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Re: 2009 Waterloo Regional

Wow, Waterloo was definitely a great weekend. Congratulations go out to:

Team 2056 for completely dominating the field. Their robot is their best ever, which is saying a lot for this team. They have now won 5 straight regionals, and continue their streak of having never lost a regional event. The successes of their team is only matched by Team 254 back in the late 90's. That's some fine company to be in. Also, a special thanks to the team for the 3' foot high, 300 Liter bag of popcorn they gave us on Saturday.

Teams 2609 & 2815. Patriotics will get most of the attention for this win, but you guys deserve a lot of recognition as well. 2185 did a great job of freeing 2056 up from defenders, while 2609 played a strong empty cell game with some tactical support. I can't wait to see how you do in Atlanta.

Paul Copioli. Thanks for coming back to Waterloo for the 3rd straight year. You've become a huge part of the show we put on up here and I know all the local teams appreciate having you up here. Thanks for helping us get our popcorn ready.

Tristan Lall. You've been a cornerstone of the FIRST community in Canada for years. After speaking with your students this week, the impact you've made on them could not be any clearer. It was great to see you win the WFFA and to see you speechless for the first time in your life.

The Willick's. For those of you who don't know, Team 1114 has an entire family of 6 amazing individuals on our team (Two parents, two mentors, two students). They've been integral in all our successes over the past few years. In addition to this, they travel all across the province volunteering at every FIRST event they can find. On the event side they've helped found FLL competitions, been Pit Admin, Queuers, Referees, Lead Inspector, Inspectors, FTAA, Website Evaluators. The entire family (Jean, Ray, Todd, Kyle, Ryan and Stacey) were awarded the Waterloo Regional Volunteer of the Year Award on Saturday. It was a well deserved honour for a group of people that both 1114 and FIRST in Canada are extremely lucky to have. On a personal note, I know that I'm constantly inspired by the intellect, dedication, drive and high character of all six of them.
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