Stellantis Media Site FCA Foundation Grants “Power Up” 51 Michigan High School Robotics TeamsDragons, Vi-Borgs and Martians among teams to share $223,750                                                Contact:                                                             Jon                         Malavolti                                                                                                Shawn                         Morgan                                                                                                                                                                                   FCA Foundation Grants “Power Up” 51 Michigan High School Robotics TeamsDragons, Vi-Borgs and Martians among teams to share $223,750                                           The FCA Foundation awarded FIRST robotics programs more than $400,000 this year, including support for 2018 FIRST Championship – DetroitREVISED 010418: Corrects total amount of grants awarded to Michigan teams.                                                                                                                                                            December 27, 2017,                                                                                                                      Auburn Hills, Mich.                                                       -                                               Ahead of the (Jan. 6) kickoff of the 2018 robotics season, the FCA Foundation, the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US LLC, today announced $223,750 in grants to 51 Michigan-based FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams. The grants ($4,475 per team) will help offset the costs i.e. registration fees, parts and materials and team apparel associated with participating in the 2018 FIRST® POWER UP challenge. FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), is an international, K-12 not-for-profit organization founded to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. “We are proud to partner with an organization that is committed to inspiring the next generation of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals,” said Phil Jansen, Head of Product Development, FCA – North America. “The experience that students gain through their participation in FIRST programs is invaluable in preparing them for STEM-based careers.” This year alone, the FCA Foundation has awarded more than $400,000 to student robotics programs, including grants for Michigan-based FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST LEGO League teams, First in Michigan and 2018 FIRST Championship – Detroit (April 25-28). Additionally, more than 80 FCA US employees will guide FRC teams through the competition season as volunteer team mentors and coaches. The FCA Foundation awarded grants to the following Michigan FRC teams:  School(s) Team No. Team Name Almont High School 4961 Shock and Awe-sum Avondale High School (Auburn Hills) 3538 RoboJackets Bedford Robotics Association, Inc. (Temperance) 3542 S.P.E.E.D. Berkley High School & Hazel Park & Shrine Catholic High School 247 Da Bears Birmingham Seaholm & Birmingham Groves High Schools 2960 Maple Machine Bishop Foley Catholic High School (Madison Heights) 910 Foley Freeze Bloomfield Hills High School 2834 Bionic Black Hawks Brandon High School (Ortonville) & Holly High School 68 Truck Town Thunder Canton, Plymouth, and Salem High Schools 862 Lighting Robotics Capac Community Schools 2604 Metal and Soul Cardinal Mooney Catholic (Marine City) 4779 RoboSapeins Carman-Ainsworth High School (Flint) 314 The Megatron Oracles Central High School (Grand Rapids) 904 D Cubed Clarkston High School 27 Team RUSH Detroit Catholic Central High School (Novi) 5907 CC Shambots Dundee High School 4395 Dundee Vi-Borgs Fenton High School 5114 Titanium Tigers Ferndale High School 1025 IMPIS Genesee Robotics Area Youth Team (Fenton) 1322 GRAYT Leviathons Goodrich High School *70 / 494 More Martians / Martians Grand Blanc High School 2337 EngiNERDs Gross Ile High School 5498 Wired Devils Imlay City High School 5048 Spartronics International Academy East (Troy) 4384 Benzene Bots Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (Detroit) 5619 Jaguars Lake Orion High School 302 Dragons Lapeer County Ed-Tech 3535 Galaktech Invaders Linden High School 3568 Robo Eagles Livonia Public Schools 2832 The Livonia Warriors Macomb Academy of Arts and Sciences (Armada) 1718 Fighting PI Mercy High School (Farmington Hills) 1481 The Riveters Northwestern, Southwestern and Mott Middle College High Schools (Flint) 322 Team F.I.R.E. Notre Dame Preparatory (Pontiac) 33 Killer Bees Oakland Tech Northeast (Pontiac) 1 Juggernauts Our Lady of the Lakes (Waterford) 5053 Lakers Oxford Community Schools 2137 TORC Pontiac Academy for Excellence 6117 Team Eagle Pontiac High School 51 Wings of Fire Rochester Adams (Rochester Hills) 245 Adambots Rochester High School 201 The Feds Skyline High School (Ann Arbor) 3322 Eagle Imperium South Lake High School (St. Clair Shores) 5214 Cavbots South Lyon Community Schools & South Lyon Robotics 3641 Flying Toasters Southeastern High School of Technology (Detroit) 4851 JungleBots St. Clair High School 5843 Flurb Stevenson & Henry Ford II & Utica High Schools (Sterling Heights) 2851 Crevolution Stoney Creek High School (Rochester Hills) 5436 CyberCats Walled Lake Schools 308 The Monsters Warren Consolidated Schools 818 Steel Armadillos Waterford Kettering High School 3098 The Captains *Teams will share a single grant.                         FCA FoundationThe FCA Foundation is the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US LLC, a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies. The FCA Foundation invests in U.S. charitable organizations and initiatives that help empower people, build strong, resilient communities and generate meaningful and measurable societal impacts. In support of these objectives, the FCA Foundation focuses on the following foundational pillars: youth development, education, support for military, veterans and their families, and community service.