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Re: FIRST Competition Entry Fee Increases for 2005

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik
I'm slightly offended by the posters that are accusing people of not being motivated if they can't raise the extra $1000. I'm quite certain that there are teams out there that are working incredibly hard as it is to secure their current level of funding. It's especially hard for teams in rural areas to get funding as there aren't businesses nearby or a large population base to draw on. And despite some improvement, the economy still isn't in the greatest shape, and corporations are still running with tight budgets. So, I think that the price increase will definitely cause problems for rookie teams and teams that are already strapped for cash. Any arguments about teams simply not trying hard enough ignore the real issues that these teams face and that this increase causes.
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I completely agree with Kevin. You can not say that those of us who cant get another 1000 arent motivated. Every team in FIRST wants to compete as much as any other team involved. Teams like mine, who are in very rural areas have very few businesses around willing to donate money. I cant think of a major cooperate sponsor within our district (one that has money engineers and such). We barely made the $5000 last year and that was collected over a period of 3 years. And we only scrapped up about $800 more for building our bot.

It's not a matter of motivation, its location.

I understand that the price increase is necessary, I'm supportive of FIRST and their decision, it means 2005 will be even better than 2004.
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