[Al Skierkiewicz]

I do not normally revive old threads but since John Boucher pointed to this I had to put in my two cents. Without a doubt this is a defining moment for FIRST. For those of you who were not in the division or Atlanta that year, it is hard to explain. A team came to play but had no robot. Gracious professionalism dictates that if you come to play, I must help you. And they got lot's of help and I am proud to know many of those people personally. For a team to be able to participate is the greatest honor, to deny them that ability was unthinkable. When explaining GP to non Firsters or to newbies, I always use this example. I used this story the other night and the reaction as always is the same...a blank, disbelieving stare. This is proof we can change the world.