List of potential sponsors and their statuses.
- If a sponsor is not interested at all they are retired and removed from this list.
- If a sponsor is yet to be contacted or wishes to be contacted later down the road they are to be left on this list.
- If a sponsor has expressed they wish to move forward with sponsorship they are to be moved to the respective active pages.
Green - Verbal Agreement or above
Blue - Initiated Contact
Yellow - Investigating No Contact
Red - Lost Sponsor
General
| Name | Goal | Status | Description | Date Contacted | Internal Contact | Contact Name | Contact Email | Contact Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvation | Monetary | Former PM, Nuvation is not yet a sponsor | Nate Wennyk | nate.wennyk@nuvation.com | 519-880-3616 | |||
| Rez One | Monetary | Family owned student residence. Family's son is a first year living at University of Waterloo. We can try contacting son to get Rez One to sponsor us. | Phillip Feng (Unlicensed) | |||||
| Domus | Monetary | |||||||
| ComDev | Monetary | Manufactures space equipment. Focused on innovation, use that to draw a connection to the company. Online form: https://www.comdev.ca/docs/Sponsorship%20App%20Form.pdf | ||||||
| Kik | Monetary | Kik was started at Waterloo so we can use that as an edge. Maybe develop a MS bot with Kik that will give info about the team. They don't have a phone number or an email but here is their address 420 Weber Street North, Suite I | Micah Bai (Unlicensed) | |||||
| Communitech | Monetary | Communitech is very focused on Waterloo tech-startup culture. Maybe we can use our connection with Waterloo and start-up ish culture as leverage? This is a stretch. (519) 497-6798- Glenn Smith, Sponsorship head | Micah Bai (Unlicensed) | |||||
| Blackberry | Monetary | Blackberry has a strong emphasis on corporate citizentship and social. environmental responsibility. So that and being based in Waterloo is a good starting point. citizenship@blackberry.com | ||||||
| ATS Automation | Monetary | |||||||
| Canadian Tire Innovation Labs | Monetary | The Innovation Labs themselves are more focused on technology and software. It might be better to just contact the head office. 416-480-3000 | Micah Bai (Unlicensed) | |||||
| Miller Thomson | Monetary | Miller Thompson is one of the largest Canadian law firms. They have a strong commitment to Canada and community involvement. Best strategy to acquire sponsorship would be emphasizing our international competition. | Micah Bai (Unlicensed) | |||||
| Melitron | Monetary or Equipment | Manufacturing company focused on metal fabrication, possible equipment donation. Melitron's initiatives include innovation and environment which are well aligned with Midnight Sun. Local company, based in Guelph. Head office: (519) 763-6660 | Tanushree S (Unlicensed) | |||||
| RDM Corp | Monetary | |||||||
| Stantec | Monetary | Has an office located in Waterloo. High focus on green initiatives. Seems that it sponsors mostly charities, but I'll give it a shot. Online Application: https://grantstream.com/Stantec/form/default/en/ | Tanushree S (Unlicensed) | |||||
| Desire2Learn | Monetary | |||||||
| Teledyne Dalsa | Monetary | |||||||
| Aeryon Labs Inc | Monetary | |||||||
| Eclipse Scientific | Monetary | |||||||
| Descartes | Monteray | |||||||
| Maplesoft | Monetary | Software company for STEM. Focuses on education and innovation. Rather than asking for a monetary donation, if needed, we could aim to get use of their software MapleSlim. Supports Formula SAE competition. Headquarters located in Waterloo. | Tanushree S (Unlicensed) | |||||
| Best Buy | Monetary | sponsorships@bestbuycanada.ca | ||||||
| Takumi Stamping INC | Monetary | I'm considering it MH | Tak Alguire | |||||
| Canadian Tire | Monetary or Equipment | They've hit their donation cap for this year but said to bring in an introductory sponsorship package. (No online application) | ||||||
| Lowe's | Monetary or Equipment | Need us to drop off a letter addressed to Pam Snell explaining the team and what donations we're looking to get. (No online application) | Pam Snell | |||||
| Scotiabank | Monetary | Papa Bai will send me contact info for sponsorship | Micah Bai (Unlicensed) | |||||
| Shaw Communications | Monetary | Has Green Initiatives Huge amounts of money 1.888.472.2222 | Clarke Vandenhoven (Deactivated) | |||||
| Nova Chemicals | Monetary | Very large chemical company based in Calgary and Sarnia Focused on green intiatives 1.866.ASK.NOVA | Clarke Vandenhoven (Deactivated) | |||||
| Telus | Monetary | Has a dedicated sustainability group Perhaps very promising At least superficially very dedicated to environmental stewardship May be focused almost entirely on supporting their employees initiatives | Clarke Vandenhoven (Deactivated) | |||||
| Nexen | Monetary | Very focused on education and sustainability (make sure to focus on the educational aspect of Midnight Sun) (403) 699-4000 | Clarke Vandenhoven (Deactivated) |
Equipment or services (In-kind)
Electrical
| Name | Goal | Status | Description | Date Contacted | Internal Contact | Contact Name | Contact Email | Contact Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluke | Multimeters, Scopes, Thermal Camera, Laser Level | |||||||
| Tektronix | Oscilloscope, logic analyzer | |||||||
| Linear Tech | Donations, components | |||||||
| Keysight | Oscilloscope, logic analyzer, Bench PSU | |||||||
| Molex | Crimp tool, connectors | Voicemail on the first call, followup call three weeks later, they hung up before I could finish introducing myself (This is the local office) maybe we can call the corporate office next? | ||||||
| Panasonic | Batteries | Had a good initial call | Tak Alguire | |||||
| Tritium | Motor Controllers | http://tritium.com.au/products/wavesculptor22-motor-inverter/ | Tak Alguire |
Mechanical
| Name | Goal | Status | Description | Date Contacted | Internal Contact | Contact Name | Contact Email | Contact Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrday | Carbon Fiber | |||||||
| Hallink | Machining Gears | |||||||
| Rapid Gear | Machining Gears | |||||||
| Mazak Canada | Machining | |||||||
| McMaster Carr | Free Shipping/Discount | |||||||
| Igus | Bushings/Bearings/Plastics | Large multinational company Has online catalog No obvious way to find a sponsorship or direct company contact line Seems not too promising, but seems to have easy ordering | ||||||
| Spaenaur | Fasteners | Our account number is 79712. Free same day shipping if you call in the morning and the order is over $200. We have a verbal agreement for Spaenaur to cover the cost of all fasteners in MS12 | Dec 2016 | Martin Pepin | Mpepin@spaenaur.com | 519 744 6305 ext. 4259 | ||
| Kitchener Steel | Steel - Chassis | Found their website: http://www.kitchenersteel.com/. Would be a perfect sponsor for a new member to look into more. Hint hint, nudge nudge Free delivery to the Bay (we're within 60 miles). 519-748-2410 Nothing of note about supporting renewable energy, more focused on high quality service, Need Mech wishlist | ||||||
| Composites Canada | Carbon Fiber | 905-670-7862 Online catalog at: http://www.compositescanada.com/product-catalog/home In Mississauga Nothing on website about environment or resource preservation: Focus on professionalism? | ||||||
| Misumi | Project support (We have a catalogue in the bay, along with Chris' business card) | Chris Higgins | chiggins@misumiusa.com | 847-843-9105 ext. 400 | ||||
| Formashape | Mold | MS10's mold sponsor, our car is on their home page Holding off contacting until Aero and Body are organized and have a locked down a manufacturing method | Tak Alguire | |||||
| Formtech Plastics | Windows | For heat forming our windows |
Business
| Name | Goal | Status | Description | Date Contacted | Internal Contact | Contact Name | Contact Email | Contact Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cober Evolving Solutions | Printing | Cober loves the environment and working with the community! We should reach out to them ASAP. 519.745.7136 | Clarke Vandenhoven (Deactivated) |
Online Sponsorship Forms
| Category | Company Name | Goal | Status | Last Updated | Internal Contact | Key Information | Amount Requested | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banks | TD Canada Trust | Monetary | Stopped | Need to create Log In first | ||||
| CIBC | Monetary | Closed | Closed Date 11/27/2016 | They recommend >10000$ | https://goo.gl/Ddw9Nm | |||
| BMO | Monetary | Stopped | Closed Date 11/27/2016 | https://goo.gl/HxxP2W | ||||
| RBC | Monetary | In Progress |
| They advise >20000$ and >0.5% of the operating budget | https://goo.gl/8tPjmm | |||
Financial Organizations | Manulife | Monetary | Need Log in | https://grantstream.com/MFC/form/default/en/ | ||||
| Sun Life | Monetary | In Progress |
|
| sponsorships@sunlife.com | |||
Automotive | Ford Canada | Monetary | Closed | 11/1/2016 | Not interested in sponsorship at this time but hinted possibility when closer to race. Closed Date 11/17/2016 | - | ||
| Honda Canada | Monetary | Submitted | 11/1/2016 | Submitted application, nothing special | $10,000 | |||
| Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada | Monetary | Closed | 11/7/2016 | They donated 5k to us via the SDC | http://www.tmmc.ca/en/about-tmmc/sponsorship | |||
Hardware | Home Depot | Monetary or Equipment | Closed | Clarke Vandenhoven (Deactivated) | ||||
| Energy | Suncor Energy | Monetary | In Progress | Andrew Nguyen (Unlicensed) | https://grantstream.com/Suncor/form/default/en/ |