2012 Bayou Regional

[JaneYoung]

Bayou Regional 2012 was a wonderful experience.

Wearing the volunteer cap, I'd like to express a heartfelt thank you to all of the teams that spent time on the practice field or tried to access the practice field by waiting in line very patiently. The level of professionalism with which each of you conducted yourselves will never be forgotten. I would also like to thank the teams that volunteered helpful suggestions and assistance. You were all terrific. There were several moments on the field that were so inspirational that I was brought to tears. 2 of those moments occurred when 2 different teams encouraged me to drive their robots. I was stunned by their sincere and generous offers - and scared to death.

I'm putting together a list of suggestions to send to our Bayou RD and VC. If you have any thoughts on the matter, send them to me - or send them directly to the Regional Director or Volunteer Coordinator.

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Wearing the mentor cap for FRC 418, LASA Robotics, I'd like to say thank you to the Bayou Planning Committee, the volunteers, the team supporters, and the teams. This was a PHantastic experience for Purple Haze. I have a few thoughts about the experience that I may add later after some rest - but for now, thank you, everyone!

Jane

P.S. It was really fun receiving messages from teams in Arkansas, Florida, and Texas - asking me to go find teams and individuals to say hello to. That was really cool. I did it, too, and each greeting brought big smiles. I know the message senders would have been at Bayou if they could have been.