I have made so many friends in FIRST, both on my team and from other teams across the country. I've become friends with students, college mentors and adults -- what other program could do something like that? Like Andy said before, FIRST is a family. Families go through good times and bad, but they are always there for each other. Seeing and meeting people at the competitions means so much to me - it is so insanely cool. And the friendships I have with people on my team (or who have been on my team) is just awesom. Without the people I have met through FIRST I might not be here at all! Thank you, everyone.
- Katie
"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten."