pic: Teams 1114, 1503 & 1680; NiagaraFIRST.org

[Derek Bessette]

Thank you all for the support.

It has been a long build season but it has all been well worth it. I truly believe that these two rookie teams will have a good head-start in FIRST. This collaboration helped us share the resources necessary to run one team and turn it into three teams.

I'd like to thank Steve Rourke for giving me an opportunity to be involved in this adventure. I'd like to thank all the GM mentors, teachers and students for putting in a lot of hours to make this a success. I'd also like to thank AndyMark.biz for their incredible products that allowed us to build competitive drive trains in a much shorter time. Joseph Pavliga, Joseph Johnson along with the Chief Delphi team also deserve a lot of credit. The Nothing but Dewalt whitepaper saved us countless hours in designing the arms.

Thanks also to Karthik and Ian for all the help last year in getting this team going. The waterloo seminars and the regional itself will be key in this teams success. Your guidance throughout this season was very valuable.

I hope that the results Kathik has mentioned continue to grow the future. I am convinced we have done something good here. I hope that these new rookie teams can thrive in FIRST and help it grow. I also hope other teams can use our experience to help them decide how to grow FIRST in their communities.

Good luck to all,
I look forward to any feedback you have. Good or bad.
See you at competition!