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Originally Posted by JaneYoung
This is a very cool post coming from the viewpoint of one of the companies that 'gets' FIRST. It would be helpful to see more of these viewpoints and to understand them and also, for sponsors and potential sponsors to see and think of ways to help with the sustainability issues. Very cool, Marie. Thank you!
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Here's some questions regarding alumni. As Ed has pointed out - instability can occur for various reasons that he has mentioned and for other reasons as well. "Who will bear the torch for the students once they graduate?" How are teams and their alumni keeping the alumni involved and interested in the continual growth and development of the team? There are so many areas that alumni can help in just by being a felt presence of support for the current team. How can they help with the sustainability areas for their team and for teams in areas where they now reside? How can they be made or encouraged to understand that they are valuable still?
Jane
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As one of those alumni who has graduated, I'm helping to start a rookie team in my local community along with a coach from another FIRST team. I could have stayed with my current team, but there wasn't a need. They already have several coaches and a few alumni who pop in and out, but they still have a need as no FIRST team is ever perfect or can ever be perfect. I felt the need greater in the rookie team than in my team, which is true as it is currently just me and the coach and 12 students.
I hope we can create a successful team, I already see how people say rookie teams have it hard.
