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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
Again? How are they gonna raise money to operate without their primary fundraiser?
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Sure PARC is a big loss for everyone including our wallet, but we will manage our funding one way or another.
Unfortunately PARC had to be ultimately canceled last year due to lack of attending teams and we decided this year not to continue PARC.
Will PARC return at some point? Perhaps.
The are multiple reasons why this decision was made.
PARC was always held the day before Mothers Day. As FIRST grew the date of Championships got pushed back making PARC be too soon after Championships. Changing the date also isn't just a simple as changing the date because of the dates of other off seasons and other events taking place such as proms and school testing.
Also there is only a partial handful of teams within one and a half hours from our event. This means that other teams that want to attend must travel between 2 and 4+ hours to get to us which some teams do not want to do because they can attend many other off season events within a short distance from their home base.
Also as it was mentioned that PARC was NOT the first off season event. However, PARC did set a high standard for other off season events and was running continuously from 1998 to 2010.
222 will still continue to support and attend other off seasons in our area.