[jvriezen]

Here are some ideas:

1) Bring a small shop vac in your pit and have team members look for pits that could use a cleaning-- offer to vacuum their pit for them. (avoid ones that are frantically working on their bot.)

2) Hang out near the public entrance (esp. on Saturday) and approach folks arriving and ask them if they are first timers, help them find their affiliated team's pit, or in cases where they just came to watch, offer to sit with them in the stands for 20 minutes and explain the game, talk about FIRST, and so on. Many times folks can be found already sitting in the stands who are intrigued, but confused. Make sure they know about visiting the pits.

3) Visit other teams and invite them to come sign your volunteer appreciation poster on foam board at your pit- Use the poster as your alternate team 'flag' at your last qualification match (or during elims if you know you'll be in them), and let the Emcee know what it is.