[TomWx]

I would like to point out that, not only was MAR well-represented on Einstein, but that we have a Finalist team in 1640 and a Winning Mentor with Jared Russell, veteran from 341.

Personally, I want to say that it is amazing every time I get to see a MAR team on such a large stage. We're making a strong name for ourselves as a passionate, well-run district. We had teams in every division go on to elimination rounds with a very cool, calm, and collected professionalism unmatched in FIRST.

It makes me feel even more proud to see MAR volunteers across the venue. 708 had 8 students doing everything from field reset to Safety Glasses to helping in Volunteer Central. We had 3 referees from MAR, including one on Einstein. Two MAR familiar faces were Field Supervisors on Archimedes and Galileo. Our FTA friends Liz and Bharat helped keep fields running. (I'm pretty sure I even saw Gene helping out at registration at one point.) And I, well, I danced around on Newton and Einstein.

I look forward to seeing you all at some of the local offseasons and next year's District events. What another incredible year for MAR!

-tom

(p.s.: I'm helping create a standing volunteer committee for MAR. If you have any input, feedback from events this year, or any other questions/comments, send me a message.)