[Robyn Needel]

Hi everyone! I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season - hope all your finals are easy and that your shopping is quick and fun. I just wanted to thank those of you who joined us in the Tapped In chat on Tuesday. It went very well, and I think everyone had a good time chatting in real time - something that we can't do on Chief Delphi, unfortunately. There were anywhere from 18-22 people involved in the chat during the two hours, including
educators from around the US and abroad, as well as students and mentors from Chief Delphi and RCU . The educators were very interested in the FIRST and VEX
programs and asked a lot of questions. Our students and mentors shared their stories about FIRST, explaining how they got involved and why they have stayed with the program. Everyone had such a good time that the moderators of the educators group has asked us to continue hosting a weekly chat, which we are happy to do. Please mark your calendars for next week, December 13 and join us again from 7-9 p.m. for our second chat. We are inviting all students, mentors and educators to become part of the regular chat sessions - a great way to talk to old friends, make new ones, and continue to spread the word about FIRST. Hopefully, more CD'ers will be able to join us "Talk" to you soon!

Robyn Needel