Western Blue Tongues is not financially supported by FIRST or by our school, which provides us with a venue and access to tools and equipment. We rely on the generosity of corporate sponsors, local businesses and private contributions to provide these opportunities to students, many of whom come from families without a lot of spare money.
Thank you
We are very grateful to Australian Schools Plus and Google.org for their generous support of our Gosnells Robotics Clubs outreach program over three years.
Other sponsors include the Commonwealth Department of Business and the Department of Education WA (DoEWA) Defence industry grants.
What we can do for you
- Demonstrations: on-site visits to your workplace or event, tailored to your people, their families and friends.
- Volunteers: student volunteers for your company's charitable involvement with STEM and youth in our community.
- Knowledge-sharing: invite your people to volunteer time and expertise with our students through presentations, skills training, shop visits and design and business reviews.
- Visibility: recognition for your organisation at robotics competitions and outreach events, and in our media and promotional materials.
What we need
We need funds for tools, materials, equipment and travel to competitions. Indicative annual costs:
- Competition robot: $7,000
- Team T-shirts: $2,500
- Travel to the Southern Cross regional in Sydney: $40,000
- Catering for weekly sessions and events: $5,000
- Supporting a primary school LEGO robotics program: $5,000
Our goal is to raise at least $40,000 of an annual budget of about $60,000 through sponsorship, with the rest coming from grants, school budgets and private donations.
Sponsorship levels
Gold (over $5,000): acknowledgement as a Gold sponsor, logo or name on promotional activities and the robot, logo or name on team T-shirts, invitations to competition events, robotics demonstrations, and a framed team photo plaque.
Silver ($2,000 to $5,000): acknowledgement as a Silver sponsor, logo or name on promotional activities and team T-shirts, and invitations to competition events.
Bronze (under $2,000): acknowledgement as a Bronze sponsor, logo or name on promotional activities, and invitations to competition events.
All amounts are in Australian dollars and include GST. Use the form below to start a conversation and we will send you the details.
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