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Originally Posted by asteb27
This is very true, we have gotten very lazy with raising money. It will be fun to get the team moving this summer looking for new sponsors.
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As weird as this sounds, it might be a good thing for the team in the long run. You all are extremely lucky to have been notified now rather than closer to build.
Losing that 6K should push kids on the team to not only make up that 6k, but also to push past just raising 6K and really start gathering funds for more situations like this. Maybe make it a goal to raise 10K total instead of just the 6K you lost. This can be done with multiple simple fundraisers + large fundraisers such as dinners + really pushing your kids to go out and get multiple smaller sponsors.
Some perspective: 11 lost a long standing $10K sponsor in November and had to analyze how to save money and stay within budget with two robots two districts + a regional. But things like this just keep teams prepared and aware of what the real world can be like. The lesson that this might teach teams is to never be comfortable with their financial situations and to always fundraise on top of sponsor donations. Analyze your budgets: are you really using every penny to the best of your abilities? Are there ways you can save money on materials? Find lower cost vendors, find material donors, find a different construction method maybe? All I have to say is that I love the district system because of things like this.
Best of luck, PM me if you need assistance with fundraisers.