The member teams of the Great Lakes Science Center's Robotics Initiative are grateful to the following sponsors for their generosity, encouragement, and continuing support throughout the 2024 FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) season:  

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Diamond Level Sponsors

• NASA Glenn Research Center

• Sherwin-Williams 

• Thomas F. Peterson Charitable Trust

 

Platinum Level Sponsors

• Rockwell Automation

• The George Gund Foundation

• PwC Charitable Foundation

• The Argosy Foundation

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Gold Level Sponsors

• Avery Dennison Corporation

• The Dorr Foundation

 

Bronze Level Sponsors

• Gilbane Building Company

 

Friends of STEM

• Zeeva McGee

• Rotary International | e-Club of World Peace 

 

Founding Partners​

• Argonaut

• Cleveland Metropolitan School District

• Great Lakes Science Center

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SPONSORSHIP (How it Works)

Sponsor support is essential for carrying out our mission, and your generous financial support and donated materials and services make it possible for all CMSD students to have the opportunity to take part in our program.

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• Sponsoring one, or all of our local robotics teams is a great way to support science and engineering education in the Greater Cleveland area.

• 100% of donations go towards tournament registration fees, outreach supplies, robot parts, and team transportation and lodging to regional tournaments and world championship competitions.

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SPONSOR RECOGNITION LEVELS (Cash or equivalent value)

 

Diamond Level Sponsor – $50,000 and above

• Invitation to VIP luncheon in the owner’s box at the Buckeye Regional Tournament

• Swag bag containing featured team merchandise

• Large-sized sponsor logo on competition robot(s)

• Large-sized sponsor logo on the team jersey

• Sponsor recognition on team signage

• Sponsor link on the Initiative website

• Recognition on the Great Lakes Science Center Website, Educator Guide, and Camp Guide

• Invitation to the Great Lakes Science Center's annual Curiosity Open Robotics Tournament 

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Platinum Level Sponsor – $25,000 to < $49,999

• Invitation to VIP luncheon in the owner’s box at the Buckeye Regional Tournament

• Large-sized sponsor logo on competition robot(s)

• Large-sized sponsor logo on the team jersey

• Sponsor recognition on team signage

• Sponsor link on the Initiative website

• Recognition on the Great Lakes Science Center Website, Educator Guide, and Camp Guide

• Invitation to the Great Lakes Science Center's annual Curiosity Open Robotics Tournament 

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Gold Level Sponsor – $10,000 to < $24,999

• Invitation to VIP luncheon in the owner’s box at the Buckeye Regional Tournament

• Medium-sized sponsor logo on competition robot(s)

• Medium-sized sponsor logo on the team jersey

• Sponsor recognition on team signage

• Sponsor recognition on the Initiative website

• Recognition on the Great Lakes Science Center Website, Educator Guide, and Camp Guide

• Invitation to the Great Lakes Science Center's annual Curiosity Open Robotics Tournament 

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Silver Level Sponsor – $5,000 to < $9,999

• Sponsor name on the team jersey

• Sponsor name on team signage

• Sponsor recognition on the Initiative website

• Recognition on the Great Lakes Science Center Website, Educator Guide, and Camp Guide

• Invitation to the Great Lakes Science Center's annual Curiosity Open Robotics Tournament 

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Bronze Level Sponsor – $2,500 to < $4,999

• Sponsor name on the team jersey

• Sponsor name on team signage

• Sponsor recognition on the Initiative website

• Invitation to the Great Lakes Science Center's annual Curiosity Open Robotics Tournament 

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Friends of STEM – $500 to < $2,499

• Sponsor recognition on the Initiative website

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For more information about team sponsorship, please contact Liz Conway, one of our Business Communications and Fundraising mentors at conwayl@glsc.org.

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To donate, visit the Great Lakes Science Center's "Donation page" at https://greatscience.com/support/make-donation. Be sure to include the phrase "For the Robotics Initiative," if you wish to support all of the teams, or the team name and/or number if you prefer that your donation be used to support a specific team (Example: For Robotics Team 8145).