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Re: Gracious Professionalism
At this year's Greater Kansas City Regional, our team's trailer was unhooked from the Suburban and stolen. Thankfully, this happened about 10 minutes after unloading the robot and most of our tools/pit supplies. Like most KC area teams, we struggle annually to meet our financial responsibilities, and the loss of a $2500 trailer was definitely not in our budget.
We were humbled on the last day of competition when over 20 teams at the regional presented us with their $100 MasterCard gift cards. It was truly a mentor tearfest.
The donation was very appreciated. Our trailer has been replaced. Our faith in human-kind restored. As we told MasterCard, "Computer hardware....$500. Single-axle trailer.....$2500. FIRST and Gracious Professionlism....Priceless."
So rewarding to be part of something that nurtures such generosity of spirit.
We build so much more than robots in FIRST and I am proud and humbled to be a part of that.
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