[J Flex 188]

188 uses two approaches during the course of a normal season. For new or potential sponsors, we send a cover letter on school letterhead explaining some basic details about our team and our costs, as well as a one page graphic that has photographs and the like from our team. We just started this for the 2005 year. In 2004 as well as this year for build season, we send out updates using MS Publisher newsletters (just the front page) at different times in the season, from beginning of build to end to pre and post competition to all of our sponsors. As for pit handouts, we used them extensively last year, and an example can be found on in the attachment graphic.