. We also allowed passers-by to try it out.
St. Ursula’s FLL Team
The Girls of Steel volunteered at a two-day summer camp to help the kids at St. Ursula’s with their FLL team.
October 2013
Carnegie Institute of Technology’s Annual Children’s Food Drive
The Girls of Steel brought in packaged, nonperishable food items to donate to the Annual Children’s Food Drive at Carnegie institute of Technology. Together we collected 175 items, in addition to the items that we are donating to Carnegie Mellon University’s campus-wide food drive.
