Grand Opening Event WildTech and YMCA collaboration: a New High Tech Company Run by Low-Income Community Members
Silver Spring, MD, May 26, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Announcing WildTech and YMCA collaboration, The World’s First High Technology Company coordinated from the YMCA Youth & Family Services CAQT community Center.
WTA is a new non-profit organization that provides technology skills and work-based learning experiences for low-income residents of Montgomery County. It will provide essential technology products and services to government agencies and non-profit organizations in Montgomery County at far below market rates. Initial enterprise activities include electronics recycling, computer refurbishing and Microsoft application training. The low-income community members are also trained in technology management, marketing, and communications skill, then gain work-based learning experience and an income by practicing these skills in a real technology company that they manage and operate. The announcement takes place on May 27th from 7pm to 9pm.
When: The entire opening event takes place on May 27th, from 7pm until 9pm. Speeches will take place from 7:30pm to 9pm.
Who: The line-up of speakers includes:
- Leaders from Wilderness Technology Alliance and YMCA
- Councilman Leventhal expected to deliver the keynote address at 8pm.
Where: The Carroll Avenue Quebec Terrace (CAQT-YMCA) at 8733 Carroll Avenue, Apt. 4 in Silver Spring.
How: Media should arrive any time after 7pm. There will be many opportunities for interviews:
- City and political leaders: Discuss how local non-profit organizations and government agencies can support WildTech and YMCA collaboration by engaging the low-income residents to do their technology work. This includes electronics recycling, refurbished computers, training services & more.
- The low-income community members that will work for WildTech and the YMCA to discuss what the program means to them.
More Info For more information, contact Lambert Tchaptchet, Project Director, Wilderness Technology Alliance, at 202-276-8087 or by email at lambert@wildtech.org.
The WTA helps schools and community organizations create technology service learning programs aligned with technology curricula where participants gain work-based learning experiences and jobs by providing valuable technology products and services to their school and community. Most programs are run as "WildTech" enterprises that generate revenue to sustain and grow.
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WTA is a new non-profit organization that provides technology skills and work-based learning experiences for low-income residents of Montgomery County. It will provide essential technology products and services to government agencies and non-profit organizations in Montgomery County at far below market rates. Initial enterprise activities include electronics recycling, computer refurbishing and Microsoft application training. The low-income community members are also trained in technology management, marketing, and communications skill, then gain work-based learning experience and an income by practicing these skills in a real technology company that they manage and operate. The announcement takes place on May 27th from 7pm to 9pm.
When: The entire opening event takes place on May 27th, from 7pm until 9pm. Speeches will take place from 7:30pm to 9pm.
Who: The line-up of speakers includes:
- Leaders from Wilderness Technology Alliance and YMCA
- Councilman Leventhal expected to deliver the keynote address at 8pm.
Where: The Carroll Avenue Quebec Terrace (CAQT-YMCA) at 8733 Carroll Avenue, Apt. 4 in Silver Spring.
How: Media should arrive any time after 7pm. There will be many opportunities for interviews:
- City and political leaders: Discuss how local non-profit organizations and government agencies can support WildTech and YMCA collaboration by engaging the low-income residents to do their technology work. This includes electronics recycling, refurbished computers, training services & more.
- The low-income community members that will work for WildTech and the YMCA to discuss what the program means to them.
More Info For more information, contact Lambert Tchaptchet, Project Director, Wilderness Technology Alliance, at 202-276-8087 or by email at lambert@wildtech.org.
The WTA helps schools and community organizations create technology service learning programs aligned with technology curricula where participants gain work-based learning experiences and jobs by providing valuable technology products and services to their school and community. Most programs are run as "WildTech" enterprises that generate revenue to sustain and grow.
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The Wilderness Technology Alliance
Lambert Tchaptchet
202-276-8087
wildtech.org
Lambert Tchaptchet
202-276-8087
wildtech.org
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