I recently was talking about the future of BDPA with Teresa Williams (2nd from left, pictured with other members of Atlanta chapter board of directors), president of BDPA Atlanta chapter. Her excitement for the future of her chapter shows clearly in her comments below:
"I am just too excited about our 2008 HSCC Team that I have to tell someone!, Teresa mentions Wes Williams (shown in the photo t
After we had to withdraw this year, I vowed to continue working it and we have been blessed. First, Georgia Perimeter College approved the use of their classroom, which is fantastic because it has all the latest hardware & software, 24 workstations, and it's free! Then we were able to snag Wes Williams, a HSCC Alumni from Memphis, who is attending college in Atlanta as our HSCC Coordinator. He's young, passionate about BDPA & HSCC, & has a proven track record of winning. Wes has promised us a winning team and we intend to make our presence known come August!
After that we shared our program launch letter with the members and asked them to bring their teenagers and to spread the word. Wayne, we had such a tremendous response that we had to stop taking students on November 12th! This past Saturday, we had 38 students and their parents show up. These kids came from High Schools across the city. As a result of this we have started the beginnings of a partnership with Frederick Douglass High School, where I was asked to sit on their Technology Advisory board. In reverse the head of their Technology program has agreed to join our chapter. She's a young energetic teacher who personally transported four of the students on Saturday.
Next on my agenda is to work on funding for these kids. We have a funding goal of $10K... be on the lookout for some surprising things soon!"
Teresa Williams, president
BDPA Atlanta Chapter
Email: president@atlantabdpa.org
o the left) in her message above. He is a brother with an amazing history in BDPA. He competed for a number of years on the 4-time national HSCC championship teams from Memphis. He coached the BDPA Chattanooga HSCC team to the bronze medal in the 2007 national competition held in Washington DC. Now, the young brother is going to try to win scholarships for the team in Atlanta. Wes Williams is a tremendous young brother and he will be a blessing for the young people participating in the youth education programs down in Atlanta.Do we have similar excitement in other BDPA chapters around the country? Do we have any Atlanta chapter members who want to share their thoughts on Teresa's message above?
3 comments:
As a member of BDPA Atlanta's board, I second Teresa's enthusiasm and excitement about our 2008 HSCC/SITES students, as well as our team coordinator, HSCC Alumni, Coach Wes Williams!
To help reach the funding goal of $10K for our team, please visit any page of our chapter Web site at http://www.atlantabdpa.org and click the "DONATE" button!
Jivonne Gilliam, VP, Member Services
BDPA Atlanta Chapter
Jivonne - Thank you for sharing your comments with us. It will be exciting to watch the continued evolution and growth of your chapter. Do you have any HSCC alumni that we can reach out to for testimonials?
All - Is BDPA Atlanta still excited?
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