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Team 1732 The Hilltoppers from Milwaukee, WI is excited to be part of the Great Lakes Regional. We chose Great Lakes because of all of the experience and expertise of the teams that compete there and...wow....it should be an amazing weekend.

If it isn't too much to ask, the Hilltoppers have a favor to ask of the teams competing at Great Lakes. Basically, we are asking you to do what you do best - talk about your teams!

First some background: Adult involvement in our team is limited to a few parents (as mentors and administrators), an occasional college mentor, and a faculty adviser who helps to manage the team finances. As the son of the team's founding mentor/team administrator enters his senior year in high school, some parents are concerned about the sustainability of the program (rightfully so) and will meet following Great Lakes to make decisions about the future of Team 1732.

Two or three of these parents will be traveling with the team to the Great Lakes Regional. What we would like to do is to send them to the pits for an hour or two to gather information about how teams have planned for the future - how you are organized, how you recruit and maintain mentors and members, how your team members balance the rigors of FIRST and the rest of their high school experience, etc. We know that we can show the parents all of the great documentation teams have shared here on Chief Delphi and on their websites, but that won't be nearly as effective as having them experience your passion first hand!

Now, we realize that everyone is extremely busy in the pits and we don't want to interfere, but if you could please direct these parents in the Hilltopper shirts (perhaps looking a little lost) to someone on your team who might have a few minutes to share, we would forever be grateful.

Thanks from the Hilltoppers for your help!