[MysterE]

We have a general rule on our team that if we don't go to World Champs to play we try to show up every other year with our juniors and seniors to volunteer.

First - its a lot of work. We worked field reset for Aerial Assist and let me tell you I came back to the hotel ready to go to bed every night.

Second - its amazing fun. I got to see a lot of great teams play up close. Better - I got to meet a lot of amazing people who think FIRST is as great as I do.

Third - the food is great. You get free breakfast, lunch, and dinner and the food is pretty top notch for volunteer food... and the free massages are good too.

Fourth - if you work on field reset and you do well there is a chance that you will get to reset on Einstein. Four of my students had that opportunity and I think it changed their lives.

I could go on but needless to say - I think that every single FIRST participant should try.