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"One Of Our Own"
Harlemlive's own Richard Calton recently received Honorable
Mention at the 2000 Sony Wonder High Tech Leaders Awards. He was recognized
for his hard work and commitment to the youth of Harlem and students
at HarlemLive. He was one of three high tech leaders who was awarded
that afternoon. Bruce McComb was the big winner of the day coming away
with the High Tech Leader of the Year Award, Philemina Ejiogu also received
honorable mention.
A
couple of kids were honored for their contributions to the technology
world. Ryan J. McDonald ,17 founded Kids-Bridge, an organization that
puts technology to work for hospitalized children by creating an online
kids-helping-kids technology network . Ten year old, Ben Behrenfeld
was awarded honorable mention for his many ideas about interactive and
portable technologies of the future, using his knowledge of technology
to help fellow students and his teachers.
Darren Herman also seventeen received honorable mention
for starting
his business, Computer Services a web design and computer graphic arts
company. It was a day of excitement and joy as the winners, the Sony
execs and their friends came to celebrate their great achievements of
the future leaders in technology.
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