[Katie_UPS]

Our team does it pretty simple. We require, for travel, that you fundraise (or pay) 150 dollars. The fundraisers vary from year to year, but we have one every year. This fees covers a team shirt, and allows you to go to our non-home regional (chicago). Similar 1714, our home regional is blocks away from our shop, so that it is relatively free for us (as students, obviously not the robot) to attend. This also covers Atlanta. I'm not sure how sponsors go, but I'd assume that they cover alot. If anyone fundraises over 150, they get a pat on the back, and idealy, the overflow goes into a "slush-fund" that covers kids who can't quite meet the bill. Seeing as how we're an inner-city team with inner-city kids, this is very helpful.

Its not much money, but it offsets the costs a tad, and it shows that the kid is invested. Nothing bothers me more than kids that go to regionals "just to get out of school" or "just because they can" if they have no plans to do anything at said regional.