Martha Ann Moore displays her community leadership award, flanked by
Stephen Quinn (left) and John Zoltner (right) of CTCNet's DC staff.
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Durham, NC -- Martha Ann Moore of Durham is a winner of the Technology to Empower Communities (TEC) Champion Award for Outstanding Community Technology Leaders.

Moore and 29 other Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet) awardees were honored on September 26, 2003, at a ceremony in Washington, DC, at the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference and its Education Braintrust meeting. Congressman Major Owens presented the awards.

CTCNet, a national, membership organization of more than one thousand community technology centers, envisions a society in which all people are equitably empowered by technology skills and usage. CTCNet brings together agencies and programs that provide opportunities whereby people of all ages who typically lack access to computers and related technologies can learn to use these technologies in an environment that encourages exploration and discovery and, through this experience, develop personal skills and self-confidence.

Moore has served the Birchwood Heights community in Durham as an Americorps*VISTA working in the Birchwood Learning Center since February 2001. As stated in her nomination, "Martha's leadership helps the children develop computer skills while building self-confidence, self-esteem, and social skills. As an African-American grandmother, Martha's computer skills and educational values, combined with her understanding of difficult day-to-day situations, make her a good role model for the children. Martha works well with the John Avery Boys & Girls Club, the Home Owners Association, and with members of the community. She has made a significant difference in the community she serves."

Moore's service as an Americorps*VISTA is sponsored locally through RTPnet (a community network for the Triangle area that supports computer-assisted strategies to bridge North Carolina's digital/human divide at www.rtpnet.org), and nationally through through the CTC VISTA project (a collaboration among AmeriCorps*VISTA, CTCNet, and the College of Public and Community Service at the University of Massachusetts Boston). RTPnet's participation in the CTC VISTA project is made possible through its membership in CTCNet. Local VISTA projects are funded by RTPnet's membership fees, donations, and sponsors.

"Martha Ann Moore demonstrates a desire and commitment to making a difference in the lives of the members of the Birchwood Heights community," says Judy Hallman, RTPnet's Executive Director. "We are proud of her work."

For more information about RTPnet's VISTA projects, see http://www.rtpnet.org/rtpnet/vista.shtml. For more information on the award and the awards process, see http://www.ctcnet.org/outstanding.

Last modified: 2003 Oct 23 -- JHH