Investors – Leadership Champions $10,000+
U.S. Digital is a product manufacturing company located in Vancouver, Washington. They invent and produce motion controllers, encoders, and much more. Their mission statement is: “to make our customers successful by inventing, manufacturing, and quickly delivering the most practical motion control components world-wide. Our goal is to make life so easy for our customers that they are inspired to say, ‘I am so thankful that I found US Digital’”.
Through their success they have been finding ways to give back to the community to help others grow like they have. They have been one of the most generous sponsors over the last few years and the team is utterly grateful. After every season, the team thanks US Digital by putting on a complete robot demo and set up the practice field and let all the employees come and even drive the robots and get to have an up close and in person look on what the teams they have been sponsoring. It’s a great event for the students and employees to partake in.
Level 1 – Leaders in Technology $5,000+
Boeing is a multinational aerospace corporation. They are among the largest global aircraft manufacturers and the third largest aerospace and defense contractor in the world. They’ve designed dozens of airliners and military aircraft including UAVs. They have been a generous sponsor of our team as well, providing both financial support and mentors such as Jean Oh.
is a diversified company whose products include Carrier heating and air conditioning, Hamilton Sundstrand aerospace systems and industrial products, Otis elevators and escalators, Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines, Sikorsky helicopters, UTC Fire & Security systems and UTC Power fuel cells.
Level 2 – Captains of Technology $1,000+
Rockwell Collins is a communication systems company. Their products include broadcast and shortwave transmitters, receivers, transreceivers, and systems. A really impressive designs are their training simulations. Some of their simulations use radar systems, sensor systems, do operator training, and have visual displays. They have been a sponsor of the team for the last few years and the team enjoys promoting their company.
http://www.rockwellcollins.com/
Coast Aluminum is a metal distribution company. They are located in Portland, Oregon and have a great selection of material. They have been a sponsor for the past several years and they donate metal supplies, saving our team a lot of money during build. The team also gets together to present to their company and interact with their employees so they can learn about the team they sponsor and see our robot.
http://www.coastaluminum.com/Design/index.php
Plastics Northwest is a custom design and manufacturing company specializing in injection molded plastics, pad printing and assembly. Their mission statement is: “to exceed your expectations in quality, delivery, and cost. To achieve this goal we begin every potential project with a complete review of the part design, mold design, manufacturing process, materials and material additives. Only after a complete review will we make recommendations and a firm manufacturing proposal that you can rely on”. They are a new sponsor and the team is super excited to have them on board with supporting FIRST Robotics.
Intel sponsers us in a number of ways, one being Tyler’s dad works at Intel and both pays him by the hour that he is mentoring our team and at the end of the season pays the team for evey hour that he mentored us.
http://www.intel.com
Level 3 – Evergreen Robotics Supporters $500+
Platt is a well-known electricity company. Some of their products include fuses, lamps, wires, solar, connectors, crimps, conduits, and ducts. They have over 105 locations and over 50,000 items. They are a new sponsor to the team and look forward to working with the team more in the future.
Evergreen has always strived to anticipate new technologies and industrial trends, and to be prepared with the tools and expertise to meet these challenges. Evergreen initiated its own research of alternative emission control technologies to be prepared to offer industrial clients the best technical solutions.
http://www.evergreenengineering.com/
OctoberBest is both a sponsor and an event. Different companies come with their own booths to advertise their products and innovations. College students also come with their ideas and present new theories or products they came up with. During an October Best, FIRST teams, usually FRC teams, are invited to promote FIRST and give a small presentation about what the team is as well as what they do. Other teams that were involved including the Wild Cats (#1510). One of few formal events the team participated in because they had to have a formal presentation board.
http://www.octoberbest.com/join-list.php
Level 4 – Evergreen Robotics Fans $100+
Parkrose Hardware is a hardware store in Vancouver, Washington. They provide everything from garden tools to various sizes of nuts and bolts. Their huge selection includes automotive, building materials, electrical, fasteners, hand and power tools, housewares, lawn and garden, outdoor living, paint, plumbing, and rental. They are the number one hardware store we go to when we need emergency fix up parts. Parkrose gives generous discounts to the team, which has helped with the finances during the season.
Flexabili-Tees Inc.
Flexabili-Tees Inc. is a family owned and operated business. They specialize in customized logos and use no stock artwork. We pride ourselves on customer service and on time delivery while being very competitive with our pricing. They started their company with screen printing in 1998, and expanded to embroidery, vinyl cut names and numbers.
http://www.flexabili-tees.com/
In 1983, John Schnatter delivered his last campus pizza, picked up his business degree from Ball State University, and went home to Jeffersonville, Indiana. There, at age 22, he knocked down the broom closet in his father’s tavern, installed an oven and began delivering pizza out of the back of the bar.
From day one, John believed he could make a better traditional pizza by using fresh dough and superior-quality ingredients. Today, Papa John’s boasts more than 3,000 restaurants worldwide.
Salon Deluge started in 2011 when a team of colorist came together to start a color focused salon which teaches concepts and trains new stylist in new techniques. They specialize in Straight Perms, Coloring, African-American Hair, Curly Hair, Perms, and Asian Hair. They also offer Pravana & Matrix Color systems.
Personal Donation from Ron Brown
