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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Tech Citizenship
Local techs lending a hand
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United Way honors Young Scientists and their mentors
The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley honored the 2010 recipients of the Math, Science and Technology awards at Microsoft’s NERD Center in Cambridge, recognizing, among others, two Young Scientists of the Year. Sabrina Sahyouni, 12, of Lawrence and Claudeigh Decoline, 11, of Medford were chosen as 2010’s winners. Sahyouni was selected as a 2010 Young Scientist of the Year because of the enthusiasm she brought to experiments, particularly in the area of aerodynamics, United Way officials said. Decoline was selected as a 2010 Young Scientist of the Year because of her intellectual focus. This year, for the first time, United Way’s Math, Science and Technology initiative engaged high school students as science mentors to the youngest children in the program. The STEM Squad Mentor of the Year award went to Raul Casanova, 18, of Boston. In addition, United Way recognized a science club for its efforts, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Billerica. United Way’s initiative is a community partnership that engages kids in the sciences through hands-on learning in afterschool programs and at local science and tech companies. The initiative has grown significantly in recent years, doubling its size over two years to engage 1,300 youth. MSTi also evolved from engaging 8-to-12-year-olds to, this year, engaging kids from kindergarten up through 12th grade.
New website links Cape Cod volunteers with nonprofits
Cape Cod Volunteers, a new website which links non-profit agencies with potential volunteers, has launched. The website aims to be a place where non-profit organizations can post volunteer opportunities and where volunteers can search for situations that best appeal to their interests. The website is available at www.capecodvolunteers.org. Cape Cod Volunteers began four years ago with a community needs assessment. It is an initiative of the Cape Cod Foundation in partnership with CapeCodOnline.com, Barnstable County, and an advisory committee with representatives from Cape-wide organizations including Cape Cod Community College, Cape and Islands United Way Cape and Islands United Way, Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod, and Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, as well as community members. Besides listing available volunteer positions, nonprofit agencies also can solicit in-kind donations and list board openings and interview potential candidates.
Canton senior gets $2,500 Organogenesis scholarship
Organogenesis Inc., a Canton regenerative medicine company, has continued its annual scholarship program for a Canton High School graduating senior pursuing a career in life sciences research or biomedical engineering. The 2010 recipient is Joseph Ward, who will be attending Boston University in the fall with a pre-medical concentration in biochemistry and molecular biology. Ward is graduating in the top 5 percent of his class, with a GPA of 3.86. His extracurricular activities include school sports and organizations, leadership in local youth sports and community service with local charitable organizations. His ultimate career goal is to become either a physician or a medical researcher. The Organogenesis Scholarship of $2,500 is awarded on the basis of academic achievement and content of an essay, How do you see yourself contributing to the future of the Life Sciences? Ward’s essay detailed his hopes to “assist in new discoveries to benefit society and make the lives of the ailing and less fortunate better.”
Girls Inc. of Lynn gets new sponsor in Hyaluron
Hyaluron Contract Manufacturing Inc. of Burlington has become a sponsor of Girls Inc. of Lynn, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be “Strong, Smart, and Bold”. Girls Inc. recently held their eighth annual SMART Girls Summit for middle school girls. The SMART (Science, Math and Relevant Technology) Girls Summit is aimed at increasing the interest and participation in science, math and technology while building awareness about the wide range of career options available in these fields. “We are also looking forward to bringing the girls to our facility in a few weeks and give them a tour of our manufacturing area and offer the girls an opportunity meet some of our extraordinary women that will share their time and talent with each one of them,” said Andrea Wagner, vice president of Hyaluron, in a statement. Girls Inc. of Lynn has been offering resources and after-school programs for at-risk, low-income girls and their families for more than 67 years.
Two days left for Verizon Foundation applications
Massachusetts non-profits with ideas to support domestic violence prevention and related services have two more days to apply for a total of $100,000 in grants from the Verizon Foundation. The deadline for applications is July 23. During the past three years, under the Verizon Foundation Domestic Violence Solutions Awards program, Verizon has provided grants to more than 30 non-profits in Massachusetts. Recipients have included Abby’s House in Worcester, Elizabeth Stone House in Jamaica Plain, and Portal to Hope in Medford. This year, 10 grants of $10,000 each will be awarded to support the use of technology to improve domestic violence prevention and awareness programs, programs that enable an agency to reach the community it serves, programs that provide participants with strategies for enhancing their safety and use of community resources, or proposals for job-related technology training for individuals in domestic violence programs. More information is available at www.verizon.com/ma.
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