[NTA HRC] Fwd: Attention Black Family Technology Network Subscriber
- From: "Yolanda L. Hinton" <y.l.hinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: NTAHamptonRoads@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:53:15 -0700 (PDT)
--- kelli gavant <kgavant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: "kelli gavant" <kgavant@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <kgavant@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Attention Black Family Technology Network Subscriber
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:56:50 -0400
>
> Dear Black Family Technology Network Subscriber:
>
> As someone interested in the personal growth and quality of life of
> Black Families, you may be looking for ways to make a large and
> lasting positive impact on your community. Black Family Technology
> Awareness Week 2005, February 13-19, offers one of those special
> opportunities.
>
> Community, business, political, and educational leaders agree that
> technology is driving much of the growth of our economy and
> productivity as well as many of the improvements in our quality of
> life. Those family members who use modern technology on a day-to-day
> basis are experiencing a world that continues to present
> opportunities for better education, better jobs, better health,
> financial stability, and a promising future.
>
> Unfortunately, the gap continues to grow between those who are taking
> advantage of this expanding set of technology tools and those who
> remain in the dark technologically. Black Family Technology Awareness
> Week, a national public awareness campaign, is about turning the
> lights on for those families who desperately want to succeed and are
> looking for an opportunity to open the door that can make the
> difference. Your organization's leadership and participation in Black
> Family Technology Awareness Week can give them that opportunity!
>
> Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG), with the generous support of
> Black Family Technology Awareness Week's national corporate founding
> sponsor, IBM Corporation, is presenting this seventh annual campaign
> to help Black Families, businesses, and community organizations
> address the urgent issues of technological literacy and access to the
> technology skills that are essential for survival and success in our
> 21st century Digital Age.
>
> Organizations such as yours have the opportunity to make a major
> difference in the lives of Black Families in your community by
> committing to lead a Black Family Technology Awareness Week activity
> or event. The Black Family Technology Awareness Week Web site at
> www.BlackFamilyNet.net has all of the information and resources you
> need to plan and present your community's program. This Web site is
> also where you can find the application for a limited number of $500
> to $1,500 grants to support your event(s). The deadline to submit
> grant applications is December 3, 2004.
>
> Get your team engaged. Get the schools involved. And make technology
> a more formidable driving force in your community in 2005. If you
> have questions, please contact Ana Bertrand by phone at 410-244-7101,
> ext. 121 or by e-mail at abertrand@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Black Family Technology Network
> Career Communications Group, Inc.
> 729 E. Pratt St., 5th Floor
> Baltimore, MD 21202
>
> T: 410-244-7101
> F: 410-752-1837
>
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