<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Good afternoon--<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I was encouraged to join Hidden-Tech by one of your</div><div class="">members. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I work for the Collaborative for Educational Services, based</div><div class="">in Northampton. The focus of my work is connecting qualified</div><div class="">high school students with career-building internship experiences</div><div class="">in the STEM fields. My students receive training and support in</div><div class="">professional expectations and conduct and are never placed in </div><div class="">internships unless they are ready to be successful and to contribute </div><div class="">meaningfully to the workplace.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would like to let your members know of my programming and how</div><div class="">they might become involved, if they would like to be. I am entering</div><div class="">the recruitment phase for this coming spring and summer. High </div><div class="">school students in my program can be significant contributors to</div><div class="">small business workplaces that need additional person power but</div><div class="">don't want to hire full-time benefitted employees.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here is a link to our page at CES: </div><div class=""><a href="https://www.collaborative.org/programs/workforce-programs/stemwork" class="">https://www.collaborative.org/programs/workforce-programs/stemwork</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And thank you for any guidance you can provide.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Matt Rigney </div><div class=""><div class="">
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