Blue Cheese Lobbies Lawmakers

Blue Cheese has entered our 5th year of participation in the FIRST National Advocacy Conference. Each year we send a student delegation to Washington, DC for training with professional lobbyists and other members of FIRST from around the nation. On the last day of the conference, we meet with members of Congress from Virginia, as well as members of the governor's office on Capitol Hill. Blue Cheese is part of the organizing committee for the conference this year.

Each year we have expanded our advocacy program. In 2014 we began working at the state level as well and in 2016 we were thrilled to attend the signing of a bill that we helped Virginia Sen. William Stanley draft, SB246: STEM Competition Team Grant and Program.