Mayhem in Merrimack, Final Thoughts

[Pamela]

FIRST off, I'd like to give a huge thanks to everyone who made this day happen, the volunteers, the teams, the parents, and the mentors. You guys are what made Mayhem run so smoothly all day, you guys gave us the enthusiasm and energy all day long that made everyone have a fun day!

Thanks to WPI for dropping their second robot so everyone could participate in the finals, we all appreciated it. Thanks to the teams who replayed the final match, it was very gracious to not win on a penalty. Thanks to the teams and staff that participated in the "clone wars", we're still talking about your sneaky scheme. Thanks to all the refs, announcer, DJ, field resetters, judges and everyone else who made this day spectacular.

The students on the teams who came to Mayhem I'd like to thank you also, you guys delivered high energy, fun loving enthusiasm all day. You made running my first event easy and fun, I can't thank you enough for being so amazing all day!

Mayhem was a bigger success then I could have ever have imagined. After wanting to walk away from this program you have all renewed my faith in the future of FIRST. I saw for the first time in years the same gracious fun-loving spirit that has been sorely lacking. FIRST needs more kids and mentors like those who were at Mayhem. It is truly amazing how many people at the drop of a hat volunteered their time and effort into making this event happen, people I had never met before walking in and joining our little Merrimack FIRST family. Thank you to everyone who helped plan this day and who participated in this day, you guys have renewed my faith in FIRST, once again taught me why I loved this program so much in my years as a student, and how FIRST has changed me and countless others into not only responsible adults, but adults with a passion for technology and an understanding of gracious professionalism that will extend far beyond our years in FIRST.


Sorry for the wordy-ness. Thank you all so much for participating in Mayhem, I hope to see every single one of you next year!!!!

Before I leave you all with this, in preparation for next year please leave me what the good was, what the bad was, and what the horrible was, so next year Mayhem can be an even larger success through your suggestions!