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Originally Posted by DanielBCR
Wel, what if the person behind you is a FIRST investor. As you've seen, new companies are investing in FIRST (like Caterpillar for example). They invest in what goes is on the field, not the back of your head. Of course, they also invest in the transformation of the youth, but I'm sure they would have a better and more exciting experience (and therefore they are more likely to invest) if they actually see the fields.
Givens need solutions if they are a problem.
-Daniel
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First off, if someone is thinking about giving money to FIRST, then there is already a FIRST Staffer taking that person around and showing them everything. When they watch the matches, they are in the VIP suites or the VIP seating area.
Secondly, if someone from the public is viewing an event and happen to be sitting behind one of these spirited teams, that team's spirit is going to start effecting the person from the general public. Seeing students really excited about science and engineering is something that FIRST highlights all the time. Now during a match, if the students in front of you start jumping up and down while screaming... well something exciting is happening. That will draw the attention from the person behind you, they will stand up, see the exciting thing, then get all excited also. It is a form of interaction that is inherent in human nature. When excitement is all around you, you tend to get excited, too.
However as the old saying goes: there are exceptions to the rule, as demonstrated in this thread.