First Robotics of Michigan Powered by Toyota

$20,000 in Grants To Three Michigan Organizations

Toyota Technical Center TTC announces $20,000 in grants to FIRST Robotics of Michigan. Toyota Technical Center headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan for over 35 years has been the driving force behind Toyota’s engineering, advance research & development activities for North America and employs over 1,100 team members.

FIRST Robotic grants were provided to the Ann Arbor Huron River High School – A2 Geeks ($5,000), the FIRST Robotics State Competition ($10,000) and as part of Toyota’s pledge to Michigan Athletics and the Ann Arbor community. Beside this Toyota also made a donation to FIRST Robotics of Michigan and the Michigan Engineering Zone (MEZ) for every power play goal scored by the Wolverines this season.

On Saturday, March 15 at the hockey game Michigan vs. Minnesota a $5,000 check was presented by Kristen Tabar, vice president of TTC Technical Administration and Jeff Makarewicz vice president of TTC Corporate Strategy  to U–M engineering (MEZ) students Alissa Recker, Justin Lopas, Jenna Ross, and Executive Director of Student Affairs of the College of Engineering, Jeanne Murabito.

“At Toyota we are committed to improving student’s education by supporting programs that not only offer training and technology but include a mentoring component as well,”said Kristen Tabar, VP of Technical Administration. “We are honored to have the opportunity to partner with the A2 Geeks-Huron River High School and MEZ through FIRST Robotics that share the same priorities.”

The College of Engineering students who serve as mentors at the MEZ share their knowledge of engineering, the College process and life itself with Detroit High School students,” said Jeanne Murabito, executive director for Student Affairs at University of Michigan. “For the mentors it is an opportunity to help reinvent community and to share and receive knowledge that will last for lifetime. These mentors truly change the world for the students at the MEZ.”