UFH: Alan Ostrow

[OneAngryDaisy]

I'd like to thank the UFH committee for making such a wonderful selection-

in my 18 years, I don't think ANYONE has influenced my life as much as Mr. O has- my freshman year I had no clue what I was getting in when I signed up for the team... We simply would not be the same without Mr. O- my senior year we spent the entire fall alone going to numerous schools, malls, and various places showing youngsters our robots- thanks to his dedication.. we even hosted a 3 day event at NBC"s Tech Fest, not to mention Ramp Riot- thanks to his never- ending desire to spread the word of FIRST.

I will never cease to be amazed when I enter his room- there are always stacks of paper from every organization and place imaginable, either looking for a sponsor for someone, a place to give a demonstration at, or something related to FIRST. Mr. O has definitely become my role model, and I hope to be as 'big' as he is for a team in the future.

A nice anecdote to show what he does- the past week at Ramp Riot V one of my past teammates asked me if I knew where 'O', as we call him, was. I told her I had no clue where- she commented that every five minutes someone asked her where O was at- the entire day he was doing something, I doubt he even had a minute to sit down all day long.

All in all, I'd like to give a HUGE thanks to O- for making my four years in HS more exciting than I could have ever imagined- my experiences at the schools and malls alone greatly outweigh the 2 Chairmans Awards and Galileo Championship 341 earned. I would never have imagined it'd be possible to learn more outside the shop and field, out there in the real world.