2010 Chesapeake Regional - NEW Location!

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Will be going out to the 2010 Chesapeake Teams after ship day.

Calling All Student Volunteers!

1. Student Ambassadors. For the 5th year we are recruiting students to serve as Student Ambassadors. The Student Ambassadors will have a one hour training on Thursday March 11, 2010 from 1-2pm at the Baltimore Convention Center.

* After training the students receive a name tag and will sign up for 2 hour time slots on Friday and Saturday. Students may sign up for numerous time slots. Students on the drive team should not sign up to be Student Ambassadors.
* Each year there are students who discover they shine in this role and provide a valuable service introducing VIP's, school groups and the public to FIRST.
* If your team has invited Team VIP's (your sponsors, partners, elected officials) please forward on their contacts so the Chesapeake VIP Coordinator can welcome them, and we can connect them with your team when they arrive.

2. Student Singers. The Chesapeake Regional also has a proud tradition of having students from the teams join together to sing the National Anthem during opening ceremonies on Friday and Sat. Interested students will meet at 10 am on Thursday March 19 to select a student leader and figure out practice times/locations each day.

Announcements will also be made in the pits and sign up for both positions will be ongoing Thursday morning.

Please send the names of students on your team who might want to be Student Ambassadors or Student Singers to Jenny Beatty <snip>

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Sent to all the teams.

Team Social Update
We are planning two optional events for all Chesapeake Regional participants on Friday night, March 12.

* After the closing ceremonies on Friday, teams are invited to stay at the Convention Center upstairs (2nd floor) area for a pizza and beverage social time. There will be music, karaoke, some pizza and drinks (but maybe not a full dinner for a hungry teen) and time to meet each other and relax a little. This event is free to all team members and runs until 8pm. We would like a head count for planning, so please let me know how many of your team members will come. Send an estimate to me, Bill Duncan:
* All teams are invited to the Baltimore Blast indoor soccer league game at the 1st Mariner Arena (two blocks from the Convention Center). The game starts at 7:35pm and will be followed by a concert by the band Hawk Nelson. The Baltimore Blast have generously provided discount coupons for $10 tickets; we will distribute the coupons to all teams on Thursday, then you pay for the tickets at the 1st Mariner Arena box office.

For those planning other meals during the Chesapeake Regional, some food options are posted on the Chesapeake Regional website.