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Originally Posted by artdutra04
Some travel thousands of miles every year at their own expense, just so they can volunteer at FIRST events, with the only compensation being a few free meals and a tee shirt.
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I traveled hundreds of miles last weekend to volunteer at an event that this young man's team was participating in. Filling a need that had no volunteer to fill it. I was basically the only person doing the queing (except for this nice young lady whom I never got her name who helped me for a while til she was reassigned).
My thoughts on FIRST being just about the students. The intent may be to serve the students but much like a food kitchen while serving the needy may be the goal to treat the volunteers like they do not matter is a one way ticket to guarantee you won't be getting many more volunteers in the future. FIRST may not be about the mentors but I'll bet you a box of Krispy Kremes it would die a quick brutal death without them. They deserve your respect and admiration for taking time to do something when there are other things clamoring for their time (like families and friends).
You'd do best to remember that.