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Dinner with a Scientist – ARCS

The Achievement Rewards for College Scientist Foundation's Arnold O. Beckman Annual Science lecture and dinner was just the event to feature our Breakaway robot and FRC program pariticipation. The even was held at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Science and Engineering located on the Univerisity of California, Irvine campus. At ARCS's Orange County Chapter's founding President Pat Beckman's request, the Tru Blu team demonstrated during the reception to a wonderful group of Orange County philanthropists. The ARCS's members are part of a nationwide group that supports scholarship awards in a natural sciences, medicine, engineering and information and computer science. Attendees were surprised that high school students are able to learn so many real world engineering concepts in the hands on environment of the six weeks build season.

For more information on ARCS, click here.
See the OC Register's coverage here.