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Originally Posted by Carolyn_Grace

The documentation that results from creating a Chairman's Award submission can be extremely useful as information for potential sponsors.

The presentation can be adapted to showcase why a sponsor should donate to your team.

The video can be shown as evidence of how your team is using the skills learned in the shop and applying them to the real world.

Some sponsors even require teams to submit a Chairman's Award, because of how valuable it is as a tool to continue improving your team.

Carolyn made some great points, the documentation serves as a great synopsis for sponsors and other partners.

The Chairman's Award serves as a great point of reference for planning and evaluating what your team is doing. In my opinion, one of the most important things to remember here is that you need to only judge the progress of your own plan and not compare it to others. So plan with the team members you have and make the goal achievable for a team your size and the time you have available. If that means focusing on fundraising then do it, but I wouldn't drop out of submitting for the Chairman's.