How do I help my area move to districts?

[Maldridge422]

As someone who’s only knowledge of Minnesota is through seasons one and two of Fargo, I’m a little hesitant to comment on this thread. However, there’s a student on my team who will be attending school in Minnesota next year and is afraid of losing touch with FIRST. I’ve repeated told this student that Minnesota is a great place for FIRST because the massive growth of FRC teams opens up countless mentoring and volunteering opportunities. After reading this thread and seeing how hard it is even for MN alumni to get involved, I’m a lot less optimistic about an out-of-state student’s opportunities. I’ll echo the sentiments in this thread that open communication and transparency would help a lot in making the transition to districts. While my own district still has a long way to go, open meetings held both in person and over the internet have been critical in our move to districts.