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AKA: Glenn
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Re: Local government ordinance hampers Beatty finances.

I truly hope that Team 71 can find a way to continue and that the Beatty family is somehow able to still provide support.

Sustainability is such a tough issue that cant be avoided when doing such an expensive and time consuming program. Teams almost have to reinvent themselves constantly, much the same way in robot prototyping/construction if they want to experience continued success.

However, nothing lasts forever.
As a HOF team, I know that at some point before I leave the school, we have to find someone to take over, much the same way as our current mentors who are almost all retired.
Transitioning to new mentors and/or new sponsors that you are accustomed to, is much much harder than trying to build robots year after year. We have been transitioning year after year on the sponsorship part, getting as much as we can and diversifying where and what we support in our program.
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