Buttons?

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by EricH

Brief? All I know is I've got a shoebox full, and that's a SMALL collection!

I remember buttons as far back as... wait for it... 1999--and I still have some that I picked up that year at SVR--yes, the one in the blimp hangar. (I was 10 at the time, not on a team, but hanging out with the team my dad was mentoring.)

Essentially, what it is is advertising. It's something that you can give to any other team to help them remember you. You can trade with another team's members, one-for-one (or whatever quantity works for you). Not all teams give out buttons, or only buttons; other giveaways work well too.

We have a rather large button that was made back in our first year back in 1992. Buttons are a common giveaway at many events. FIRST is no different. They are easy make, inexpensive and very compact for transportation. They are an ideal giveaway.