2009 Sponsors:
Leaders in Technology ($25,000 Sponsorship Level)
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Democrat and Chronicle
Eastman Kodak Co.
Rochester Institute of Technology
Senator Jim Alesi, NYS Senate
Xerox Corportation
Captains of Innovation ($10,000 Sponsorship Level)
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Rochester Business Journal
Ronald L. Zarrella
Friends of the Future ($5,000 Sponsorship Level)
Harris Corp., RF Communications Division
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks
Robot Booster ($2,500 Sponsorship Level)
Cast Industries, LLC
IBM
Sweet Signs Systems
Special Thanks
Monroe Muffler Brake Inc.
William Pollock
How sponsoring FIRST makes a difference:
| "Bausch & Lomb is committed not only to developing future engineers and scientists, but also building a stronger, more vibrant community. Our involvement in FIRST is helping accomplish both goals, bringing to life the talents, passions, and ingenuity of students across the Rochester region." |
| - Bausch & Lomb Incorporated |
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| "FIRST not only brings science and technology alive for the students but provides our employee volunteers with the opportunity to touch the lives of young men and women." |
| - Eastman Kodak Company |
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| "The FIRST program has been embraced and welcomed into the fabric of RIT. FIRST reflects life. No matter where you come from, it is all about working smart, working as a team, and pursuing your aspirations in science, technology and engineering for lifelong career development." |
| - Rochester Institute of Technology |
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| "Through FIRST, Xerox helps introduce today's youth to the wonders of science and technology - nurturing the minds of tomorrow's inventors, scientists and business leaders. Xerox is proud to be a part of such a wonderful and successful program." |
| - Xerox Corporation |
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| "Harris Corporation is proud to support the FIRST Robotics Program because it believes in the importance of introducing young people to the engineering profession, thereby encouraging them to pursue this field as a career later on. We hope that because of FIRST, these students will become interested in engineering and fill the high tech jobs of tomorrow." |
| - Harris Corporation |
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| "I believe that FIRST is the most effective program at getting high school students interested in math and science in the country. There is nothing more important to preserve the competitiveness and way of life as a country." |
| - Ronald L. Zarrella |
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