[KTorak]

As long as a company, like say Anheuser-Busch, were to sponsor a FIRST event, I don't personally have an issue with it. As long as they aren't promoting underaged drinking or irresponsible actions they really are doing nothing wrong. Their advertising would be what you see at every other sporting event or see in everyday life. Just because you saw their advertisement does not mean you are required to use or buy their product or service. That's a personal choice left up to the individual. Secondly, I would hope that students in the FIRST program, and of that age group would be educated enough to make informed and appropriate decisions in areas such as this. Also, there is no perfect company in existence. Even a company like Microsoft, that sponsors FIRST to a degree, does not have a clean background (read anti-trust lawsuits amongst other things). To find a company like that would be near impossible and eliminate a lot of big name (and big money) sponsors.

I apologize if my post has errors pertaining to clarity but I wrote it in a hurry before I left for dinner.