Barriers to Entry: Why schools DON'T join FIRST

[Martinez]

Quick question here before I start a new thread on the topic:

Who would be willing to pay a vollenteered admission fee for Regional Competitions if you KNEW it was going to the creation of a brand new rookee team next year?

Think about it. 40+ teams X 25+ members X $5 = $5,000+.
Thats a brand new kit folks for a new regional team that can't start due to costs.

I know how huge the dedication is to the people here, especially to their team. But how much do you think people would be interested in steping up, to see the good of the collective whole? $5 is less than your food or movie ticket, yet together its enough power to really kick off some good.

Partially I ask because I am prepared (due largely to personal reason) to spend a few thousand dollars per year towards new teams if knew it would be enough to get them going. That and I think the most successful program to date was the NASA grant with the hundreds of new teams involved there. Yes, I'm crazy... but am I the only one?