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Unofficial roles? There are official roles?

Let's see:
  • Job and College recommendation generator - Seems I do at least a few of these per year.
  • Photographer
  • Theater Owner - Prior to one off season the team invaded my house for a movie night. Surprisingly they even left it clean.
  • GeorgeStar Navigation System - I had an alumni who was trying to visit a friend at Rutgers. Except she and her friend who was driving got lost. Somehow they decided the appropriate action was to text me and ask for help getting there. So I loaded up google maps and started texting her each step.
  • Surrogate Family Member - I went to a seniors graduation party last year and was introduced to her parents and grandparents as "Uncle George". To which, with them looking confused, I had to ask "They know I'm not really part of the family?" It seems in our district that some kids just don't have very good home lives and they find comfort in a adult who is willing to listen to them, try to understand them, and help them mature.
  • Friend - My favorite by far. I've been doing this almost a decade and some of my original kids have graduated college and started making their way into the working world. I'm proud to say that some of them are no longer my kids by adults who I am proud to call my friends.
  • Scholarship Pain in the butt - This is a self elected position I take each year to hound the juniors and seniors to look at the FIRST scholarships and consider applying for some.
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FIRST Credentials: Team 87 Mentor | Former Director FIRST Vex Challenge
NJ FIRST Planning Committee Member & NJ FVC Committee Member
Philadelphia Alliance Regional Corporate Advisory Board Member |
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