Participating in FRC is not cheap. We need lots of support in order to build our robots and attend competitions. Why should you support us? Depending on the amount donated, you can receive a variety of benefits including your logo on our team t-shirt and shoutout posts on our social media accounts.
The Howdy Bots have an annual operating budget of approximately $150,000. The many parts we use to build our robots, materials needed to market our team, costs for travel, food and registration fees for competitions add up quickly. We turn to family, friends and individual supporters as well as corporate sponsors to help us raise the money we need to have a team year to year. There are MANY ways to support our team!
When you sponsor STEM programs like ours, you help foster opportunities for kids to explore interests in technical career fields. Who knows? One day we may even work for your company!
Howdy Bots’ parent organization is ATX Robotics, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit. All donations to Howdy Bots are tax-deductible.
Connect us to your workplace!
Does your workplace have a matching program for donations? Is there a mentor or volunteer program that we could take advantage of? Do you think your company might be interested in sponsoring the Howdy Bots? We would love to come and give a demonstration to convince them that they should! 🙂 Please contact us through the contact form or email us and let us know!
One-Time Sponsor
Make a donation to the Howdy Bots! You can do so by clicking the button above which will lead you to a PayPal form. If you would prefer to send a check, please fill out the form below for more information. We would love to thank you with some PERKS!
- Thank you note and team picture
- Name added to our
on-line Donor Wall - Added to our newsletter groups so we can keep you updated!
In-Kind Donations
In-kind donations are just as helpful to the Howdy Bots as they help us reduce our expenses. We would love to thank you for your in-kind donation with the same perks we offer our donors above. Contact us using the form below if you would like to give an in-kind donation of goods or services.
Items we are looking for include but are not limited to:
- Robot-building supplies and materials
- Tools
- Food for competitions
- Hotel credit/points for competitions
- Marketing material printing
- T-shirt printing
Sustaining Sponsor
Sustaining sponsors give a donation to our team on a regular basis – usually once a month. This donation can be set up through PayPal. We offer some extra-special PERKS for our sustaining donors:
- Thank you note and team picture
- Name added to our
on-line Donor Wall - Added to our newsletter groups so we can keep you updated!
- Special Howdy Bot swag
- Special content and updates
- Special newsletter group
Sponsorship Packet
We are looking to find corporate sponsors who would like to sponsor us for one year or on a multi-year basis.  We would love to come and do a demonstration for your company so that we can not only tell you, but show you what the Howdy Bots are all about.
Our sponsorship packet below provides more detail on our team, sponsorship opportunities, and what you can expect in return for your generous support. Contact information for our team mentors is in the sponsorship packet!
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