[Al Skierkiewicz]

For all the recent members who are reading this thread, do not get the wrong idea. This is a great place to be and you should gather from this thread that there are people who can come here and speak their mind on any subject as it pertains to FIRST. You will find the true goodness of this board when the build season starts. For the newer mentors, this is a place where you can start long friendships and get some real answers to perplexing questions including volunteer issues, team dynamics and robotics. You are involved in potentially the greatest student activity (outside of school) and if you approach it with that knowledge, you will see we all feel we are not doing enough. We are passionate about our involvement because we know the impact it has had on so many. Have some left disillusioned? Of course. Any organization will number disillusioned among it's ranks, including boy scouts and girl scouts and church groups. This discussion is not intended to bash First but to help make it better.
To Ken Patton, as always eloquently expressed and even somewhat reserved.
To Paul Copioli, thanks for reminder, I needed that. We need to keep students at the forefront of our thoughts, always.
To Sean, keep it up, you have inspired me for a couple of years now.
To Jane, I wish we had you around here years ago.
To the others, I am happy you are here. Please stay, contribute, test us, inspire us, question us, it will make it better for all.