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Re: Chairman's Award -- is the bar too high now?

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Originally Posted by dtengineering View Post
I think it all comes down to what motivates you... if you're doing good things for kids and in the community just so you can win a banner, a hunk of shiny plastic and a high-five from the judges, then you might be disheartened by how hard it is to win.

If you're doing good things for kids and the community because you want to do good things for kids and the community... then you're going to win every year. Maybe you won't win the Chairman's award, but you'll be inspired by those who do.


Jason
Amen. Is there somewhere that we can make this a permanent banner for FIRST?
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