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After dealing with the school district's foot-dragging on processing team 1726's requests for robot parts during the build season some of the team parents formed the Cochise Robots Association to fund the material needs of FIRST teams in Cochise County AZ.
It's a 501(c)3 charity that seeks out grants to raise funds to purchase materials with. The teams submit purchase orders for the materials they need during build season and the CRA orders the materials with expedited shipping. Works great for us and helps give the parents a way to contribute. They have also provided team uniforms through a very generous parent who runs a t-shirt printing business.