IRI Thanks

[Amanda M]

I wanted to say thanks to Doug and the rest of team 980 for being generous enough to make me an honorary member of their team. I meant a lot to me to know that I had a place to go even when my team didn't come to the competition. 980 is definitely one of my all-time favorite FIRST teams, and their outstanding dedication to the spirit of the game astounds me. Even when they don't sleep at night (of course not, that's saved for the dinner table, right Doug? Sorry, couldn't resist..) they still pull off an amazing performance, and as a team.

Congrats to 71, 980, and 269. It was a great alliance. (And special thanks to 71 for all the free pencils ^-^)

To everyone, and I mean everyone that was at all involved with this competition, no matter if you competed, helped set up, worked the scoring, or just showed up for the heck of it. THANK YOU. It was an awesome experience, and I feel very indebted to everyone that was present, in person or even in spirit. I am so glad that I was able to see this competition.
It stands out to me as the true spirit of FIRST.

---Amanda

[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by Amanda M

I wanted to say thanks to Doug and the rest of team 980 for being generous enough to make me an honorary member of their team. I meant a lot to me to know that I had a place to go even when my team didn't come to the competition. 980 is definitely one of my all-time favorite FIRST teams, and their outstanding dedication to the spirit of the game astounds me. Even when they don't sleep at night (of course not, that's saved for the dinner table, right Doug? Sorry, couldn't resist..) they still pull off an amazing performance, and as a team.

Congrats to 71, 980, and 269. It was a great alliance. (And special thanks to 71 for all the free pencils ^-^)

To everyone, and I mean everyone that was at all involved with this competition, no matter if you competed, helped set up, worked the scoring, or just showed up for the heck of it. THANK YOU. It was an awesome experience, and I feel very indebted to everyone that was present, in person or even in spirit. I am so glad that I was able to see this competition.
It stands out to me as the true spirit of FIRST.

---Amanda

We are glad you were able to come and enjoy the competition, Amanda. How about getting team 60 to come out to IRI to compete next year?? We'd be really excited to have them

[Amanda M]

Originally Posted by David Kelly

We are glad you were able to come and enjoy the competition, Amanda. How about getting team 60 to come out to IRI to compete next year?? We'd be really excited to have them

Oh, I'm already ahead of you. I'm talking George into it as we speak, and the prospects are lookin' good. ^-^

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Kautz

A special thank you to Sam from team 45 for your help reloading our program.

I think that was meant for me. You're welcome, though much of the thanks needs to be directed to your regular programmer, who didn't make it hard to follow his trail.

IRI was unlike any of the regular season competitions I attended. Even though I wound up hoarse just from listening to the cheers and shouts, I like the fact that noisemakers weren't prohibited--they were mandatory!