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I am proud to announce that one of Utah's 4-H Robot teams in SLC won one of the top awards given at the Utah FIRST Lego League Championship State Finals!  The team “Lego Bistro” earned themselves the "Innovative Solution Award!"
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This award is given to the team who comes up with the best idea and presentation on this topic: “Can FIRST® LEGO® League teams improve the quality of food by finding ways to prevent food contamination?”VOTE HERE

Learn more about their project by visiting the Lego Bistro Blog. Lego Bistro has an incredible idea, but we need your help to take them to the next level.  The next step is earning a development grant that will allow them to take their idea to market. Here's the scoop:

• Lego Bistro is eligible to win big--$250,000 -- through the FLL Global Innovation Award.
• We are asking you to vote daily to ensure their idea makes it to the top 10 competitors. You can help by voting as often as you can.  I believe the voting continues on into March.
• The top teams are reviewed by a panel of judges for the final award. We need to get them in a place where the judges will even look at them.  How cool would it be if our Utah 4-H team won this award!
• Please send this out to everyone you know. Post it on your website, blog Facebook page, on Google+ or in Twitter.  Just get the word out that a Utah 4-H team needs your help.
• You can vote once for each 24 hour period!

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Here's the situation:

You need people to volunteer, to take initiative, to lead. You have responsibilities to be filled.

You call a meeting, you announce what you need and ask for volunteers...I bet your response goes something like this:

How do I know this? I just experienced it! This kind of impersonal invite does not work.

Here's a situation that does work:

Observe the people who you would like to serve in the various capacities you need filed. Who's the best match? Make notes, figure out who your first choice would be along with alternatives.

Call or meet with each person individually. Compliment them on their skills. Tell them why they would do well in the role you need them in. They will respond positively and the likelihood of them accepting your personal invitation is much greater. It takes longer, but you'll get what you want. 

I learned you've go to "Prime the Pump."