[Gdeaver]

For all those teams that are in regions looking at adopting the district model this is not something that just happens, First does not do it for you. Who is MAR? MAR is a non-profit corporation that produces the events. We are MAR. All teams in the MAR territory collectively produce these events. We pay for them, we volunteer and run them. It is allot of work to make it happen and it only works if all teams come together and make it happen. One more time - First does not do it for you, First does not fund it, You collectively have to do it. You collectively through the District non-profit sign a contract with First to produce these events. It is a tremendous volume of work to do this and it only works if you all come together and support it. It will become your family. If teams do not come together and make it work, it will be a failure. Are you willing to take one more weekend off and volunteer at a district? Are you willing to become a ref, an inspector, a field reseter? Will you attend District meetings and help on committees? If you don't like this and enough members of other teams feel the same then the risk of failure is high. Teams need to discuss their part and the demands of become a district model team.