[Rick]

Hi, I am a member on team 121 and would like to know how some teams get their sponsors.

We are a well performing team that has been overlooked by companies. We have one partner right now besides our school. That partner is the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and since it is a government company they can not give us any financial support. We fundraise with family, friends and community for travel money. We had to struggle this year to get to Florida with most of the expenses being paid by the members themselves.

We are the only team in Rhode Island, and as you can see in my signature, we did very well this year. We have been featured on local tv, local newspapers, the New York Times, the CBS Early Morning Show, CNN National Radio, and the 60 minutes II upcoming special on FIRST robotics.

I would like to ask any teams in the New England area to help us out if they could. If you have a large sponser, and they would like to see thier company associated with another top notch team please contact us by replying in this thread.

Any help big or small would be greatly appreciated.

If you already have a sponser tell us how you got it so we can do the same. Thanks in advance to all you great teams out there!