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In this week's blast:

⚙️ Pause on Team Blasts
⚙️ 2026 End of Season Survey
⚙️ Holiday Hours
⚙️ Upcoming FIRST^® Dashboard Maintenance
⚙️ FIRST^® Robotics Competition Blog Updates
⚙️ Upcoming Important Dates

Program Updates, Deadlines, & Reminders

Team Blast Pause: This will be our last email blast for the 2026 REBUILT™ presented by Haas season. Our first team blast for the 2027 season will be the week of June 22. To receive the upcoming season’s blasts before the payment due date, you’ll need to indicate your team as planning to participate via your team’s profile when the FIRST^® Dashboard opens the week of June 15.

Reminder! 2026 End of Season Survey: The end of season survey was sent out to all lead coaches and youth members and closes on Friday, June 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Please help us by filling out this survey to provide your team’s feedback about this season!

Holiday Hours: FIRST will be closing at 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday, May 22, and remain closed on Monday, May 25 in recognition of the U.S. Memorial Day holiday. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, May 26, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Upcoming FIRST Dashboard Maintenance: From June 8 through June 12, the FIRST Dashboard will be undergoing scheduled maintenance. Your team roster and FIRST Impact Award feedback will also be unavailable, and we recommend that you print your team roster and award feedback prior to the Dashboard maintenance, if needed, as well as any 2026 voucher codes and passwords that you would like to use or redeem during this period. Please also keep this scheduled maintenance closure in mind with the upcoming regrant request deadline of June 30, 2026.

FIRST^® Robotics Competition Blog Updates:

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Upcoming Important Dates:

🗓️ We have updated the FIRST Robotics Competition Calendar for the 2026-2027 season! Check out the dates for next season and get ready for FIRST^® Canopy™. Please note that additional dates will be added over the coming weeks.