Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Congrats to Dave Lavery (dlavery) for winning the 2009 Volunteer Award at Nationals!

It was a great acceptance speech too!

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

My goodness, hasn't he won this every year? No? That's criminal. Some day they will name an award after him.

The guy works a real job - and not a trivial one either - and still finds time to contribute SO MUCH to FIRST. (Maybe there's more than one of him?)

Now to find an archive of the speech.

Congratulations Dave!

Don

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Only in FIRST would we celebrate a man who drives thousands completely nuts with his banana-and-clownfish-influenced utterings.

Congrats, Dave!

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

No award in FIRST's arsenal can do Dave's service justice.

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Well deserved, long overdue and yes, the best acceptance speech of the day.
Dave

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Shouldn't that be volunteer of the decade???

That's one well-earned and well-deserved award! Congrats! And thanks for everything you do for 116 as well as the rest of FIRST!

Heidi

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

I can't believe y'all have not figured this out yet !!!!!!

The reason there are two copies of the Mars rover is because there are two copies of Dave.

Except here on earth, one works for NASA and the other works for FIRST. They just look alike and are completely interchangeable.

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Cool beans, Congrats Dave... a BIG thank you from a BIG guy for all you do, including guiding me in the right direction on more than one occasion.

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Congrats! Definitely well earned and deserved for a while. Please keep up the good work! FIRST wouldn't be the same!

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

alright... so where's the doughnuts?

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Congrats Dave!
Thanks for all you do.
(And thanks to NASA TV so I can watch the action today).

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Volunteer of to many decades? :)

BZ Dave.

Wetzel

Congratulations Dave Lavery!
 

Congratulations Dave for the 2009 Championship Volunteer of the Year recognition.

We all appreciate everything you do for FIRST overall, for the individual teams, and for the GDC.

I don't know what kick-off would be without your animation!

Thanks and Congratulations!

Chris

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Dave hasn't won this before now?

Congrats Dave, on a very well deserved award.

Re: Congratulations Dave Lavery on the Volunteer Award for 2009!
 

Congratulations Dave! You've done things in FIRST I never thought were possible :ahh: