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Originally Posted by Mike Norton
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
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
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
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Like I said above, FIRST uses official fields in order to maintain consistency throughout all the regionals. This keeps things level and fair for all teams at each regional. As for our team, we did not build a field this year. We only had a partial field, just as many other teams did.
As for wanting Dean to go there are get sponsors for FIRST... HE ALREADY DOES THAT! If you EVER listen to Dean at ANY non-FIRST event, he is always talking about FIRST. You expect more? Also, the CEO's who are already involved in FIRST seem fairly committed to me.
My point is this: no one owes us a thing. We pay our entry fee and we sign up for this contest. If any one team went away, FIRST would go on fine without them. It is up to us to go out and get our own sponsorship and take care of ourselves. Also, teams who have been in FIRST a darn long time have an added burden of helping out other teams, not acting like they are entitled for benefits and breaks.
just an opinion,
Andy B.