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Re: Parent Involvement - FRC
I started on team 176 in the fall of 2002 accidentally. My wife said she had a headache & needed me to take my son to the meeting. Well, about 1/2 hr into the meeting I was hooked! During that year they needed someone to make mini ramps for demonstrations at schools & Libraries. They also needed someone to take over setting up the field for Scrimmage, since the previous volunteer was no longer there. Since I like to build things I took over & have been doing it ever since. 4 years ago a FIRST Mentor suggested I help out at the CT Regional. As before I jumped on the chance. I had 2 sons go through FIRST, the older one graduated HS in 2003 & the younger one in 2007. I was hooked, so I stayed, helping out the team & staying i contact with a bunch of the students who are now alumni. Some have gone on to mentoring other teams, some still in college, some now work in great jobs. I always was there to shuttle the robots & students around when needed. More parents should get involved & enjoy the rewards.
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Mentor & Volunteer
Field setup, Field Supervisor & disassemble Suffield Shakedown 2003- present (2015)
Connecticut Regional Field setup, disassemble & FTAA 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (Field reset & Assistant Field Supervisor), Field Reset Pine Tree Regional 2013, Field Supervisor, setup & take-down at Groton & Southington Districts 2014, Field Reset Hartford District 2014. Field Reset Boston District Championship 2014. FLL Judge Fall 2014
Field Supervisor/Set-up & Take-down Waterbury & Springfield , Field Reset/Set-up & take-down Hartford N/E District 2015. Field Reset NE Champs 2015. FLL Judge Fall 2015.
Suffield Shakedown 2016, Field Super 2016 Stronghold Waterbury.
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