Food

[campsmount]

Just wondering if we are allowed to hand out complimentary candy in the pits at the competition?



any reply welcome......

[waialua359]

Yes! Hope your attending the Chesapeake regional. I think there are a couple UK teams coming there. We will have a lot to give out as well.

[campsmount]

Thanks alot.....

[Pat Arnold]

All the events MARS has attended do not allow food to be passed out at the venue. Site rules for the Florida Regional state:

"Do not give out any free food products, such as candy, water, soft drinks, or fruit. You may trade team pins, however."

I'd suggest checking on the site info/rules at events you'll be attending here

[KTorak]

I'm 99% sure every venue does not allow you to pass out anything edible. They don't even really like any outside food being brought in period.

[Eye-gor]

that'd be nice if we could give out candy, but i've only seen stuff like pins and keychains. which are very fun to collect, by the way

[blaxbb]

At javitz last year we ordered pizza to the venue and brought a crave case from White castle in. They had no problem with it.

[EricH]

Section 3 of the Manual bans food (giveaway or sell) that isn't venue food. (However, rules may vary by venue.)

[kfox1731]

I know at the VCU Regional they don't let you bring any type of food from the outside into the stadium. They wouldn't even let us bring in Starbucks so they probably wouldn't like candy.

[Cow Bell Solo]

ya at the wisconson regional last year there was no food and I am sure it is the same this year everywhere else

[Scott Carpman]

Originally Posted by Cow Bell Solo

ya at the wisconson regional last year there was no food and I am sure it is the same this year everywhere else

Nope, not everywhere. As was the case last year, the Javits Center is allowing outside food to be brought into the arena for the NYC regional.

[Vexkingof716]

Generally the venue won't let you bring in food, but in the past we have recieved little packages from otherteams with food in it. If it is out of site of the people in charge it is out of their minds.

[JYang]

if you are handing food in the pits, check with the organizers. other places will allow you to bring outside food outside the building but nothing will be allowed inside the doors
standard things that are handed out at competitions are buttons/pins, pencils, sometimes pens, etc. at SVR last year, one of the hawaiian teams handed out leis to people

[lukevanoort]

I really wish that some of the events would relax their restrictions on bringing in drinks, at least. I find it somewhat ironic that FIRST puts such an emphasis on safety, yet puts people in an environment conducive to sweating a lot and then bans bringing in drinks. I understand that often it is the venues that are doing the banning in order to boost their profit margins (overpriced stadium refreshments are your only option), but it just seems irresponsible to have such a policy in place. I know that I have gotten dehydrated enough at competition that it impaired my ability to concentrate, which is just an usually just an annoyance, but becomes dangerous when you are operating power tools. Honestly, I would just like to see a clause that provides exemptions for water, which isn't a lot to ask for, in my opinion.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

I really wish that some of the events would relax their restrictions on bringing in drinks, at least. I find it somewhat ironic that FIRST puts such an emphasis on safety, yet puts people in an environment conducive to sweating a lot and then bans bringing in drinks. I understand that often it is the venues that are doing the banning in order to boost their profit margins (overpriced stadium refreshments are your only option), but it just seems irresponsible to have such a policy in place. I know that I have gotten dehydrated enough at competition that it impaired my ability to concentrate, which is just an usually just an annoyance, but becomes dangerous when you are operating power tools. Honestly, I would just like to see a clause that provides exemptions for water, which isn't a lot to ask for, in my opinion.

As I recall, bottled water is allowed in the pits, and there are usually drinking fountains.