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It's the principle. And that principle is invading nearly all
aspects of our lives. It must stop.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/02/2015 05:50 PM, Brian Pappas
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<div>The background check process is REALLY simple and should
take just a few minutes. I am pretty sure they are just
making sure you are not a serial killer or sex offender.
The process is carried out on the Verified Volunteers
website (which I believe several charity/volunteer
organizations use). If you sign up as a volunteer you will
be given a link to a website where you create an account and
provide some basic info. I am pretty sure you do not even
have to give your SSN if you do not want to. I would say 15
minutes of your time, if that.<br>
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As far as cost, it is either FREE or $2.50. You will be asked
if you want to help defray the costs by paying $2.50, but if
you do not want to, FIRST will cover the entire thing at no
cost to the volunteer. In my opinion, the background check is
not really an obstacle if you are interested in volunteering.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Phillip
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<div>How long does the background check take and does it
cost the volunteer money to apply? I might be
interested.</div>
<div>Well wishes,</div>
<div>Phil Showers</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 4:04
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know, I have a *stellar* background, verified by
the security clearances I've had to endure for
various positions. BUT, for non-defense related
activities, I *abhor* this kind of nonsense. I
did want to volunteer until I read that. So count
me out and know that, especially for an
environment where NO children can be harmed, it is
useless political correctness and it angers me
GREATLY.<br>
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David Merchnat
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On 01/02/2015 03:57 PM, Brian Pappas wrote:<br>
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Hello everyone,<br>
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As some of you know Tyler and I have been
helping out a local High School Robotics
Team (Team 5096 Monkey Madness). The team
has been doing a lot of work trying to
promote the FIRST organization in Alabama.
As part of their effort, they are hosting a
qualifier competition here in Huntsville on
Saturday, January 24th and still need some
volunteers. We will be hosting up to 24
teams from mostly Georgia and Alabama and
those who advance will go onto the Georgia
State Championship. The main volunteer
positions that are open are judging
positions where you get to be part of
assigning some of the many awards that are
given out. This is a very important task as
the awards play a huge role in deciding who
advances to the state competiton. Judging
comprises of a judging session with the
teams as well as your interaction with the
teams throughout the day in the pit and
during the competition. If you are
interested in volunteering, please let me
know and I will pass your contact
information onto the event organizers. It
is really fun to see the ingenuity and
energy all of these teams bring to robotics!<br>
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Here is some more information if you are
interested. Fell free to ask me any
questions you may have.<br>
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Game video (skip to 2:50): <a
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href="http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc/game"
target="_blank">http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc/game</a><br>
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Volunteer Resources: <a
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href="http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc/volunteer-resources"
target="_blank">http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc/volunteer-resources</a><br>
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Note: If you volunteer you will have to
pass a very simple background test (Required
by FIRST)<br>
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If you do not feel comfortable with being a
judge, but still want to volunteer at the
event, their is probably plenty of other
logistical stuff that needs to happen.<br>
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-Brian Pappas<br>
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