[wheeler]

I would agree with all of the suggestions so far and would like to make one point on the fundraising issue. As a team faculty advisor we have taken the approach that if you actively work for some of the money then others are more likely to donate after they see your efforts. Our first year we got no money from the school just our sponsor/mentor Georgia Tech. Once we did some fundraising and made some operational money the principal then asked how he could help. Now the school provides us with around $6000 a year. Also look around your area and see what opportunity lends to money making. We started a Lego League Workshop at a small fee per student to train the students and teachers so that we could develope a strong FLL program in our area and now this is an event that they wait for each year. This year the workshop made $4000. Think out side of just donations. We sell pizza at the Dome in fact they want us to work the Championships.