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It's not FIRST's job to "go out and makes the world know", it's ours.
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There is a difference between me going out and Dean K. going out. When you have he CEO going out to spread the word people listen. Then it is up to the team to bring that to the attention of the local people and companys
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We are one of those teams who has a big sponsor who takes care of us well. Our students still fundraise (about $270 each last year), but we realize that we have a great sponsor.
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That is good that you have that. If you do not think other teams do the same thing about trying to keep the companies they all ready have you will be wrong. Sometimes you can do everything right but the companies just can't come up with that amount of money every year. our kids have to raise $500 each. I have to raise $40,000 each year
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Regional costs are different. Regionals run on a budget from $150-$200,000 (I think). The difference between this cost and an off-season event's cost is large, but it is because of various reasons. Most of these reasons are derived from a directive of the FIRST Board of Directors (I am paraphrasing here, so bear with me). The Board says that "all FIRST competitions must be conducted consistently". Due to this, FIRST builds the fields, sends a crew out to set up the fields and a professionals a/v system, pays for "experts" to run the events, pays for high quality venues, and drayage/shipping issues
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If I am not mistaken the Regionals are paid by the Sponsor venue.
If First is having problem paying for thing they should look to teams like yourself which had a field already made that FIRST could use. this would save money