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It's been a long time since I've been involved in FIRST (12 years since I graduated high school). My not quite 7 year old is taking a LEGO robotics course and wanted to check out to the High School level competition. He had a blast. I wanted to share a special thanks...

Volunteers: So many of you made various positive comments towards him as he went by proudly showing off his collection of team buttons.
Team 818, Steel Armadillos: He grabbed one of your buttons first and was rooting for you every time they called your number and loved your mascot.
Team 68, T3: Your crayons got put to good use quickly, but sorry, he was drawing a Steel Armadillo!
Team 2851, Crevolution: Two young guys (I apologize, I never asked your names!) were manning the pit area making extra buttons with their button maker. My son got curious, and without hesitation the two invited him over, explained to him how it worked, and helped him make a few. You were both a class act and represented your team and the spirit of FIRST very well. Even though it's crooked, the one he made from your team is his favorite from the day.
And I'm terribly sorry but I don't remember the team number, but whoever had the PVC pipes that would grab the center RC's during autonomous... that was his favorite robot design.

Here's hoping he's hooked... Thank you everyone! I'm glad FIRST is still as awesome as I remember.