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Originally Posted by qzrrbz
Not to be a wet blanket on all this, but... If there weren't a "mentor crunch" before, there sure will be when all these teams come to fruition. A lot of the success of a team, the longevity of a team, the *inspiration* of a team comes from its mentors. A second homework assignment, then, is necessary -- figure out how to attract and retain a huge, talented, dedicated crop of mentors!
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As the team based out of West Philadelphia (where the Boys and Girls club started) and the team who will be heading up expansion in Philly along with 1218, we will do our best to maintain the teams we develop through the next few years. It will definitely be a challenge but we will all be doing our best to help each other. Congressman Fattah talked to our team at the MAR championship about Philly expanding to more FRC, FTC, and FLL teams (he is the Philadelphia representative) and we will be supporting his efforts in any way possible and vice-versa. With some of the local talent joining forces (3929, 1218, 341, 365) I'm pretty sure we can make teams in our area sustainable within one of the levels of FIRST, whether that is FRC FTC or FLL. I hope other areas of the country can band together in a similar way.
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