**Fundraising: The Traveling Segway

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Originally posted by Amanda Morrison
But what about teams that are supplied by Segway suppliers? For instance, I know Delphi is a supplier of circuit boards for Segways. How many teams are funded by Delphi? What if the Delphi teams could pass around a Segway or two between them for a ride? Or BAE Systems... I believe they supply gyros for the machines. One to pass around?

It has been my experience suppliers have a hard time obtaining components other than those they produce. Working for Collins & Aikman, I found out how even though we had to design around a gauge pack our customer (chyrsler) had chosen, they were still hard to come by. It seems unlikely that Delphi would be given a $4500 device for free, especially if they intend to make money off of it. At best, Delphi could probably get it at a discount which could put the cost anywhere from the base cost to a small 5% savings.