Sponsorship Levels

  The Pink Titans - FRC 5719 of David & Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute is aiming to participate in District Events in the Greater Toronto area in March every year.  However, funding is required by the FIRST's annual due date of mid-November to support this!

     The students would very gratefully appreciate any kind assistance (financial, in-kind, mentorship) offered by the community to help make this possible.

     Please contact Edmund Kim at Edmund.Kim [at] tdsb [dot] on [dot] ca or PinkTitansCA [at] gmail. [dot] com who is happy to answer your questions.     

​     FIRST Robotics tournaments are open to the public and held mostly at university athletic venues and multi-purpose complexes.  The Pink Titans have competed at the Mattamy Athletic Centre [formally Maple Leaf Gardens] in Toronto, Durham College's Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre in Oshawa, Hershey Centre in Mississauga, and the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.  Thousands of people, many of whom associate with the business-side of FIRST programs, attend over each multi-day event.  Events are broadcast online, enabling sponsors to be recognized locally, nationally, and globally.
    The FIRST Robotics Competition has over 91,000 students participating on over 3,600 teams in Canada, USA, and internationally.  The 2019 FIRST World Championship, held at Ford Field (Home of the National Football League's Detroit Lions) in Detroit MI and Minute Maid Park (home of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros) in Houston TX USA, was attended by over 70,000 people and 700 teams from 70+ countries, providing international exposure for team sponsors.  (Source: FIRSTChampionship.)

     VEX Robotics Competition is the fastest growing robotics platform in the world.  In 2018, the Guiness Book of World Records identified the VEX Robotics World Championship as the largest robotics competition in the world.  (Source: RoboticsEducation) 
Mar. 2015. Greater Toronto Regional Event, held at Mattamy Athletic Centre (formerly Maple Leaf Gardens) in Toronto, Ontario.  Over 35 FRC teams competed here.
Apr. 2019. Ontario District Championship, held at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.  Eighty FRC teams competed here.
Apr. 2019. One of the FIRST Championships, held at Ford Field (home of the National Football League's Detroit Lions), Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Please click on images below for the Sponsorship Overview and Donation Form*

Updated:  Sept. 11, 2022
* Already included in the sponsorship overview.  Updated:  Aug. 15, 2022

Online Donation Process

  To make a donation online via eCheque, Interact, or credit card, you can click here and following the prompts illustrated below.  Please complete the Donation form (above) and mail it to the address on the form.  Alternatively, please e-mail Edmund.Kim@tdsb.on.ca with early heads-up notice of your  gracious donation to the Pink Titans.
  Below are two posters that visually summarize the efforts of the Pink Titans in promoting gender diversity and inclusiveness in robotics education, plus interest in STEM/Robotics education, in 2018.  Additionally, the Pink Titans were honoured to be recipient of two technical awards:  Autonomous Award at the Ontario District Ryerson University Event (Mar. 16, 2019) and Innovation In Control Award at the Ontario District York University Event (Mar. 24, 2019).  At the Ontario District , recognizing the team's efforts in encouraging the principles of FIRST.  Thank you to the judges and volunteers for your great efforts and time in support of high school students' interests in STEM/Robotics-based learning!

Principal Sponsor:  Over $1,500

  • Company name with team’s name on scoreboard at competitions, in competition program & online in official team profile at FIRSTInspires.org
  • Company name announced at competitions 
  • Largest-sized company logo and/or name:
    • Team's banner, robot, printed material & website incl. hyperlink
  • Promotion of company name on team's social media

Sustaining Sponsor:  Up to $1,500

  • Medium-sized company logo and/or name:
    • Banner (at competitions, outreach events)
    • Robot (at competitions, outreach events)
    • Team's printed material 
    • Team's website incl. hyperlink
  • Promotion of company name on team's social media

Supporting Sponsor: ​$1,000

Community Advocate: ​up to $500
  • Small-sized company logo and/or name:
    • Team's printed material 
    • Team's website incl. hyperlink
  • Promotion of company name on team's social media
  • Small-sized company logo or name:
    • Team's print material (for events, promotions)
    • Team's website incl. hyperlink
* All sponsors will receive a photo of the team, an invitation and tour of the Pit Area at the regional tournament, and personal demonstration of the robot at the site of the sponsor if requested.

How Would Funding Be Utilized?
​FIRST Robotics Competition

$7,500 - Registration fee for District Qualifying Events.  (Minimum of two events automatically entered in Ont. District Qualifying format.)
$4,000 - Robot components (metal, drive train parts, electrical parts, pneumatics, hardware, wood, plexiglass) 
$2,000 - Tools, storage, software (computer-assisted drawing or CAD), and 2 laptop computers (CAD, programming, controlling robot)
$1,500 - Transportation (rental van, school buses)
$1,000 - Public Relations materials (team clothing, handouts, banners, costs of fundraising, website domain)
$1,000 - STEM Outreach materials (non-renewable) and robot kit components (VEX, Arduino, Makeblock, LEGO Mindstorms)
$   500 - Dinner for students working in evenings

If the Pink Titans qualify for Ontario District Championship and FIRST World Championship in Houston, Texas, USA, the following additional costs are required:
  • $3,500 - Participation fee for Ontario District Championship Event (if qualify)
  • $6,550 - Participation fee for FIRST World Championship Event (if qualify)
  • $7,000 - Rental van, school bus, charter bus for Ontario District Championship and FIRST World Championship Events (if qualify)
  • $10,000 - Accommodations for four nights in Houston, Texas, USA + two nights travelling