The Equal Footing Foundation was founded to make a real and lasting difference in the lives of children and adults in Northern Virginia. Together with our corporate sponsors, local government and business partners, the foundation helps fund, launch and sustain Computer Clubhouses that currently serve over 1,500 youth in six locations. Through these clubhouses and other technology-related programs, we are able to help facilitate corporate efforts to give back to the community.

"The Equal Footing Foundation serves as a vehicle through which local corporations can contribute to the education and development of area youth by supporting programs that teach and empower the next generation of community leaders."

Dan Gonzalez
Foundation Chairman

Botball

Computer Clubhouses Excel Among the Competition!

The Fairfax County Clubhouse teams out-designed, out-maneuvered and out-programmed the competition during the 2006 Botball Robotics Competition, held at the University of Maryland in College Park.

Pitted against 46 teams are charter schools, regional public schools and local business backed teams, the groups won FIFTH PLACE OVERALL, "BEST SMALL ROBOT" and two "JUDGES CHOICE AWARDS".

Sponsored by the KISS Robotics Institute, Botball Robotics is a high-tech approach to education. By integrating science, technology, math and engineering with robotics, students learn cutting-edge technology skills. The LEGO robotic kits used in this competition are designed with "XBC" pieces and programmed using Interactive C and a version of C++. Once these robots are turned on, they run only through pre-programmed code. (Just like NASA!)

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