I sent my $10. Team 1102 will offer a challenge.
I can't match all the contributions. I will send another $10 if 10 people give at least $10 each by midnight on April 10.

Our team raised $700 with a car wash on a Saturday monrning at Wendy's.
We also raised $500 by selling old Gameboys, software, and other small items on eBay.

We walked door-to-door and sold team buttons for $1 and got over $500.

We rented the local playhouse for $300 and did a robot demonstration and 2 companies were so impressed we got over $1500 on the spot. (You could do the same in the gym at school.) Do you think you coudl have a school Pep Rally and show some team video and charge $1 each for kids to come? Maybe take up a second collection at your churches.

A team at Palmetto recycled 80,000 aluminum cans. Others had pancake breakfasts, sold each other on ebay.

Use family connections. Beg. Don't limit yourself to your immediate area. We had an uncle of a team member send us $1500 and they live in Michigan (we are in SC).

I see the 1002 Curcuit Runners have offered to help. They are awesome. Stay with them if they have room. Also look up the IHOT team 1414 (International House of Technology) in Atlanta. They are very involved. http://www.ihotrobotics.org/

good luck!