Charleston Digital Corridor and Local Tech Companies Provide Funding for Female Youth Program
June 22, 2011
CHARLESTON, SC – June 22, 2011 – As a proponent of encouraging women to pursue careers in science andmathematics and understanding that talent is the key driver of aknowledge economy, the Charleston Digital Corridor teamed up with several member companies to provide funding for the Women In Charge program at Moultrie Middle School in Mount Pleasant.
The Digital Corridor led this effort by choosing Women-In-Charge as one of the beneficiaries of its annual iFive:K race,a yearly fundraiser for the Charleston Digital Corridor ScholarshipFund. “Developing local talent at an early stage is an importantcomponent of our knowledge based business development strategy,” saidDigital Corridor Director, Ernest Andrade.
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Additional corporate support was made by Digital Corridor member companies: Environmental Express, PeopleMatter, HurryHurry, SPARC, Avista Solutions and Surya Organics which raised a total of $3,000 for the Women-In-Charge program.
“EnvironmentalExpress is pleased to support the Women In Charge program at MoultrieMiddle School,” says Dennis Pope, CEO of Environmental Express. “Webelieve that programs like this that encourage females to prepare forand seek management positions in knowledge-based industries, are verybeneficial to our community.”
Thefunding, which will be earmarked for the 2011-2012 school year, enables7th and 8th grade girls at Moultrie Middle School to participate in theWomen in Charge program — a two-year science and math course designedto educate and encourage young women to pursue a career in math, scienceor business.
Weare very grateful for the generous contribution from the CharlestonDigital Corridor and their member companies,” says Millibeth Currie,Program Director of Women In Charge. “This funding enables us to providethe necessary tools so our young women can gain a true understanding ofwhat science- and math-related careers are out there and what stepsthey need to take to go into these fields.”
TheCharleston Digital Corridor Scholarship Fund was created to educatetomorrow’s innovators by providing scholarships, internships, publicspeaking engagements and other relevant workforce developmentinitiatives.
About the Charleston Digital Corridor
The Digital Corridor is a creative effort to attract, nurture and promote Charleston’s knowledge economy through a combination of technology-enabled initiatives and business incentives, private business support and member-driven programming. For more information, visit www.charlestondigitalcorridor.com.
About Women In Charge
Women In Charge was organized in October 2002 to increase interest in science and math careers for female students at Moultrie Middle School in Mount Pleasant, SC. The program is a two year science and math course for female 7th and 8th grade students. For more information, visit http://www.schoolnotes.com/29464/mbcurriewic.html.
