Volunteers Needed Quad City area 2025 – 2026 FIRST Events 
Quad Cities FIRST Volunteers: Ignite the Future of STEM!
We urgently need volunteers for our competitive events!
Why Volunteer with FIRST? It’s more than robots—it’s about fueling the next generation of innovators! Share your skills, have a blast, and walk away with the fulfillment of knowing you helped local students ages 4-18 experience something truly special.
No Experience? No Problem! We need people with non-technical and technical backgrounds. Training is provided for roles, where needed. College and high school students welcome to apply to volunteer.
Volunteering Opportunities – FIRST LEGO League Challenge (FLL)
(Students ages 9-14 engaging in research, coding, and engineering)
If new to FIRST, you will need to create a free profile with FIRST in their volunteer management system (see below instructions) .
Volunteering Opportunities, click links to apply
Sat, December 6, 2025 Quad Cities – Moline FLL Qualifier #1 , John Deere World Headquarters, Moline, Illinois
Sun, December 7, 2025 Quad Cities – Moline FLL Qualifier #2, John Deere World Headquarters, Moline, Illinois
Sat, December 13, 2025 Quad Cities – Davenport FLL Qualifier #3, Putnam Museum & Science Center, Davenport, Iowa
Sun, December 14, 2025 Quad Cities – Davenport FLL Qualifier #4, Putnam Museum & Science Center, Davenport, Iowa
Sat, February 7, 2026 Iowa State FLL Championship, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Fri & Sat, February 13-14, 2026 Illinois State FLL Championship, Elgin College, Elgin, Illinois
Volunteering Opportunities – FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)
(Students ages 12-18 designing, building, and coding sophisticated robots)
Tournaments and state championships offer the most volunteer roles.
Quad Cities – Illinois FTC Teams
- Sat, February 7, 2026 at the Peoria Western League Tournament, Manual High School in Peoria, Illinois
Quad Cities – Iowa FTC teams
- Will be competing on February 14, 2026 at the Machu Picchu League Tournament at West High School in Iowa City
Volunteer Roles: Find Your Fit!
You don’t have to be an engineer to help! Many roles require no prior STEM knowledge or technical knowledge.
This includes: judges, referees, emcees, team & volunteer check-in, event photographer, queuer, crowd control, and volunteer food coordination
Interact directly with the students and the competition, ensuring fair play and excitement. Essential roles to keep the event running smoothly and safely for everyone.
Ready to Join the FUN?
- Log in to your existing FIRST Dashboard at www.firstinspires.org, or register if you do not already have a FIRST account
- Click the “Volunteer Registration” tab on your Dashboard
- Click “Event Volunteering”
- Select the Event Filters you wish to apply such as Program and Location
- Click the blue “Apply Filter” button
- Choose up to five roles and apply
- Complete your required youth protection background screening (U.S. & Canada)
At the end of the day, you will always walk away with a sense of pride and fulfillment.