[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9416-S9417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TRIBUTE TO THE GRADUATES OF THE BOSTON DIGITAL BRIDGE FOUNDATION
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I welcome this opportunity to pay
tribute to the impressive achievements of those who have graduated this
year as part of the Boston Digital Bridge Foundation's Technology Goes
Home and TechBoston programs.
This evening at Franklin Park in Dorchester, MA, the City and the
Boston Digital Bridge Foundation are hosting ``Evening on the Bridge
2.0,'' a celebration honoring the graduates of these two programs.
Working with businesses, universities, schools, government, families
and community-based organizations, the Boston Digital Bridge Foundation
organizes and facilitates partnerships to link Boston public school
students and their parents to the Internet. These programs have helped
over 5,000 Boston Public School students and their families.
Technology Goes Home is a ten-week technology training program for
low-income families. It has a rigorous selection process and a
community service requirement at the completion of the program. Upon
graduating from the program, each family receives a new computer,
printer and Internet access.
TechBoston provides advanced technology courses for Boston Public
School students at the middle and high-school level. They teach high-
tech skills essential for success in careers and post-secondary
education. Currently, over 2,500 Public School Students are enrolled in
these classes.
Technology skills are no longer a luxury for students, they are a
necessity. Without knowledge of computers and the Internet, today's
students will have great difficulty competing in tomorrow's economy.
When used effectively in the classroom and at home, modern technology
can help level the playing field and open extraordinary new horizons
and opportunities for all students and their parents.
That's why we are so strongly committed to the Boston Digital Bridge
Foundation. The City is at the cutting edge of education technology and
has become a national model, thanks to the leadership of Mayor Thomas
M. Menino and the skillful work of the community partners involved in
these two innovative programs. Over 4,000 participants in six Boston
neighborhoods, every high school, and ten middle schools are enrolled
in the programs.
We are all proud of the remarkable progress that Boston has made in
helping to close the digital divide. A coalition of leaders in
business, labor, education and government has worked successfully
together to connect all of Boston public schools to the Internet, and
is in the process of bringing this technology home to all Boston Public
School families.
Dozens of large and small organizations have made donations to these
programs. America Online, AT&T Broadband, the Barr Foundation, the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Boston Redevelopment Authority,
FleetBoston Financial, Hewlett-Packard, HiQ Computers, Intel, Keane
Inc., Lexmark, Microsoft, PARTNERS+simons, Sallie Mae Foundation, 3Com,
Verizon and Xintra and others have done more than their share, donating
products and services to schools, including wiring, network equipment,
computers and other supplies. All the equipment donated by these firms
is new, and Verizon and America Online have donated free Internet
access. This kind of participation has become a model for the nation.
Thanks to the Boston Digital Bridge Foundation and its supporters, we
can now guarantee that Boston Public School students and their families
have access to the Internet and the opportunities that it creates. We
are doing all we can to see that every student in every Boston
neighborhood will soon have the same opportunity.
I commend these Boston families and students for their efforts and
accomplishments in expanding employment opportunities, improving school
grades,
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and strengthening their community. To all involved, it is a job well
done. I ask to have printed in the Record the names of this year's
graduates of these programs of the Boston Digital Bridge Foundation.
The material is as follows:
2002 Boston Digital Bridge Foundation Graduates
Allston Brighton Neighborhood Technology Collaborative
Mayram Antillon and Layla Antillon; Gabriella Campozano and
Nicholas Campozano-Hill; Marta Gonzalez and Jonathan Ramos;
Jie Lin and Pei Lin; Zaheruddin Mohammadi and Zaba Mohammadi;
Berta Morales and Adriana Rodriguez; Sofia Nikollara and
Teodor Nikollara; Tahera Amin and Shakir Amin; Diana Chaves
and Julian Chaves; Kesi Garabilez and Jeanykay Simon;
Magnolia Giraldo and David Mejia; Li Zhen Huang and Shirley
Li; Wanda Jusino and Raul Jusino; Donna O'Brien and Derek
O'Brien; Patricia Ready and Tyler Maddock; Selso Regalis and
Glorisel Regalis; Rosetta Robinson and Quanasia Robinson;
Clara Baez and Naiyelly Montero; Maria Berardi and Maria
Santa; Foujia Chowdhury and Isteaque Chowdhury; Ana Gonzalez
and Gisselle Gonzalez; Natasha Iftica and Kostian Iftica;
Princess Johnson and Bianca Tsolias; Monica Montes De Oca and
Savannah Cosby; Yaneth Pacheco and Melvin Alfredo Alas;
Sandra Palomo and Charlie Palomo; Sherma Stewart and Desiree
Joseph.
Codman Square Neighborhood Technology Collaborative
Carmen Bakhit and Lyla Bakhit; Rosalind Bogues and Robin
Bogues; Kimberly Bordley and Geoffery Woodbery; Ernest Brown
and Seth Brown; Amando Cruz and Tyra Robinson; Amelia
Destouche and Donna-Lee Destouche; Darriel Dorsey and Darriel
Dorsey III; Joy Gonzalez and Anntoinette Francis; Catherine
Heraldo and Terqueena Heraldo; Sabrina Lawrence and Nekeya
Mayhew; Suze Louis and Ornella Louis; Eduardo Martinez and
Eduardo Jr. Martinez; Keesha Moody and Tashawn Moody-Whitley;
Carolyn Muldrew and Shontia Taylor; Altonato Richelien and
Daly Hamilton; The Strothers family; Judith Sylvestre-Piqu
and Myriam Piquant; Euronna Taylor and Chace Taylor; Isaura
Vega Samitt and Moises Geronimo; Mary White and Jonathan
White; Venita Williams and Nadine Samuel; Virginia Bennett
and Tiffany Bennett; Barbara Buryiak and Gregory Buryiak;
Sandra Campbell and Laticie Allen; Cleta Capitolin and Jeanel
Capitolin; Bridgette Curry and Deneena Curry; Marie Dimanche
and Rachel Dimanche; Will Dunn and Chris Scott; Mabel DuVal
and April Du Val; Althea Forde and Jason Forde; Danielle
Francillon and Rodely Destine; Maurella Francois and Steve
Philippe Blaise; Jessie Freeman and Christopher Freeman;
Abigail Harding and Kern Timothy; Roger Houston and
Jeffrey M. Houston; Sandra Johnson and Deanna Marie
Johnson; Althea Jones and Dewanda Jones; Edmond Lewis and
David Moloney; Evelyn Louis-Jean and Andy Louis-Jean;
Marita Mcphail and Shameika Sandiford; Donnette Redmond
and Dena Cattledge; Lorraine Riley and Bryan Trench;
Charlene Townsend and DeAnde Townsend; Nam Truong and Minh
Truong; Tira Brown and Damonte Brown; Annette Calloway and
Zeyanna Defortunato; Anastasie Destouche and Vandel
Fontaine; Soraida Flores and Angelina; Mary Hobson and
Thanee Hobson; Judy Juba and Marlon Juba; Marguerite
McClinton and Shayla McClinton; Latasha Ponlls and Toney
Ponlls; Vonetta Smith and Natasha Smith; Denise Stevens
and Jerry Stevens; Marva Stowe and Akim Callender.
Grove Hall Neighborhood Technology Collaborative
Ida Allen and Jessica Allen; Joyce Bowden and Rashad
Bowden; Joseph Higginbottom and Dionne Higginbottom; Phyllis
Langione and Malika Gordon; Debra Owens and Amanda Owens;
Jennifer Queen and Durrell Queen; Bonnie Reynolds and Brandon
Reynolds; Beverly Barclay and Cynthia Burrell; Sonia Galvez
and Cecily Galvez; Kimberly Harrison and Ira Harrison; Sherri
Marshall-White and Jasmine Miller; Diahanne Miller and Thuron
Green; Helen Miskel and Dwayne Riley; Leontine Robinson and
Nefitai Robinson; Shirley Straughter and Jasmine Harris; Dawn
Thomas and Malcolm; Diane Valentine and Brandon Valentine;
Wanda Aviles and Johnny D. Guante; Moni Bryant and Princess
Bryant; Phyllis Clemons and Charles Clemons III; Muriel
Cummins and Juelle Cummins; Crystal Edwards and Kennette
Pannell; Mildred Freeman and Rasool Adkins; Tracey Green and
Tiandra Wells; Annette Lavia and Shaniquewka Lavia; Deborha
McRae and Shalaan Williams; Carlo Milfort and Christina
Milfort; Angel Smiley and Angelica Smiley; Vivian Smith and
Jaheem Smith-Garcia; Sharon Stephens and Sharon White; Brenda
Trimble and Trevor Cargill; Regina Walker and Samara Walker;
Tashema Woods and Mickiel James; Christine Brown and Phito
Gondre; Cynthia Cornelius and Kennette Cornelius; Bettie
Cutler and Tanzenia Smith; Tanya Gayle and Shakira Sanders;
Sandra Good and Terrance Good; Larry Gray Sr. and Larry A.
Gray Jr.; Ortiz Milvia and Dianilet Bautista; Brion Rock and
Beverly A. Rock; Bridgette Sanders and Jamil Sanders; Maxine
Underwood and Shelton T. Veale; Frances Valentine and
Courtney Valentine; Keila Price and Keila Cooper.
Lower Roxbury Neighborhood Technology Collaborative
Miosotty Baez and Ramon Baez; Lyda Cartwright and Cortland
Cartwright; Sheryl DeBarros and Cortney Carter; Latonya Perry
and Shakena Perry; Michelle Santos-Thomas and Tatiana Dancy;
Stephanie Swan and Tanesha Swan; Scotland Williams and
Scotland Williams, Jr.; Iris Yates and Nakia Weaver; Evander
Young and Ebony Jones; Jewel Cash and Jewel Cash Van Stokes;
Maryse L. Cazeau and Nastajha Cazeau; Deborah Coleman and
Kyron Coleman; Ann Haynes and Latrecia Brown-Haynes; Troy
Huff and Jovan Huff; Grace Johnson and Edwin Johnson;
Michelle Jones and Deshon Jones; Gwendolyn McLean and Harold
Kirkl; Francine Patterson and Brittany Patterson; Rochelle
Reid and Kristien Reid; Velda Singleton and Travis Singleton;
Alisha Beasley and Isah Beasley; Venitte Burke and Rushanna
Gordan; Joynett Gray and Shereena Lee; Gloria Heckstall and
Joshua Heckstall; Diane Joseph and Michael Cummings; Melvin
Maldonado and Benjamin Cruz; Lorraine Maryland and Christina
Maryl; Vashti Massaquoi and Shavaysha Massaquoi; Brenda
Peeples and Deanna Peeples; Antoinette Ross and Isaiah
Thomas; Cheryl Young and Terrance Hill; Julissa Diaz and
Katrine Diaz; Helen Lopez and Nasha Padron; Mayra Munoz and
Gabriella Ventura; Guadalupe Rodriguez and Nicolas Rodriguez;
Joselin Ruiz and Perla Ruiz; Ibelisse Ruiz and Pamela
Moquete; Ideana Tejeda and Jennifer Rodriguez; Jaqueline
Zayas and Jacelyn Zayas; Eneida Figueroa-Lopez and Jeneida
Felix; Vijay Bangari and Pamela Bangari; Kathy Byner and
Shanquita Byner; Judy James and Charles Branden James;
Evangelene Lacombe and Rashid Lacombe; Norma Yolanda Medina
and Janick Rene Medina; Patricia Rogers and Dominique Rogers;
Gloria Taylor and Brandon Taylor; June Wallace and Robert
Leaster.
Mission Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Technology Collaborative
Sentayehu Bezualam and Noah Tewelde; Carmen Cordero and
Carmen Lopez; Thelma Cunningham and Charlie Haymon; Clara
Ejogo and Nneka Lamarre; Abadit Ghidey and Bethlehem Ghidey;
Charlene Hunt and Isiah Hunt; Diane Jackson and Dana Jackson;
Latonia Miles and Zaira Miles; Leyda Rodriguez and Jose Lara;
Andrea Turner and DeCosta Turner; Enid Williams and Shauntia
Williams; Carmen Andino and Shey Carrasquillo; Edith Cotto
and Nicholas Cotto; Albertha Davis and Charles Steed;
Becsaida Flores and Andres Brea; Edith Jones and Keyarra
Jones; Sobeida Martinez-Alston and Alea A. Martinez; Charline
Perry and Amyna Perry; Carolyn Robles and Anthony Perry;
Carmen Villinueva and Franchesca Castro; Rosemary Warren and
Chimika Warren; Elsa Carrasquillo and Ashley Osorio; Diane
Everett and Ivanna Everett; Anet Garcia and Jose Cosme;
Michael Holley and Nora Holley & Nathalia Freeman; Abdulaziz
Mohamed and Idil Osman; Ceila Perez and Athena Ellis; Sharon
Pough and Ernest Pough II; Elaine Rodriguez and Johnathan
Rodriguez; Nilsa Santiago and Lisette Santiago; Sobeida Soto
and Omar Gonzalez; Delmy Suarez and Victoria Suarez.
Uphams Corner Neighborhood Technology Collaborative
Yubettys Baez and Paola Baez; Maria Barros and Jassira
Barros; Lydia Becerril and Alheli Ortiz; Rosa DePina and Yara
Goncalves; Maria Lobo and Dirma Lobo; Natia Mitchell and
Debra McLean; Kathy Nollie and Ayesha McCray; Christine
Porter and Jasyre Porter; Carmen Rodriguez and Janira Negron;
Karen Sheers and Tinisha Wynn; Sonia Villaroel and Dashawn
Triplett; Towanna Bowden and Dennis Privott; Tatasha Coles
and Tashea Coles; Sandra Correa and Raymond Sanabia; Latoya
Cromartie and Danielle Cromartie; Erica Daniels and Brittnay
Walker; Vivian Izuchi and Lotachi Izuchi; Michael Latson and
Jalonnie Heath; Ketley Mondesir and Kenny Mondesir; Sara
Phillips and Paulette Phillips; Arlindo Pires and Arnaldo
Pires; Maria Barbosa and Dulce Mendes; Annette Bonds and
Jason Bloom; Delores Dell and Deshawn Dell; Sophia Rice and
Dathan Rice; Seraphina Taylor and Gregory Taylor; Barbara
Williams and Randy Williams; Jacqueline Rodriguez and Marione
Silva; Dorothy Anderson and Lareek Anderson.
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