Neighborhood Networks Week 2007 -- Essay Contest Winners

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Everyone has a story to tell and we enjoyed hearing yours! Neighborhood Networks invited center users of all ages to participate in the Neighborhood Networks Week Essay Contest. Essays answered a single question—"How has my Neighborhood Networks center connected me to opportunities?"

All residents of HUD insured and assisted multifamily housing who participated in the activities and programs of their local Neighborhood Networks center were eligible to submit an entry. Awards were made in four age categories:

	Children (6 to 12 years)
	Youth (13 to 17 years)
	Adults (18 to 64 years)
	Seniors (65 and older)

 

Age Category	Place	Author	Center Name and Location
Overall Winner	First	LaTonya Porter	Green Hills Computer Learning Center, Knoxville, TN
6-12	First	Da'Joun Remmer	Vesta-Rainbow Terrace Learning Center, Cleveland, OH
	Second	Lendarrius Prichett	Dauphin Gate Neighborhood Networks Center, Mobile, Al
	Third	Elaine Florence	Lavergne Court Learning Center/Mercy Housing Resident Lab Technology Center, Chicago, IL
13-17	First	Ke'Aira A. Reeder	Vesta-Rainbow Terrace Learning Center, Cleveland, OH
	Second	Irene Nesterenko	Bucks County Commons Family Center, Bensalem, PA
	Third	Damario Davis	Lavergne Court Learning Center/Mercy Housing Resident Lab Technology Center, Chicago, IL
18-64	First	LaTonya Porter	Green Hills Computer Learning Center, Knoxville, TN
	Second	Tanisha Hartsfield	NIA/Amity Heights Neighborhood Networks Computer Learning Center, Bridgeton, NJ
	Third	Adelaide Jackson	Cathedral Place Neighborhood Networks Center, Mobile, AL
65+	First	Minne W. Novitzki	Plough Towers, Memphis, TN
	Second	Judith Schubert	Brookside Computer Learning Center, Parsippany, NY
	Third	Alexander Yershovich	Bucks County Commons Family Center, Bensalem, PA