First Lego League is looking for judges to participate in the upcoming tournaments. The focus this year is “Superpowered: Explore where energy comes from and how it is distributed, stored, and used to work to innovate for a better energy future”. PMI Phoenix Academic Outreach is continually looking for ways to give back to our community. This is an opportunity where we can provide educational mentoring and assistance to students so that they can get feedback from project management professionals.

Judge Responsibilities

As an Innovation Project judge, you will interview FLL teams (made up of 4th to 8th graders) and assess their process and documentation for developing a project solution.
Teams will:

• identify and research a problem related to improving the energy journey (where energy comes from and how it is distributed, stored and used)
• design a new solution or improve an existing one based on their selected idea, brainstorming and plan,
• create a model, drawing or prototype of their project solution,
• test and iterate their solution by sharing with others and making improvements based on feedback

Before teams leave the room, judges also serve as mentors to provide feedback to the team by communicating team strengths and areas that can be improved.
Interested participants also need to complete the required youth protection background screening. In the event selection, there are several FLL tournaments to choose from. The specific tournaments needing volunteer judges are:

• 12/3 “Robotics Is For Everyone” at Chandler High School, 350 N. Arizona Avenue
• 12/10 at Metro Tech High School, 1900 W. Thomas Road
• 12/10 at Red Mountain High School, 7301 E. Brown Road
• 12/17 at Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies, 6919 E. Brown Road

Logistics

Volunteers should sign up via the link: https://www.firstinspires.org/ways-to-help/volunteer/how-to-register?hsCtaTracking=4ed829f0-bfa9-4ba8-ad1a-7e3a471f7471%7C921f31dd-192e-466f-935c-1a284382f43b

• Please note all judges and volunteers will need an account and acknowledge privacy and youth protection screening.
• Reference the “Volunteer Registration User Guide” available on the site.
• Send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to let him know that you are participating in this endeavor.
• Track the hours that you spend performing your feedback responsibilities.

• Feel free to contact Nancy Okabe, Arizona Regional Judge Advisor (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with any questions.

Help us fight hunger!

Instead of enjoying a bountiful meal, many parents will skip the trip to the grocery store to ensure they can cover rent this month. Donate a turkey, or side foodstuffs! Or donate a Thanksgiving meal for an entire family by giving $30 dollars online. Pack the Pantry 

Where:  Mom’s Pantry 13440 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85022

When:  Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 9am-1pm (Closed Nov 20^th)

OR

13613 N. Cave Creek Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85022

Nov 13th and 19th 9am-6pm

Nov 14th - 18th 12pm-6pm

Nov 20th 8am-12pm

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1. PMP Retired Status. PMP Retired status allows PMPs, who are retired, to remain within, and participate with, the PMI Certification Program. The PMP Retired is a retired status, and is not a credential for practice.

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and who has abided by the PMP Code of Professional Conduct, is eligible to receive PMP Retired status. PMP
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project management field and have been a PMP in good standing for the last ten (10) consecutive years.

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When asked Funke what prompted her to volunteer, she responded quickly with “while studying for the PMP, I realized such opportunities existed, I’ve always loved and believed in giving back. I get to do what I love doing and earn PDUs. I also saw this as an opportunity to network and meet people I will have otherwise not met, so I saw this as a win-win.” PMI Global awards 25 giving back PDUs in every 3-year PMP renewal cycle. What Funke has found to be rewarding about her volunteer service? “The joy of serving my community. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing a smile on persons face and know you had a part in putting it there.” Her message to other members considering chapter volunteer work, “Please find your passion and get involved, there is a great need.”

I don’t like talking about myself or selling myself, it misleads people about my capabilities when I demonstrate my skill. They are quite surprised by the number of skills I have in my toolbox. Funke has been mentoring when asked for help and recently produced a 1-hour video for the ladies in Nigeria interested in the information technology field.

What you might not know about Funke Ogundare is her love of family and that she owns and manages a gym in Nigeria. “My parents retired in 2015 so I found something for my dad to do and she later took it over since there is so much need in Nigeria. It’s another way to give back to the families. We use proceeds from the gym for the school’s sports programs and to help the community.”

Funke Ogundare’s words of wisdom, “you have more time than you think you have, but it is important to not say yes to everything because then you would get burnt out. People need to jump in and make time for those things that are important to them. You have time for what you choose.”