Looking for any and all press coverage, local or national, that
mentions the Annenberg Foundation and their $425,000 award to the
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
Robotics Competition Southern California Regional. Press coverage from
February through the end of March 2006.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 17 Apr 2006 20:49 PDT

2/25/06 Team Wins   Los Angeles
Great Western Forum
The Stands

Madison Wins Big 
- "Engineering Inspiration Award"
- $5,000 Annenberg Foundation Grant for the Championships 
- Robot Shipping From FedEX 

This award celebrates a team?s outstanding success in advancing
respect and appreciation for engineering and engineers, both within
their school as well as their community. Criteria include: the extent
and inventiveness of the team?s efforts to recruit students to
engineering, the extent and effectiveness of the team?s community
outreach efforts, and the measurable success of those efforts. This is
the second highest team award FIRST bestows. (Only the best 33 teams
out of 1,100 teams in the world earn this honor)
http://www.madison.sandi.net/Robotics%2006/LA%20Updates/LA_06.htm

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 17 Apr 2006 20:52 PDT

Hi Santabarbara!

I'm not sure if the information I posted above would suit your purpose.

I also found a press release from the Annenberg Foundation website:

"LOS ANGELES (February 3, 2006) ? The Annenberg Foundation has awarded
a three year grant in the amount of $425,000 to the FIRST (For
Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics
Competition Southern California Regional."

http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/news/news_show.htm?doc_id=351812

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Clarification of Question by santabarbara-ga on 17 Apr 2006 20:59 PDT

No, just interested in the Southern California award for $425,000.

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/8239471/detail.html
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/general/Robotics06.asp