i haven't seen any team disappear, but there are teams out there who are facing financial difficulties and are coming back after a while.
I really didn't remember the team number, but i talked to a team in Chesapeake; they participate every two or three years now and then.
As far as rising goes...........Our team has done at least a two year work in just one year and has risen way beyond that i thought it would. The dramatic effect we created in the community, results in more money coming in, and us reaching to wards the higher goals or "aiming high"...hahaha
