Hartford Courant, 2/5/2010 (Jerry Long)

Simsbury Bank Announces Jerry Long As Director. Simsbury Bank, a subsidiary of SBT Bancorp (OTCBB: SBTB), is pleased to announce that Jerry W. Long has been unanimously elected to be a director of the bank. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), is Vice Chairman of Charter Oak State College Board of Trustees, a Director for Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation, Chairman of the Bloomfield Economic Development Commission and an advisory Board member of the Institute for Industrial and Engineering Technology at Central Connecticut State University. He is past Chairman of the Metro-Hartford Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, Past Treasurer of the Hartford Chapter of Black Data Processing Associates, and a Past Director of the Hartford Education Foundation.

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Allan's Best Week Ever, 6/16/2009 (Matthew Lampkin, Mary Udeh)

Advancing Careers from the Classroom to the Boardroom. eek! I love my job and yet again, I was able to step out of ordinary and connect with folks who volunteer their time and resources to helping their community. Tonight I had the privilege of chatting with the Hartford chapter of the BDPA. It is truly amazing to me that there are so many unseen and unheard leaders heroes giving of themselves to inspire, educate and mentor kids.

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PR Newswire, 7/27/2006 (Ken Freeman)

CIGNA Helps Prepare City Youth for Careers in Information Technology. Today, the "computer kids" practice in Philadelphia and Hartford. Next month, with CIGNA's help, they will be on their way to Los Angeles for a national convention for Information Technology (IT). In time, they hope to become leaders in IT across the country.

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Hartford Courant, 2/9/2006 (BDPA Hartford)

Event Promotes Computer Use. Before she retired, LisaMarie Clay knew little about computers, and she was baffled by the concept of the World Wide Web. But after a few basic classes, the busy grandmother of three has discovered how helpful the Internet can be. Clay, 50, of West Hartford, said she now relies on her computer in many aspects of her daily life: communicating by e-mail, doing research for her part-time studies at Hartford Seminary and organizing activities such as a women's retreat for her church.

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DigitalPlumbers, 12/6/2005 (Danielle Templeton, Dwight Hugget)

The 20 Year Milestone for BDPA's High School Computer Competition (HSCC). The competition marked the 20th year that BDPA has trained High School Students in computer programming. The HSCC is an opportunity for teams of high school students from BDPA chapters across the nation to compete for scholarships. The competition is designed to introduce students in grades 9 through 12 to the field of Information Technology, encourage them to seek higher levels of education, and groom many of them to become our next generation of IT professionals. To achieve these ambitious goals the HSCC has evolved into a rigorous competition, comprising three distinct categories that include computer programming, oral questioning, and a written examination.

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Corporate Social Responsibility News, 2/10/2004 (HSCC)

BDPA Announces HSCC Challenge Grant Winners. BDPA is pleased to announce the winners of the first annual FleetBoston Financial High School Computer Competition Challenge Grant. FBF pledged $50,000 funding to the four chapters demonstrating the best preparation for this year's competition. The four winning chapters hail from Albany NY, Boston MA, Hartford CT and Providence RI...

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