Why Sponsor
2008 Long Island Regional Competition Sponsors
Development Council
Between March 27-29, 2008, over 45 high school teams from the Long Island Regional FIRST competition competed at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York before thousands of spectators in an event combining the best of an athletic competition with engineering excellence.
The School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, INC. coordinates the Long Island Regional FIRST competiton and is charged with raising over $200,000 annually necessary to put on the competition.
“We have found that this competition truly works to inspire young people to pursue careers in the engineering field. The students of today are the workforce of tomorrow. We owe it to the communities in which we live, to help with this event.”
Hans Zobel, CEO
FESTO
By joining us as a sponsor of the event, you will help us to ensure that our students, Long Island's future high-tech workforce, are better able to engage in the vital fields of science, technology and engineering. You will also be helping to secure Long Island's future as a leading technology region.
We urge you to join Hans Zobel and other Long Island technology leaders in supporting this year's robotics competition.
For more information, e-mail Fred Breithut at sbplifb1@aol.com or contact him at (631) 692-2962.
Pictured are Joe Sicinski, SBPLI Board Member with Frank Otto, Group Executive Vice President of EDO Corporation.
2008 Long Island Regional Competition Sponsors
BAE Systems
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
DeVry Institute of Technology
EDO
InfoHighway
Farmingdale State College
FESTO Corporation
Ingerman Smith LLP
JP Morgan CHASE
Northrop-Grumman
Senator Owen Johnson
Stony Brook University
WaMu
Ziehm Medical
Pictured are Fred Beithut, President of the School-Business Partnerships of Long Island with Robert Allen, President/CEO of Teachers Federal Credit Union.
BDS
Brookhaven National Laboratory
CEMS
Eastern Construction Management
Leard Enviornmental Services
Long Island Fiber Exchange
Moore Stephens
Municipal Testing
Labs
Nassau Educators Federal Credit
Union
Netsmart
North Atlantic Industries
School Construction
South Oaks Hospital
Suffolk County National Bank
Teachers Federal Credit
Union
Pictured (left-right) are Joseph Sicinski, BDS Strategic Solutions; Dave Vandergoot, Center for Essential Management Services; Joani Madarash, President, accesslinx; Fred Breithut, President, School Business Partnerships of Long Island - LI FIRST; Steve Stern, Partner, Davidow, Davidow, Siegel & Stern; Dr. James Ruck, Superintendent, Sachem School District; Kristy Golden, South Oaks Hospital; and William Recce, Principal, School Construction Consultants.
Pictured (left-right) are Fred Breithut, President, School Business Partnerships of Long Island - LI FIRST; Janet Anderson, Director, L.I. FIRST; Ben Parris, Executive Director, Long Island Museum of Science and Technology; David Gabor, Partner, Gabor & Gabor; Dr. Mary Ellen Freeley, Malverne Superintendent of Schools; John Loonam, Executive Assistant Vice President of Engineering, Northrop Grumman; and Chris Early, President, Early Electronics.