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Originally Posted by msimon785

As you may know, Team 1515 is looking to be sponsored by a sheet-metal manufacturing / fabrication shop in Los Angeles. We are willing to pay for materials and are requesting donated labor. I have called about 30 companies so far, and they were all no's- some immediate (3 companies hung up on me quite rudely the second I mentioned the word sponsor), and some after 3-4 phone calls.
Does anyone know of a shop in Los Angeles which sponsors a FIRST team? Any help will be appreciated.

I would suggest that general etiquette would be that you not attempt to solicit sponsorship from someone that already sponsors another team.