2010 New York City Regional !

[Marisa A.]

To Jared and all of Team 341 : First off, we really enjoyed being in the pits next to you guys! From the back door into your pit from ours, the massive amounts of blue shirts that always seemed to be around, and the Gracious Professionalism award we were thrilled to received, you guys showed us what Flower Power is all about! Endless thanks go out to all the items borrowed, and endless congratulations are in order for the Website Award, Entrepreneurship Award, and of course, winning the Regional with 2265 and 694. We were really disappointed that we never got to play a true match against you guys where our robot was fully functional, but we're looking forward to it, whether it happens at the Championship or (hopefully!) Ramp Riot! From our team to yours, best of luck at the Philadelphia Regional!

To Joe and Team 694 : Thanks for all the congratulations! We're so proud of Mr. Raile, and so glad that the judges at NYC realized what an inspiration he is to our whole team. We were also really happy to receive Chairman's! We've been working towards spreading the spirit of FIRST for a while, and it seems like we're finally getting somewhere! Congrats to you guys for winning Innovation in Control, the Regional title, and of course, to the Dean's List Finalist Award winner on your team! Good luck at the Connecticut Regional, and we'll see you in April!

Some other notes :
To our friends on Team 522, we are so sorry for declining your invitation! We had our reasons, but we know that it would been AWESOME for us to team up for once. Hopefully, one day soon, our little teams from little ole Staten Island will be on the same side of the drivers' station!
To our friends on Team 527, we missed you guys in the stands! We wish you the best of luck this year, especially at SBPLI!
To our other pit neighbors Team 371 : We really admire your perseverance. You guys seemed to have a lot of issues in the beginning, but you worked it out in the end, and that's something to admire.
To Team 1617 - The safety captain of our team (Alex) and I really enjoyed helping you guys out. I have to admit, at first I thought that we might not be able to help you guys pass inspection, but you got through it all! We may have helped out a bit, but we would have never been able to do it if you guys weren't willing.
To Teams 371, 522, and 1396 : We've seen from firsthand experience all the damage that was done on Staten Island, and we're hoping that you all got home safe, and that there was not too much damage to your properties, or your families.
Teams 271 and 1155 were great alliance partners! We had some mechanical difficulties, but you guys were amazing! We made it to the finals together, and that's something to say about the sixth seed alliance! 271, best of luck at SBPLI! We hope to see both of your teams next year at New York! Maybe we'll pair up again... Who knows, maybe this time we'll bring home gold?

-All the teams at New York were great this year! We all had our problems, but we worked them out to have a great competition. Congratulations to all the award winners, good luck at any other events you guys are attending, and just remember : Our regional is one of the many reasons why people think New York is the best city in the world!


(Just some thoughts we've gathered after recovering fully)