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Re: [DFTF] Paying the Piper
My notion on a few things:
1) Unless you positively have no traction whatsoever, don't sit on the sidelines. Send your money closer to the deadline if you must.
2) See if your funds are restricted solely to registration. If you've got a good fundraising group that can sling some light bulbs or HEXBUGs, you may be able to turn $6,500 into more than that. (We are running into this issue--we know we can turn the $300 we have in unrestricted money right now into more, but you can only get so much product for $300!)
3) FIRST sent out the 2009 control system early once you registered and paid (and paid the shipping--fair is fair). They haven't done it since, since only minor changes happened year-to-year.
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/ Jessica Boucher victim/ Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark
2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor
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When is comes down to it, remember what FIRST is really about, it is about those students and helping to inspire them - E3 Robotics Ctr [more] 
03-10-2011, 21:35
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