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Re: New FIRST competition structure in Michigan

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Originally Posted by maltz1881 View Post
One thing you have to take into account, a regional here in Mi. cost approx $250,000.00 to put on, that takes a ton of sponsors.

We put the Kettering Rookie Event on for under $15,000.00. If my memory serves me correctly it was closer to $13,000.00.

If you take that $15,000.00 and x by 7 you are still under 1/2 of what a regional costs here.

It would be mucher easier going to a sponsor to say for that $15,000.00 you can be the sole sponsor ( yes I know FIRST wants as many as possible) than it would be to raise that 1/4 million dollars.

We could take that $125-130,000.00 and help struggling teams.

Each year a generous donor gives approx $50,000.00 for new teams to start up. They each get the $6,000.00 if needed. We have a great infastructure here in Michigan.

Remember it is Dean's dream for every school to have a team !!
I refuse to believe that you can put on an event not named IRI equivalent in stature and atmosphere to a normal regional with only $15,000. I'd love to see proof otherwise.

Furthermore, if it's *that* easy to cut $235,000 off the price of a regional, why hasn't it happened before now?

Something doesn't add up.

And to the point that you could take the other $130,000 and spread it to the teams--if you tell a sponsor that an event costs 15 times less than it used to, they will probably either cut their donation by a corresponding amount, or wonder what the heck their money has been going to previously, for it to be that much more expensive.
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