[Grommit]

The effect of Chairman's is not just to create an attitude and aura that is gracious and professional. Chairman's represents a number of achievements that have been successful in inspiring FIRST values. If done honestly and correctly, even those teams that "compete" for Chairman's are doing the world a favor, and improving the place where they live. This is the same as saying that if you win the competition fairly, without trying to break the rules, but do so for the sake of victory rather than for the challenge or enjoyment, you still learn something.