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Re: How do I help my area move to districts?

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Originally Posted by Ilovepineapples View Post
I am a volunteer who has been trained in a key position and served as a diligent volunteer spending hundreds of dollars in hotel costs who is now told I can only run safety glasses and the practice field. Without anyone telling me what changed or why I can't serve in my key position.

I'm an alumni that can run and coordinate a district event when I'm at college but when I travel home I can only run safety glasses.

I'm a graduate from a FRC team in Minnesota who has volunteered as field reset for four years after graduating but still isn't given any other field position no matter how many times I ask.

I'm a volunteer who registered to help queue but I'm told there are not any positions available, followed by an email to coaches the next day requesting more queuers to volunteer.

I am a volunteer how has been a robot inspector since graduating high school 6 years ago. In Minnesota I have expressed interest in FTAing, CSAing and score keeping but have never been assigned. I then am offered spots as a FTA or CSA in other areas around the United States.

As a student, I was spoken to about my social media posts, as they were showing MN FIRST in a bad light and told to delete what I posted. Now I've only been offered spots as Field Reset.

This is a small sampling of volunteer stories from the Minnesota Regionals.
I'm in Michigan and am a college senior (you know all the warnings to freshman about overextending? the warning really should be to seniors). I'm lead mentor for 1 FTC team and 1 FRC team, and was head ref at an FLL event and ref at FTC state champs. If I wasn't so busy right now, I would strongly consider being an FRC ref as well (and probably will next year).

From my same university is another senior who is now an FTA (and the only one based in the UP). Other college students there have been CSAs, lead queuer, defense coordinator, head ref, emcee/game announcer, and maybe safety adviser?
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