Darnit Chris!!!! I was creating this same post, got logged off, and when I came back you already had this!!
Anywho, glad I copied/pasted.
To whoever is reading, I wanted to say some thanks and have you pass it on to those involved.
Thanks to the entire planning committee (Greg, Amanda, Flo, Shannon, Alexis, Miles, Daniel, Jason, Valerie, Baker, Cynthia, Jerry, Matt, Carolyn, Jenny, Rachael, Jim and Mary, Chris, David, Susan) - without them this event could not have been remotely possible, with months of preparation and time spent trying to make sure all details were covered. You all busted your rears to make it great.
Thanks to Greg McCoy who stepped in as co-chair and picked up where I lacked, as well as putting up with me. Trying to juggle school and this committment was an amazing task and you did it extremely well.
Thanks to the Purdue FIRST program for supplying lots of volunteers, committee, and all-around support. They are a huge part of this event.
Thanks to Mark Koors for coming in as Field Tech Advisor and working with Jerry to make sure things were running as smooth as possible, along with JVN with IFI support.
Thanks to all the volunteers - last year we had an amazing turnout, and it repeated this year. Without them, we simply can't run an event. Your continued support means everything, and we appreciate your time and effort in a way hard to describe.
Thanks to all our sponsors (NASA, PU, Schlumberger, Delphi, INSGC, Rolls-Royce, GM, Kimberly-Clark, Toyota NA, and all our concession and equipment provisions) - again, without them we'd have no event. Purdue provides some fantastic facilities that allows us to have an amazing event and awards ceremonies, as well as great machine shop. Using the armory may have it's disadvantages, but I can't say enough about the awesome and exciting atmosphere it creates inside when filled with teams.
Thanks to Blair - for returning a second time, maybe we can go three! Keeping things lively and entertained along with Collin - great duo for BMR voices.
Thanks to the TEAMS!! - those who returned and those who attended for the first time. We had great compettiion, great GP, and great atmosphere due to those in attendance.
Thanks to the Judges for giving their time to FIRST and this event.
Thanks to production and event mgmt - they were a pleasure to work with.
Congratulations to all the teams for a job well done, the regional winners, and all award winners. We hope you come back for more and have continued success.
Congrats to all scholarship winners. We were pleased to hand out roughly 63k this year to various recipients.
Congratulations to Mark Koors for receiving WFA!! This man - good grief - he deserves it.
Congratulations to Steve Florence for Volunteer of the Year Award. You truly deserve it and all the recognition you receive.
Ohhh, I'm sure I'm missing something and as soon as I figure it out, I will post. Thank you all again!!!