[Sunshine]

Katie,
Was not singling out Kevin. The two of us have a good working relationship I believe. He started the thread and I had specific questions about his experience. Mentioning his name directly doesn't mean I'm singling him out or I'm attempting to degrade him or your team. That is not my attempt. UPS has a very strong history, we all know that. Kevin has great insight because of his experiences. I value the input so we can all digest the input from the discussion.

Many on this thread have experience with district events and they are in favor of the change. I'm just trying to figure out the reasoning behind their views. If it is strictly financial I don't buy into it. IMHO a big part (being redundant now) in the overall experience for kids is getting out and raising $$. At least that is our model and I believe that is why they offer an entrepreneur award.

Still digesting the notion that kids get a better experience from more matches while attending district events. That seems to be the main qualifier as to why most feel it's better. We attend two regionals for this very reason. We think kids deserve more completion time after all the hard work. But it's not just the "on the field" experience we strive for. It's the extended pit experience; the interaction with judges and their peers; even the traveling experience. It's all good. I want to hear more! Our kids get to present twice for chairman's. Do you get this with district? I don't know. The list goes on.........