2011: Thank you!

[pfreivald]

Thank you, volunteers (inc. judges), for your time and patience.
Thank you, mentors, for lending your time, talents, sweat, and tears.
Thank you, sponsors, for the capital (human and otherwise) that makes this possible.
Thank you, GDC, for a rollicking-good game and your thick skin.
Thank you, FIRST staff and administration, for putting in more than the typical employee.
Thank you, students, for your hard work, dedication, and unwillingness to join the masses in worship of passive entertainment and sloth.
Thank you, parents, for putting up with everything FIRST demands of you and your children.
Thank you, St. Louis -- while we bring money and press to your city, we also bring trash, noise, traffic congestion, and other inconveniences -- you've been most accommodating.
Thank you Woodie and Dave -- while we know you'll still be heavily involved (because you can't help yourselves, and thank God for that!), please know you'll be missed on the GDC.
Thank you Dean, for being the catalyst.

...without getting into specific shout-outs, what group(s) did I miss?

[DonRotolo]

Thank You Autodesk, for your commitment to FIRST (and the cool book).
Thank you National Instruments, for the new cRio chassis. You guys rock.
Thank You Texas Instruments for sending Jaguar experts. They helped us out of a jam.
Thank you Bimba for your products. 100% reliable for seven years, perfect function in every match, every regional, every demo, every time. Nothing else come close in reliability.
Thank you FRC Management, for listening and acting.
Thank you Al Skierkiewicz for spending all that time with us. It made a difference.
Thank you Team 11 MORT for the circuit breaker.
Thank you Team 1676 for inspiring me.
Thank you team 340 for your great kindness and teamwork.

I know I missed a few, I'll get those when I can think more clearly.

[pfreivald]

I know I missed all but a tiny fraction of the list, which is why I asked for additions!

[D.Allred]

Thank you spouses of mentors, for your eternal patience. We promise to get that honey-do list completed in May.

[Timz3082]

Thank you team 93 for the help you gave us... and every other team at the 10,000 lakes regional!

[Duke461]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

Thank You Autodesk, for your commitment to FIRST (and the cool book).

Don't forget Otto Deschk, and his award winning film, "Mr. McCluskey's Method"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1sIwIRPmWc

[pfreivald]

Originally Posted by D.Allred

Thank you spouses of mentors, for your eternal patience. We promise to get that honey-do list completed in May.

Let's not get all crazy. That six-legged pneumatic T-shirt launcher won't build itself in the off-season!