[Koko Ed]

This year I volunteered at seven events. I am so amazed by the skill, dedication and unbreakable will that the people who so willingly give their time to FIRST to see these events run so smoothly.
They are some of the most amazing people I have ever met and I cannot think of anyone else I would rather work with then the pople who I worked with at these events.

I was truly in awe of the display of truest values of what FIRST is about at the DC regional by the teams there. The teams worked so hard to see that the event and the other teams were at their best at the event. Even when I have my doubts about FIRST I can recall the actions of the many teams who went out of there way for their fellow teams at this event and I can truly say how wonderful FIRST truly is. It's one of the best memories I will ever have of FIRST.

I was very impressed with the FiM pilot program from my initial glance (I'll admit I am not deeply involved with the program so I did not see the district events so I cannot form an opinion on them. But the format intrigues me and I truly hope FIRST adopts it for the rest of FIRST. I think it'll save alot of teams that are struggling to survive.

I am not a technical person (though many of you still insist on trying to explain your robot components to me and never notice the "nobody's home" look on my face. I must not be doing it right) but I had alot of experience witnessing the new control system at work having to que teams up. I think FIRST has hit a home run with this one.