[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by wpdrummer

cold calls, cold calls, cold calls!!!!! Make a packet with all of the teams, triumphs, needs, useful statistics (such as how many grads went to college, got scholorships, want to go into tech/buisness fields, etc.) Go out to all of the companies in the area and any company that you might have contacts with and ask to talk to any public relation people. Let them know that any little bit helps. (Alot of little sponsers>one big sponser). Also, don't lose hope. A solution will present itself, all you have to do is be ready to take advantage of it when it does.

I hope this helps, the FIRST scene would not be nearly as Mega Awesome without MARS.

I second that. Its basically one of the best ways to sort of "sell" your team. And yea, don't be afraid to ask help from other teams. That's what they're there for.