FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   DATE:  August 8, 2007        CONTACT: Carole Peterson, 361.825.5966; Cassandra Hinojosa, 361.825.2337; or Angela Rowe, 361.533.1199 Youth in Technology Career Camp Students to be Recognized During Ceremony at Corpus Christi Town Club *************************PHOTO/MEDIA OPPORTUNITY********************** WHO: Career Camp Participants and Their Team of Supporters, including Work Supervisors, Career Counselors, Instructors, Mentors and Family Members WHAT: Youth in Technology Career Camp Presentations and Awards WHEN: Friday, Aug. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. WHERE: Corpus Christi Town Club Crystal Room, 800 N. Shoreline Blvd, Sixth Floor CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Sixteen youth will each be rewarded with a laptop computer and printer for their successful completion of the first 10-week Youth in Technology Career Camp at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Friday, Aug. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Corpus Christi Town Club. During the first phase of the summer camp co-sponsored by WorkSource of the Coastal Bend, participants ages 17 to 21 spent five weeks on campus learning about careers in technology such as computer science, engineering and health care. The past five weeks, students have done internships at local companies including the Alice Chamber of Commerce, Bay Ltd., Christus Spohn hospitals, Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department, the Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and TOR Minerals International, Ltd.