Bausch and Lomb

Bausch & Lomb is a global eye care company dedicated to helping consumers see, look, and feel better through innovative technology and design. Founded in 1853, the company has annual revenues of approximately $2 billion and employs approximately 12,000 people in 35 countries. Bausch & Lomb products are available in more than 100 countries around the world. Global headquarters are in Rochester, New York. Bausch & Lomb has three product lines: Vision Care, Surgical, and Pharmaceuticals.

Bausch & Lomb is a co-sponsor of the Finger Lakes FIRST Regional Competition, Finger Lakes FIRST LEGO League Tournament, and currently sponsors two FIRST Robotics teams at Churchville-Chili High School, as well as three Rochester City School District teams. We greatly appreciate the support and dedication of Bausch & Lomb and their employees, to the FIRST Robotics Program. Thank you.

How we support our sponsors:

-Provide support to other corporate sponsored teams
-Helped run 2004 off-season competition to jump start Finger Lakes Regional Competition
-Gave annual end of season presentation at B&L facility to engineers and management
-Work to set up and improve the annual funding proposal process
-Provided field at Regional Kickoff
-Provided practice field at Finger Lakes Regional
-Collaborated to create annual budgets and business plans
-Restructured our team’s budget to allow B&L to sponsor 5 FIRST teams instead of 2 teams

How our sponsors support us:

-Finance team activities and supplies
-Organize travel arrangements
-Donation of over $100,000 of tools to our school:
  -TIG welding station
  -CNC mill
  -Metal lathe
-Team is featured on B&L intranet world wide
-Trophy cases at B&L facility
-Future internships for students