TierPoint sponsors Assabet Valley robotics team – Worcester Telegram

MARLBORO The Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School robotics team, the Aztechs, has received a $2,000 sponsorship from TierPoint, a national hybrid IT provider. The donation makes TierPoint one of the teams largest sponsors for the 2017-18 season.

The Aztechs are a FIRST Robotics team. FIRST Robotics competitions, held worldwide, challenge teams of high school students and their volunteer mentors to build and program robots to perform challenging tasks against a field of competitors.

TierPoint Solutions Engineer Nick Molina nominated the Aztechs through the TierPoint Gives Back program, which invites the companys employees to submit charitable requests on behalf of their favorite nonprofit organizations. TierPoint Gives Back supports a variety of causes, with a special focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.

I was excited to learn the Aztech team has been competing for 25 years, Molina said. Touring their workroom took me back to my days on Team 88 in Bridgewater. I appreciate the need for volunteers and sponsorships to keep these programs active.

Molina plans to donate time to the team during the next competition season, and hopes to recruit colleagues.

The teams project leader, Marcus Fletcher, and I are discussing other ways TierPoint might partner with Assabet Valley High School and the robotics team, Molina said. Like my company, they are committed to STEM education. Its a good fit.

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TierPoint sponsors Assabet Valley robotics team - Worcester Telegram