[popnbrown]

To be honest, I see a lot of these core values being lost. It makes me very sad, especially because all of last night I was thinking, if I really want to stay in FIRST anymore. It's turning into just another robotics competition, where people only care about winning robots and building stuff.

On a more relevant note, I actually was a volunteer trying to handle crowd control for awards ceremony. Compared to non-FIRST people, several members of the crowd were super gracious. There were 4 students in particular, whom definitely were part of a winning alliance, but patiently waited on the side WAYY OUT OF THE WAY, to wait for their wristbands.

There was a similar person in a wheelchair that people literally jumped over, ALMOST tripped over, to get to the other side. I got pretty upset and carried out your wish Jane. Caught a hold of a few of those students (and one mentor actually), gave them a good lecture and made them wait for 5 minutes for the other crowd to go.

If you're a mentor, I beg you, lead by example. The core values of FIRST are what make FIRST so special, don't take that away.