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In this week's blast:

⚙️ A New Login Experience is Coming 
⚙️ 2026 Season Registration  
⚙️ Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out Now Available 
⚙️ FIRST^® Robotics Competition Blog Updates 
⚙️ Fundraising Resource

Program Updates, Deadlines, & Reminders

A New Login Experience is Coming: Beginning August 18, we will be updating the login experience for the FIRST^® Dashboard. From August 18 to August 25, FIRST Dashboard users will not be able to edit their legal name or email address. The Dashboard will be closed on August 25. When it reopens on August 26, all users will be able to access the Dashboard through the new login experience.  

Please note: To log in to the Dashboard after August 26, you will need to reset your password using the prompts on the login screen. 

Reminder! 2026 Season Registration: Registration for the 2025-2026 FIRST^® AGE™ presented by Qualcomm season is now open! Start your team registration and use your engineering skills to re-imagine the past.   

Reminder! Drive Base & Black Tote Opt Out Now Available: By default, all Kickoff Kits include a Drive Base Kit & Black Tote, but veteran teams who are “event ready" can opt to receive vouchers instead of the drive base kit and/or the Black Tote by selecting “Drive Base Opt Out” or “Black Tote Opt Out” from the “Team Options” under the “Parts and Products” drop down in the FIRST Dashboard. Teams can opt out until September 23, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. noon ET.    

FIRST Robotics Competition Blog Updates:   

✏️ REEFSCAPE^SM By The Numbers Part 3

Resource of the Week: The Fundraising Guide is intended to be an introduction to fundraising for FIRST teams and covers the basics of why you should fund raise, how to prepare to fund raise, fundraising ideas, as well as information on sponsorships, grants, and record keeping.