Our team has varied from 15 to 30 students over the last few years...... and the longer we go on, the less corporate sponsorship we've seen. Fortunately, Dupont is still sponsoring our registration..... but the team has had to earn/raise the bulk of the money. We usually go to 1 regional and Nationals and have to earn at least $13K each season. The students and parents do most of the work and are able to raise the needed funds by putting on a Golf Tournament <see the Team Fusion website for a guide to run your own (
http://www.teamfusion364.org/modules...rtid=16&page=1 ) This 2004/2005 season, the team had a net gain of over $23,000 ..... in a single, well-coordinated event. It is amazing what can be accomplished when the team works together to overcome obstacles.
And our team size was dwendling for a bit.... but the team modified a previous year's robot to be a T-shirt shooter, and now attends the school's sporting events and local community events to show what they've accomplished, to show their team spirit, and to do a little advertising. The team was HUGE this past season compared to others.
Don't give up. Get out there, roll your sleeves up, get a plan together, and put that plan into action.
Good luck!!!!!
Christine
Team #364 Mentor
Who-Ra!
