[NormaLamotte]

Correct. FIRST will not put that quote on its splash page and neither will your team. You won't use it at your company sponsor events, and you won't use it when talking to your school board. You won't get more families to join your team by using it and you won't garner the respect of reasonable adults who understand what the term gracious means. You aren't going to hand out any buttons with that phrase and you won't impress any judges.

Read and understand the Youth Protection Mission and accept that you are working with MINORS. If you're a mentor, you get to be the adult. I'm tired of reading these posts that make some of us look like giggling teenagers who just got away with being naughty. I agree with the minority here that W was out of line and that FIRST needs to respond to provide closure to this. Now, assume your roles, grow through this somehow, and get back to the real mission of helping kids.