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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi
Couple this with doing demo's in front of grocery stores and supermarkets as Adam suggested. By simply standing outside one weekend with your robot and talking to people about the team, you can rake in $400-$800 at a decently busy store.
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I second this, grocery stores have been our saviors the past few years. Our local shoprite allows us to bag for tips, with about 8 students on at a time in shifts over ~9 hours we break $1,000. If you're not allowed to bag, but you can stand out front of the store, bring the robot and demo it (people love shooter bots). We did this a few times this year, for $500 a pop.
One mentor for a team is very rough. Try reaching out to Alumni if any are still in the area, or contact your areas senior mentor(s) and see if they know anyone that will be willing to help out. Even asking other teachers in your school can't hurt.