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The Power in Asking
Pamela Jones accepts the Diversity
Award at the Women of Color
Conference.
"The hardest thing is finding people
who are really committed to doing the
work," admits Jones. "Some come in
once or twice and then are gone. Some
groups throw a little money at the community and then aren't seen again."
At the community center where the
robotics program is located, NG's CEO
responded to a 2007 challenge from the
state's attorney general to help refurbish the building. Volunteers came in
from NG with electrical skills to update
the facility. People painted the gym and
computer room. They supplied carpet,
furniture, software, and other important
items like projectors and screens inside
the room. Jones approached FutureTech,
NG's computer vendor at the time, and
asked for an equipment donation.
"I thought they were going to throw
me out on my ear," Jones says. "I hoped
for one or two computers at best. They
surprised me and gave ten computers
and two color laser printers. Overall,
they didn't just want to give money and
equipment. They also provided people
to be mentors and guides in helping the
kids with the different afterschool pro-
grams. You never know. There is power
in asking."
Since then, Jones has also gone to
the Society of Women Engineers Days
and IEEE Days on Capitol Hill, petitioning congressional representatives to
sustain funding for STEM initiatives.
She also says it shouldn't be hard to get
started serving others.
"I wasn't, and still am not, an expert
in robotics," Jones admits. "I know programming but never knew how to marry
it with a robot. I told myself that I am
reasonably intelligent. I can read, and if I
apply myself, I can learn. With outreach,
you don't have to be afraid, just be willing
to do it and be dedicated. You don't have
to have all the skills and may not have
everything you need at the time, you just
have to want to participate."
-Debbie Sniderman
breaking Through
Breaking through
the boundaries of what's possible
in mobile technology.
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