THE BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION IS A 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. LAST YEAR, THE FOUNDATION RAISED MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR MISSION IS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE ARE SEEKING FUNDING TO SUPPORT PARTICIPATION OF THE COCOA HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM, TEAM 1592 ALSO CALLED THE BIONIC TIGERS TEAM, IN THE UPCOMING 2011 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION. THE FIRST FOUNDATION (FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE A DEMAND FOR ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND MATH LEARNING. THE FOUNDATION IS GUIDED BY A COALITION OF NATIONAL LEADERS FROM BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND THE MEDIA. THE FIRST COMPETITION IS A NATIONAL CREATIVE ENGINEERING CONTEST FEATURING SCHOOL, BUSINESS AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS. PLAYED OUT IN THE SPIRIT OF SPORT, THE COMPETITION IMMERSES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE EXCITING WORLD OF ENGINEERING.