[Mr MOE]

Philly was once again a great regional! Thanks to everyone who volunteered to make the event special again this year.

Congrats to Chris and Joe Troy on the volunteer and Woodie Flowers awards. Very well deserved.

Special congratulations to Miss Daisy, Team 341, on their Chairman's Award win. You guys do it all. Keep it up and best of luck in Atlanta.

Congrats also to The Firebirds, Team 433, on their Engineering Inspiration win. You guys have worked hard for a long time. Way to go!

All of MOE 365 wants to thank Daisy (341) and Chuck (84) for a terrific alliance against some amazing competitors (102, 272, 834, 809, in addition to the alliances we faced in the QF and SF). Those finals were nailbiters!

I also want to say that we experienced a great FIRST moment this past weekend. Rookie team 2558 needed some significant assistance to get their bot on the playing field. Many teams, including mine, teamed up to provide resources during the whole competiiton to get 2558 running. One of the best moments of Philly for me this year was being in the stands the first time 2558 came onto the field (they had missed all of their practices and a few of their early qualification matches). Their first match out, they almost crossed a line. Just to see their bot moving and the students so excited to be operating it made me realize once again why we are all here - to inspire. Great job 2558! Use the network you made this weekend to establish a solid robotics team. We look forward to being your partner on the Philly playing field in 2009!

I grabbed a VHS copy of the FIRST video feed and will put some of the videos online when I get the chance.

Take care, everyone. For those heading to Atlanta, best of luck. Otherwise, see you in the off-season! (Duel on the Delaware, Ramp Riot, PARC)