Walltown Digital Connectors Graduation!

Last week Thursday, August 12, the Digital Connectors program I've been working with held their graduation. We graduated 7 youth, which is a smaller than average class size, but a huge accomplishment for the Walltown community.

It has been quite the year -- full of ups and downs and learning about the most effective way to reach these youth.

One thing I will never forget is how excited they all were when they grabbed their computers and gear to leave the graduation ceremony. I hope this is not the end, but instead, the beginning of a new chapter in their lives with all the tools to succeed within their reach.

---Laura, Durham, NC

Hello from Winston Salem!

Greetings fellow Vistas!

I just wanted to write a quick shout out and say hello from lovely Winston-Salem. I'm Denise, a new OE VISTA from Virginia (that's me to the left). I'm actually leaving for PSO in Atlanta tomorrow. Wish me luck!

I'm enjoying the experience so far - mostly research, resource mapping, and excel - and I'm especially looking forward to meeting and working with the other VISTAs in the office!

It's been just two weeks so far, so I sadly have little wisdom/motivation to impart! Still, I thought I might pass along a resource tip just in case there are some VISTAs out there planning to make presentations or teach classes this year. I'm currently obsessed with Prezi, the zooming online presentation tool that will forever convert you away from power point. I love it and I hope you will too! I made a One Economy demo presentation you can see below. It's sort of lame since I made it quickly, but I think you get the idea!

Best wishes and happy Americorping,

Denise

One Economy on Prezi

Motivational Monday!

Good morning team!

Here's a quote to get your week started off right:

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be – Douglas Adams

---Laura; Durham, NC

Motivational Monday!

Good morning Team!

And happy August -- time has really flown by this year. Here's your motivational quote for the week:

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson


---Laura; Durham, NC