Running a successful technology education lab and delivering curriculum in today's educational environment can be busy, misunderstood, and downright exhausting. Keeping up with growing and emerging technologies, educating the school and community on what a program is really all about, and running after-school technology and engineering clubs leaves precious little time for anything else. On top of all of that, investing in a STEM outreach program isn't even close to feasible. Even if it's far more feasible than one might think, to suggest that such a program is a "necessity" is downright foolish. Not in the authors' opinion. Whether through a school's technology education curriculum, through a cocurricular STEM-related club, or a combination of both, it would seem that investment in an outreach program is a compelling way to address perhaps the most important standard charged to technology educators across the commonwealth today. In this article, the authors describe "Portable Inspiration" which was designed to expose students, educators, and communities to the experience of engineering and the design process. Originally developed as an extension of the Lower Merion High School (LMHS) Technology & Engineering Club's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC) Team in October of 2007, the program is fueled by a passion to provide others with opportunities to learn about the excitement and benefits of STEM, robotics education, and competition through hands-on experiences. There are also clear benefits for those LMHS students who spend time planning and executing these outreach events in their community and others. Students in the club are developing leadership and communication skills while engaging in meaningful and relevant community service. ["Portable Inspiration: The Necessity of STEM Outreach Investment" was written with Sylvia Herbert, Phil Ross, and Delia Votsch.]