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Re: FIRST Fundraiser: Selling LED "Lightbulbs"
You know, I have sat by the side for a long time on this thread, but it's to a point I feel like my $0.02 is necessary. I agree completely with Skimoose and thank him for his posts.
I hope many teams see this as an opportunity to fundraise, the whole point of this program. The fact that these bulbs will be cheaper in the future is a badly beaten dead horse. We have a fairly large team this year, so I will calculate this as if I was part of... a twenty person team. If the team buys one case and sells it: 30 Bulbs @ $20 apiece = $600 Total $600 - $180($6 fee per bulb) = $420 Meaning that if each person on the team sells one or two bulbs, the team gets $420 Dollars. If the team buys two cases and sells it: 60 Bulbs @ $20 apiece = $1200 Total $1200 - $360($6 fee per bulb) = $840 Meaning that if each person on a twenty person team sells three bulbs, the team gets $840 If the team buys three cases and sells it: 90 Bulbs @ $20 apiece = $1800 Total $1800 - $540($6 fee per bulb) = $1260 Pushing it to the edge of these kids here, but if every kid on a twenty member team sells three or four bulbs, the team end up with $1260. Personally, this is easy money from FIRST and Cree for us as FRC teams. Yes, after you parents buy one or two to make your life easier, it may take a few days to run into some neighbors and get them to buy a bulb for your Robotics Team. Let’s say... it takes two weeks total for your team to get your members to sign off on these bulbs... but at the end of those two weeks you get a good amount of money. Again tell me if I am being obnoxious here, but I believe that taking the time to do a fundraiser and get the team members involved with team funds is not a waste of time, especially considering the harsh economy and how hard some teams are finding it to keep going. Again, this is my $0.02 on the matter. |
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