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Re: Donations/Sponsorship - Good or Bad
Honestly, I don't see it as a problem.
When you get (celebration of choice--birthday, Christmas, whatever) presents, what do you do? You write a thank-you card, showing appreciation for your newly-obtained (object of choice--cash, underwear, whatever).
Now, when you get $?,000 sponsorships, what do you do?
Sure, you can always argue that gifts should be stringless and such--however, let's imagine Billfred Industries sponsored Redateam, who made no mention of sponsors anywhere (shirts, robot, pit), and Bluateam, who placed their sponsors on their T-shirts, as well as the higher donors on the robot itself. Maybe they even gave a team shirt to the top guy when he came to the regional (approximate cost: $10), or a button (approximate cost: under $1). When Billfred Industries gets reminded of FIRST again in the fall, who will the company probably remember more?
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/ Jessica Boucher victim/ Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark
2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
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