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Lets thank our volunteers!

It gets very old to always come onto CD and see how everybody is complaining about how the volunteers, refs, judges, and FIRST staff are horrible and are making unfair calls, etc.

We should all take time to set back to look at the bigger picture in the opportunities we have been blessed to be involved in. All of the volunteers are unselfishly donating their time to help the cause we call FIRST. They take time off work and time away from family so that we all can have a good time while playing with robots being [i]nspired in science, technology, and engineering.

This is my 3rd year to volunteer at FIRST events, and it's not easy. We are put into positions where judgement calls have to be made, and it will almost always make some people upset. I would like to continue to volunteer because I believe in FIRST and the mission, but if these negative attitudes don't settle down, why should I volunteer if I am going to be kicked in the butt?

Constructive criticizm works, mean spirited negativism doesn't.

Go FIRST!

Re: Lets thank our volunteers!

Yes, I agree. The volunteers are awesome, though saying there are no problems is naive. But all in all VOLUNTEERS ARE AWESOME!!!!

Re: Lets thank our volunteers!

At the risk of patting myself on the back, volunteers rock. \m/

Re: Lets thank our volunteers!

yes...thank you all to them..without them coming out we wouldn't have a competition to attend....next year i'm hoping to be one of the many great volunteers out there

hats off to them all!!

Re: Lets thank our volunteers!

At The risk of patting myself on the back to harshly I will also say that w/o volunteers who are not only patient, willing but love to do this kinda stuff: The FIRST Competitions would not only veer right off competition schedule but also end up in total chaos.

Lets hear it for the Volunteers =)

Besides us volunteers keep other volunteers sane during competition and in extreme complications. ;-)