Our team has great support from our many
corporate sponsors (Allison Transmission, Rolls Royce, Aviall, LHTEC, and Indiana Department of Workforce Development) and school board. Our team also has a few team
car washes during the summer to create a little money in the off season, but our big fundraiser is our
community sponsors. Every team member is required to get a $250 sponsorship from a business not just for the support, but so they know about FIRST and our team as well. $250 doesn't sound like much, but it adds up really fast, and more businesses are willing to give $250 instead of, say, $1000 (and the sponsorship can be either money or supplies). You can see a list of our community sponsors
here. Our team also has our
74 Proud Grandmas. Each of our team members is asked for a small sponsorship from their grandmas. That way, our grandmas are a part of our team and know about FIRST as well. At the end of the season, we make a
sponsorship poster (with all our sponsors on it) and give it to all our sponsors as a thank you.
I hope this helps and good luck!!!!