For the last six years, the Rotary Club of Boise Sunrise has financially supported the Future City competition sponsored by Discover-E and hosted on the campus of Boise State University. This year, the event was scheduled to align with Engineer Week. Boise Sunrise also supports the event by providing volunteer judges to evaluate the projects done by various elementary and middle school teams from around Idaho.
Please take a look at the attached photo of the winning team, Terra Pura from Garden Valley School, who went on to compete at the national competition in Washington, D.C.!
The engineering industry celebrated Discover E’s Engineers Week, February 18-24. More than a week-long event, Engineers Week is a reminder of our year-round commitment to making a difference by engaging students in engineering through programs like Future City. This year’s Engineers Week theme is “Welcome to the Future,” all about celebrating today’s achievements and paving the way for a brighter and more diverse future in engineering. After being part of the competition this year, it’s clear that Idaho Future City participants are excited to contribute to this future, some as engineers finding innovative solutions to global challenges and developing new technologies, products, and opportunities to make our world a better place.
At Boise Sunrise, we are proud to support this program and the talented and fully engaged students who spend numerous hours on their submissions for improved “Future Cities.” This highly impactful program encourages these students to dive into engineering challenges to propose solutions to issues facing the United States and the world at large. Their work is full of great ideas and is a tangible vehicle for them and for Rotary to leave it better than we found. We applaud their vision of “Welcome to the Future”! Bravo to the Terra Pura team, and we wish them luck in representing Idaho in the national competition for which they have qualified with their winning project.
