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Re: What makes a Team a full "FIRST Team"?

I don't really like the title, but as with any widespread organization with independently operated teams/locals/chapters/congregations, there are going to be some teams which just go through the basic motions and those which exemplify the parent organization's purposes. Good examples of FIRST teams:
  • Inspire and teach student members to STEM and related careers
  • Show team spirit and pride, without any rancor to other teams
  • Teach leadership skills to members (and mentors and other teams)
  • Exhibit gracious professionalism, on and off the field, year round
    • Mentoring outside teams/clubs/individuals
    • Lending tools, parts, and labor to other teams - not just alliance partners
    • Cheering for other teams, just because they're really trying
    • Exhibit thankfulness, humility, and poise
  • Do community outreach and service (over and above fundraising and recruitment activities!)
  • Work to change the community of their school, neighborhood, city, state, country, world
  • Reach across and bridge the factors which keep people apart, whether gender, race, creed, color, affluence, popularity, athleticism, or whatever
  • Generally build their program over the years
  • Have fun doing all of the above

(This list is not exhaustive, just the first few things I thought of.)
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