2016 FRC 503 Frog Force Chairman's Submission

[NoviHopper2]

Old alum/retired mentor here.

What's always amazing to me is how different 503's essays and presentations are each year. The team has so many initiatives and programs that I can't fathom how they manage to pick certain ones each year to talk about. Their website has so much stuff that the team is currently working on that didn't even make it into the essay; there's even more stuff that's not listed their either!

I'll always cherish the time I spent with Frog Force. That team is such a positive influence for their members and the communities around them. I think I realized just how much a tight-knit group of caring and selfless individuals 503 is in 2010 is when a close member of my family suffered a catastrophic illness. The team immediately went out collecting donations (during finals and graduation week, no less!) and pulling personal funds together to help pay for food, travel, and hospital expenses to make sure I was taken care of so that I could walk during my graduation. That was a moment of pure kindness that I'll never forget.

Good luck this year, Frog Force! No matter what, you guys will go far!