How did you hear about FIRST and WHY did you get involved?

[VIAIR_Ryan]

Hey FRC participants,

I doubt many people will see this post since the competition is over so there's no reason to be on here...unless you're preparing for another tournament. In any case, my name is Ryan Shaw with VIAIR. We make the compressors selected by FIRST. Last year I was invited to the supplier summit where I got to meet Kate and Collin with FIRSTRC, Andy Baker with AndyMark and a few other suppliers...And I got to check out Dean Kamen's awesome pad. No biggie.

After finding out what FRC is all about, I wrote a lengthy e-mail to the owner of VIAIR proposing that we donate to help FIRST. He approved the request and now we're trying to make videos to promote FIRST to high school students that aren't already a part of FIRST.
Here's a link to our current video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYBLKCUWxBs
To be honest, I don't know if the video does a good job of teaching NON-FIRST high-school students what FIRST is all about. I fear that it might come off as too technical to the NON-First student.

That's why I'm here...I'd like to ask you how you guys got involved.

How did you hear about FIRST?
What made you decide to join?
What attracted you to the FRC team?

Please respond here or send me your story at ryans@viaircorp.com.
I'm hoping that we can make a video that resonates with non-first students and help reel them in to the program!

I apologize if this post is not in the correct section. Please feel free to move it as needed.

Thanks,
Ryan Shaw