Save The Play Space to Keep Robotics Within Each Kid’s Reach

On the competition field, we’re opponents. Off the field, we’re one robotics community.

We are four FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams joining together to support Playing At Learning:

• FTC 12635 — Kuriosity Robotics
• FTC 32646 — Spark Motors
• FTC 38188 — Spark Apex
• FTC 38190 — Spark Servos

Together, we’re raising funds to help preserve the programs, resources, and community that give young people the opportunity to discover their potential through robotics.

We build more than robots

Through robotics, students learn to turn ideas into working designs, solve problems together, and keep going when something doesn’t work. Along the way, we build confidence, friendships, and skills that extend far beyond the competition field.

We want more kids to have those opportunities—not just students on our own teams, but the younger students who will become tomorrow’s builders, programmers, and leaders.

That’s why we’re coming together for Playing At Learning.

Help protect our shared robotics home

Playing At Learning is facing a major funding gap as FIRST LEGO League transitions after this season. According to its fundraising appeal, FLL provides more than 70% of the revenue supporting the nonprofit’s operations.

At the heart of those operations is The Play Space—a home for event equipment, support for local teams, and a gathering place for the robotics community. Keeping this facility open will give Playing At Learning time to transition to new programs and continue serving future generations.

For our four teams, this fundraiser is about looking beyond our own robots and investing in the community that makes these experiences possible.

Small gifts. Shared commitment. Lasting opportunity.

Playing At Learning’s “Power of Many” campaign seeks 2,000 supporters who will contribute $10 a month for three years, or make a one-time gift of $360, to help sustain its facility and operations.

Here’s how you can help:

• Give $10 a month for three years to provide reliable, ongoing support.
• Make a one-time gift of $360 to contribute the same total amount.
• Donate any amount that fits your budget.
• Share our fundraiser with family, friends, coworkers, and robotics alumni.

Donations through this fundraiser support Playing At Learning—not the individual participating teams. We’re working together because protecting opportunities for the next generation matters more than any single team’s success.

Help us keep the doors open, the community connected, and the possibilities growing. Together, we can give more kids the chance to build a future through robotics!