Team in a Box // Testimonials
Team in a Box has been helping FIRST® teams get started for over 6 years now. During this time we have collected some nice notes from happy DVD recipients:
"Had a great success using your Team in a Box when starting 2813."
— Rick Riccardi, San Jose CA, #2813, 9/01/10
"We appreciated your wonderfully informative DVD, and it can definitely be considered one of the reasons we were so successful this year!"
— #3123, 3/18/10
"I think your offer to new teams is a really great embodiment of the Gracious Professionalism™ referred to so often on the FIRST® website."
— Sawyer Brooks, Sandy UT, #3245, 10/28/09
"We used the Team in a Box for a successful rookie year, qualifying for championships as Rookie All-Star from the Lone Star Regional."
— Linda McMahon, Austin TX, #2468, 3/03/09
"Thank you for the great DVD."
— Anne Torige, Honolulu HI, #3008, 1/13/09
"Thank you very much for Team in a Box! It is extremely helpful! This first year is going to be very challenging but your DVD will make it easier. Thank you and good luck!"
— Nolan McPeek-Bechtold, Belmont California, #3034 1/05/09
"Thanks to you guys for making this DVD available - true Gracious Professionalism™!"
— Glenn Frable, Stanwood WA, #2903, 12/15/08
"We really appreciate the help and support that your team is offering to others."
— Bebi Davis, Honolulu Hawaii, #2504, 12/10/08
"My Team in a Box just arrived in the mail, and I think that it is so valuable that I would like all of our rookies to have their own copy."
— Denise M. Lewis, District of Columbia FIRST® Senior Mentor, 10/30/08
"You give the information that overcomes the fears of the Rookie Team. You are doing a great job and best of luck in the future with your outreach program."
— George O. First, Arizona Regional Director, 6/28/08
"I really appreciate Miss Daisy making this available for teams like us."
— Kathleen Callow, Pitman NJ, 5/29/08
"What a wonderful idea your team had -- to create this! THANK YOU for being so helpful!"
— Sandra Hodge, Chula Vista CA, #2599, 1/20/08
"Thanks for putting this together and being so 'gracious'! The DVD is a great help."
— Mark Anderson, Oswego IL, #2338, 1/02/08
"Thank you for making Team in a Box available, and we are truly gracious for all of the work put into this."
— Sandra Bruesch, Cerritos CA, #1135, 8/20/07
"This has been a very useful tool for us to help alleviate the 'cold feet' that many prospective team leaders get - not only for all of the useful information it contains, but also as a powerful illustration of how FIRST® teams are the greatest source of strength for each other."
— Dee Tomczak, Assistant Regional Director Virginia FIRST®, 1/19/07
"With the help of the information from your DVD, as well as numerous other FIRST® resources, I was able to help found FRC® Team 2175."
— Kevin O'Connor, Woodbury MN, #2175, 01/11/07
"I just got my copy of the Team in a Box. This is absolutely wonderful! This is the perfect tool for us to use as we mentor other teams. Thank you and your team for creating this resource for the FRC® teams. I also want to thank you for including our information from Team 342. I am proud to see our team logo and information associated with this project."
— Mike Bryan, Charleston SC, #342, 12/13/06
"We got one of these when we were a rookie, and it was amazingly helpful! Now we are the veteran and are looking for resources to help start new rookies in our area (we're the only team in a 45 minute radius so we have lots of work to do!) and once again are turning to the team that made such a great "box" last time!"
— Beth Sweet, East Lansing MI, #1504, 11/1/06
"Thank you Mr. Ostrow and Team 341 for the Team in a Box DVD. I promise you, it will prove to be an invaluable resource for our Robotics Team."
— Sagar Verma, Orlando FL, #1694, 9/25/06
"Thank you very much for the Team in a Box. It looks like it will be very helpful for next year's team. It was a gracious offer for you guys to mail it out."
— Nawaid Ladak, Orlanda Florida, #1402, 4/04/06
"I just wanted to thank you so much, I look forward to FIRST®, despite the fact that right now it looks a bit overwhelming and intimidating. Thank you very much for your support."
— Bryan Andrews, Maple Valley WA, 2/28/06
"Thank you so much for the wonderful Team in a Box! I will be sharing it with all the potential teams I can and for sure the 50+ students in our Intermediate School teams! Thank you again and wishing you folks the best in robotics!"
— Suzy Sanxter, Hilo Hawaii, #828, 2/26/06
"Thank you very much for the DVD and the CD. They are very well put together."
— Lamin Dumbuya, #1769, 2/14/06
"I took the kit in to work and to show someone before I got to Philadelphia the next time... the kit has been circulating around my workplace since and has received MANY comments about the quality! Nice Job!!!"
— Marge Meeh, Northern New Jersey, #11, 12/31/05
"Each year we contact all the high schools in our state (Michigan) that don't have a FIRST®team. We call it 'The FIRST® Awareness Program'. Next year we might consider sending out your DVD and CD (if you agree)."
— Pat Major, Goodrich MI, #494, 11/29/05
"Thanks a lot for Team in a Box! It arrived last week and the waiting was worthwhile. I have never seen something as good as this project. I enjoyed watching it and learned a lot, and I am sure it will be much help for many others."
— Christoph Siedentop, Cologne, Germany, 11/02/05
"I received Team in a Box today. Wow!! What an asset. I have only watched a few of the chapters, and I am impressed with the results."
— Rich Morgan, VEX Team #21, Beachwood NJ, 8/16/05
"You and your team have provided a wealth of information to those new to, or just getting started in FIRST®, like us! I really love the way this tool goes beyond just explaining the basic details, and really conveys the heart of FIRST® (i.e. through some really nice interviews). I also find the time-lapse video very cool and illustrative. It will take me several more viewings and some thought to find areas to improve, but I will try. As our team comes together, I will try to keep asking, 'how does this Team in a Box address this problem or question we have', and try to note these thoughts for you. Great job! I can only try to appreciate all the work it took to provide us with the amazing resource."
— John Wanninger, Oak Creek WI, 8/03/05
"Wow!! What an asset. I have only watched a few of the chapters, and I am impressed with the results. This will help launch my FIRST® team on the road to Atlanta in their Rookie Year!!!"
— Rich Morgan, Beachwood NJ, FVC® Team #21, 5/10/05