MEDIA EVENT - UPDATE: 12,000+ adult learners trained nationwide in first year of Teens Teach Tech
UPDATE: Yesterday's Media Alert stated 10K+ adult learners but after calculating November's late reports, we are at more than 12K trained (12,058).  Again, this is a one-stop event to gather complete stories including details about the program and those impacted. Image ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                            December 6, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------ Contact: Jessica Denson, Communications Director Phone: 502-341-2024 Email: jdenson@connectednation.org (mailto:jdenson@connectednation.org) Website: connectednation.org/teensteachtech ** Connected Nation’s Teens Teach Tech program surpasses 12,000 adult learners nationwide in first year   ------------------------------------------------------------ Who: Tom Ferree, Chairman & CEO, Connected Nation; Ricky Santiago, Digital Inclusion Manager, Metro Technology Services; Holly Spade, Director of Legislative Affairs, AT&T-Kentucky; Somali Center of Louisville leadership; teen trainers, their mentors, and adult learners. What: Press conference marking Teens Teach Tech surpassing 12K learners in the first year of the program AND honoring participant organization The Somali Community of Louisville, including teen trainers, mentors, and adult learners. Those taking part will be available for one-on-one interviews. Where: The Somali Community of Louisville Center 5330 S. 3^rd Street, Suite 200, Louisville, KY 40214 Note: location is inside Iroquois Manor; second building; down middle corridor When: Monday, December 11 at 6pm The live stream, which is okay to use on-air, can be found here: https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUWgRE384tHgp8wdcDkAUwQ-2BpI69mhMjk16JaM0tsbZjZ9WSzM2bbpkrR-2B3Teb9nJWQ-3D-3D41if_kfytytOqXJMoRhb2oyNeM-2FcljueGrqKFILtw-2BUtBDCZc-2B7jSduJFzsW9AulIlN6LIb9JyAzvvyytqmEmldQGqiohUcTQm60QmGAdgsUoJ-2FungpeDvfKdAbnaX5XT31VE05N5ZsLDvVI9D7FwRJQYphCDLVAn94c2iEckhydI0TcZBdtYx7tF6iMgLvC4vfrBn9s1lvSuC9ZiHf4S2PqaZOlJCMlh7MsuZcd9UyOM0L5WtofKtfcHCesVkc7hTROBVVrlIltutk5M3CDZsKP1-2FNVesZum1CknGcUs0ru0TugGl-2B3EaRHg10HWKbFfKzYa1h9dZpCR8DqjBgqS01Yq7eL2Gtu1Ni2-2BSFfB1w4Wh6o-3D Why: Teens Teach Tech, powered by AT&T, harnesses teens’ technology expertise to help their families and other community members gain new computer and internet skills. This mentorship opportunity allows teens to provide community service while learning real-world problem solving, collaboration, and project development.  Teens Teach Tech, powered by AT&T, was established as a new digital literacy and learning program by Connected Nation, a national nonprofit founded in Kentucky 22 years ago with a mission to close the Digital Divide across the US.  ### ______________________ If you would rather not receive future communications from Connected Nation, please go to https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=63aHLhN5K6dHXIsuNYlDLPawsHaC18h6C1-2B9h4jkLWcOymKGnBB3yFdXkWX-2F2xywSgs6u-2BrZV6XfI-2B2wn284OHVdY-2B3CPiOGF9GLQQK-2FySnKrkimVIj9NteNtcrgWKjs2mU2-2Fi-2FBxP6J7OpdwaMEY41V0DNmOKXMpLFeLIhzyVXvzb4UYRr6d-2B1o-2BSlAyzDWt3Ye_kfytytOqXJMoRhb2oyNeM-2FcljueGrqKFILtw-2BUtBDCZc-2B7jSduJFzsW9AulIlN6LIb9JyAzvvyytqmEmldQGqiohUcTQm60QmGAdgsUoJ-2FungpeDvfKdAbnaX5XT31VE05N5ZsLDvVI9D7FwRJQYphCDLVAn94c2iEckhydI0TcZBdtYx7tF6iMgLvC4vfrBn9s1lvSuC9ZiHf4S2PqaZICCQ-2B9EJiK7XV2uerPQm979pKv8-2F2PxpfAZWlUntL6bohIKsgxStrdsZnv5iqVZk-2F25ERqR-2ByHUvgumNDpx3S4S2X3QYVjT11gQFnSArEQBM9dHb4so5tdoB4WuKdwDA891yA0v59qFgl01x2pzCkA-3D Connected Nation, PO Box 3448, Bowling Green, KY 42102 United States