Columbia Educational Robotics Foundation

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Zeffy page – Zeffy is a fundraising platform for nonprofits. 100% of your donation supports CERF programs. https://www.zeffy.com/donation-form/support-columbia-youth-robotics

December 2025 – CERF will participate in CoMo Gives fundraising campaign.   Please consider making a donation through this platform: http://www.comogives.com

FLL Tournament coming up!

Volunteers needed! Columbia FIRST LEGO League tournament, November 15, 2025
2-hour or longer shifts between 8:30 am and 3 p.m.

Positions include judges, referees, timekeepers, registration, monitoring practice tables and the pit area for trash and other issues, helping with hospitality for judges and referees, concessions, clean-up crew and more.
To sign up, create an account or log in to your account at www.firstinspires.org. After logging in, you can go to the Volunteer tab and find our event.

For more information, contact Morgan Kruse, Volunteer Coordinator morgan6390@gmail.com

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RBHS FIRST Tech Challenge team "Lefty Loosey" display their robot at a competition. December 2023.

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Shepard Elementary FIRST LEGO League team gives the "all ready" thumbs up to the referee at the 2024 FLL tournament in January.

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Members of five different FIRST robotics teams demonstrated robots for kids and adults at the Columbia Family Fun Fest at Oakland Park.

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Jefferson Middle School FTC team members demonstrate their robot at the FIRST LEGO League tournament in January 2024.

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JMS team Twisted Gears watches as the referee explains their robot game match score at the 2024 FLL tournament.

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