[coldfusion1279]

I don't know how much help we will be, but if you need it, team 1279 will lend a hand.

There will only be a few of us since we are coming all the way from New Jersey, so we will help if we can.

I don't know what to tell you about the fundraising though, we will be in the same sort of position next year... However it sounds like you need to start delegating jobs as the captain.. make sure students don't leave you hanging, its not fair. If they do, there needs to be consequences. Talk to the mentor about it.

Things like car washes and pasta dinners are fairly simple ways of bringing in some extra cash. Our team does a snack stand everyday after school and sell junk food to kids waiting around for activities or the buses (just make sure its ok with the school before you go selling food). Parents are usually a huge help in a pickle; they have kept team 1279 alive year in and year out.

So, as a side note, thanks to all the parents on our team and every team across the country, and thanks to Mr. Fallone. If you see the mentor from 1279 down in New Orleans (big guy with a goatee), give him a high five for me, cause he's the best there is.

Basically, as the captain you gotta make things happen, and you can't accept apathy as an excuse. Take one things at a time, you'll find its a lot easier once you get things in order...

Good luck!