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Raytheon and the New England Patriots hosted more than 70 kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs and 40 volunteers Jan. 29 to kick off the third annual "Science of Sports" Science Fair at Gillette Stadium.
The children met their mentors and saw a demonstration from a "mad scientist.” The entertaining guest taught the kids about dry ice and mixed it with chemicals to create a steam-like gas he said was often used in cemetery scenes in horror movies for a scary effect.
The 19 teams of students belong to 11 different Boys & Girls Clubs across New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Each team will work with two or three Raytheon volunteers during the next three months and compete to win scholarships. Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson will judge the science projects May 15.
"Boys & Girls Clubs are seeking to deepen the impact that our programs have on our kids,” said Rick Metters, executive director of Mass. Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs. “The Raytheon-Patriots science fair provides our youth members with an incredibly unique opportunity to explore math and science, and the Raytheon employee volunteer mentors are caring, positive role models who make a real difference in their lives.”
The "Science of Sports" program is born of Raytheon's belief that generating awareness and reinforcing math and science skills to youth are important to preserving the U.S. edge in technology and innovation. The program expands the partnership between Raytheon and the New England Patriots, which opened The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon in September 2008.
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