Did you sign team 3588's Bench at Championships?

[Acerflamma]

Members of Team 3588, including myself, walked around with a bench getting it signed by as many people in the Pit Area as we could, whether it was an adult, FRC competitor, or child touring the area. I took 105 pictures of the bench, from all angles, making sure to get every signature. Did you sign it? The album is located here:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...54885361246021

Now some back story on the bench. It was my teams rookie year, and we noticed that at championships, there were nearly no chairs in the pit area. So, the pit team decided to build a bench so our team had seating in the Pit. We had plenty of wood left over from stuff we bought for building our work station, so we built a crude bench. Soon after the bench was made, we thought that it would be cool to have people sign our bench as they passed by our Pit, and with that alone we got quite a few passerby's to sign it. A little after that, several members thought it would be a good idea to carry the bench around the area, and get teams to sign it. We did, and in the end, we got several thousand people from hundreds of teams to sign. We even got Woody Flowers and Dean Kamen to sign!

Now, we've found where Dean signed, but we can't seem to find Woody. Can you find it? Can you find your own signature? Oh, and if you'll be at the Seattle Regional next year, keep a look out for what we make next for signing.

[JustinRueb1891]

I'm glad this turned out so well. I almost forgot where team 1891 signed. Anyway, congratulations on a very creative idea at championships, and on a great run to St. Louis this year.

[Cyberphil]

I found my signature! I thought that was really interesting! You guys should do this as a yearly thing! I was intrigued when you walked over to our pit with a bench, but after I thought about it for a second, it was an interesting idea. Acquiring signatures from hundreds of kids who are a part of FIRST, crossing cultural, economic, geographic and political barriers all trying to achieve one goal: inspiring and recognizing the importance of Science and Engineering.

Those signatures are in one place now, and a place where you get to see them every day to remind you why you are doing this. What a great way to make sure you keep your eye on the big picture!

[PaW]

Thanks for posting all the photos...

Great idea from "the oldest rookie team"* this year.


* 3588 Lindbergh HS is one of the original 28 FIRST teams:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=87914