Verizon 2007 YouthTech Essay Contest
Posted by on January 22, 2007
The United Way of Southeastern PA is proud to announce the launch of the Verizon 2007 YouthTech Essay Contest! The Verizon Foundation has partnered with United Way for the third consecutive year to honor young people with active involvement in using technology to transform their communities.
The goal of the Verizon YouthTech Contest is to challenge prospective high school students to create a realistic technology project. High school students from the Philadelphia School District are invited to prepare an essay in accordance with the program?s criteria, in one of the following categories of Web Design, Community Service, and Youth Technology Development.
Prizes include:
? 1st Place Prize: Wireless laptop with router and multi-purpose printer
? 2nd Place Prizes: Wireless laptops with printer
? 3rd Place Prizes: Desktop computers and printers
The Verizon YouthTech Contest will be accepting entries from January 9th – February 19th and winners will be notified on March 30, 2007. Contestants will be ranked in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and prizes will be awarded in May 2007. Essays can be submitted online at <a href="http://www.uwsepa.org/techcontest">http://www.uwsepa.org/techcontest</a> until February 19th. Please feel free to post the attached contest poster at your organization. If you have questions or need additional information please contact VYT contest coordinator Blaire Porter at 215-665-2572 or by email at [email protected].
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