Oh, man, I feel for you guys. My team is in downtown Atlanta and if we were not a 10 minute drive from the Dome we would be in exatly your situation.
Here are some fundraising ideas....
-Talk to neighborhood associations. Make a very formal, short presentation that focuses on how you are helping the community, and volunteer to show your robot and give presentations at neighborhood functions and ativities.
-Run a change drive at you school
-Garage Sale!!
-Car wash!!
-Ask random parents at your school for money, after telling them how great ou are...
I know that some of these are hard to do on short notice, but it is never to late to start. Recently my team did pretty good on fundraising, and I'm going to try to convince them to send you guys some money. Also, since we are in downtown Atlanta, we probably have some connections tht could hep you guys. Could you e-mail me about any hotel reservations (in-town stuff) that you already have or are planning to make? My address is
gmchambliss@yahoo.com. I don't have any time to talk now, but I hope to talk to you soon! Good Luck!