[Libby K]

MidKnight Mayhem came at very little cost to 1923. Our district (Mid-Atlantic) lets off-seasons use the field for free, and we reached out to local business and restaurants about donating food for breakfast and lunch at the event. Breakfast by Dunkin', Lunch by a few pizza places (and one Indian restaurant?!), and snacks purchased by the team at Sam's Club, and sold at the snack bar for a little bit of a profit.

One of our team sponsors helped by renting the pit power generator for us, and team's registration fees went towards paying the school's staff for their time in the building, and purchasing things like volunteer shirts and other event supplies.

Reaching out locally for sponsors helps bring costs down - and drives traffic to your event! Every business that sponsored us allowed us to put up flyers for the event in their stores. The more people from outside of FIRST you're bringing in, the better. Go out and get 'em!