Issues with BAE Sponsorhip

[Jimmy Nichols]

As Doug posted in his response, my local contact sent us an application with no guarantees. The person also stated that their division was going to sponsored 6 or so teams in the various locations that they are in. We were one of the fortunate teams.

I'm not sure why your contact would have written it off. Sounds like you should contact Doug Coffey about that.

Originally Posted by Nathan Pell

Hi, how/what is the process in which you applied? We were sponsored because the director of our local BAE office heard about FIRST and wanted to sponsor us. He even remarked how easy it was to get the approval last year. This year, it is a completely different story and he has pretty much been told to forget about it.

Maybe different locations of BAE have different procedures in picking the teams they work with?

We are the ONLY team in Brevard County, FL that does not have a corporate sponsor. This is not due to a lazy effort, but mostly because every high school in the county has a team - thus there aren't many companies left to reach out to. We aren't giving up - just trying to get our bearings.

Thanks!

[Mark McLeod]

BAE has an enormous FRC impact. I count 204 individual FRC teams listing BAE as a team sponsor. That's almost 10% of all teams. My team is among those sponsored and we thank you.

In addition, BAE sponsors many FRC events, both Championship and Regionals. The most obvious being the BAE Granite State Region in the home of FIRST, Manchester, NH.

Thanks BAE!