Our Sponsorship Request Letter is below:
Dear Potential Sponsor.
We are a group of students from New Underwood School. We are a First Tech Challenge Robotics team. First Tech Challenge is a STEM robotics competition in which teams Design, Build, and Program a robot to accomplish both autonomous and remote control tasks on a 12’x12′ competition field. In the 2023/2024 season we did well enough to move from the qualifier in Fargo, ND to the Regional Championship in Bismarck, ND.
Competition tasks from the 2021/2022 season included:
-Using compute vision to detect the location of an object and following an appropriate course.
-Collecting 5 inch disks from the ground and placing them on an angled board that is about 3 foot tall.
-Being able to reach high enough, while still fitting under a 14 inch high barrier.
-Launching a paper airplane in a controlled manner.
-Lifting the entire robot off the ground by hanging from a bar.
The 2023/2024 season was our fourth season and we learned more of what we need to be successful going forward.
The things we need include:
- -We need to include more custom made components that we design and manufacture.
- -Having the Full Game Element set that changes each year to have a properly calibrated robot. This can be purchased as a full set ($450). The full set will allow us to demonstrate to new local teams and possibly scrimmage with them.
- -Doing more outreach such as going to local events and showing our robot to the public.
- -Helping to get more teams started in the Western South Dakota area.
- -A backup set of control electronics
The purpose of this letter is to request support for our team’s design. We are looking for sponsorship funds to offset the cost of part or all of our team’s necessary expenditures, however any donation amount would be greatly appreciated. Would there be a way for your company to help sponsor us with a monetary donation? As students we are unable to provide the funding for everything we need to be as successful as possible. We have attached a list of the major items we need to purchase to make us a competitive team.
We are looking for sponsorships to offset the cost of these expenses:
-2024-2025 Team Registration Fee: $275
-2024-2025 Competition Registrations: $100
-Robot Materials: $800
-Backup Control Electronics set: $600
-2022-2023 Game Element Kit: $450
-Outreach Materials: $600
-Team Attire: $150
-Team Starter Kit: $1500 (This would allow us to help start other teams by allowing us to loan the needed hardware to get a start on their first season)
If you are able to help with our project or have questions about the FTC program, we can be reached at Team@FTC18045.COM . Our instructor Casey Tippmann can be reached at Casey@FTC18045.COM .
Sincerely,
First Tech Challenge Team # 18045