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Definitely go back around and contact all those sponsors that decided not to sponsor you the first time around. Like it was said, they may want to now back a proven winner. And as it was also said already, go back and ask your current sponsors if they could squeeze a little more money out for you.

When my team won GSR, I made sure to tell JCPenney, one of our very good sponsors that we were qualified for the Championship and that we had a narrow window of time to fundraise money. They came back the next day (not more than 48 hours after winning GSR) and paid for the entire registration fee.

Also contact newspapers and do followup articles about the need for funding and the time crunch. You'd be surprised who comes out of the woodwork. Have a paypal account set up on your website where people can go and give donations. Contact local restaraunts (papa gino's and applebees) about doing fundraising nights.

Or block out a saturday, get a truck to put an old robot in, and get a map of your town. Go around door to door, and you'd be surprised how much money you can get. Especially when you're dressed in your team shirts, have a robot out on the side of the road in the truck visible to see, and have a mentor with you --- last weekend we raised $700 for 3-4 hours of work!