TechConnect Ohio Giving Back to Project SEARCH As Part Of Their October Career Events

    COLUMBUS, OH, September 26, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- TechConnect will donate a portion of their event sponsorships to Project SEARCH. Project SEARCH helps to provide education and training to young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

TechConnect Ohio's prime objective is to advance Ohio's tech initiatives, promote available jobs and to help experienced tech professionals, recent graduates and interns find and secure employment. Thanks to the financial support of our fall sponsors:

Northwoods: http://www.teamnorthwoods.com/careers/
TDCI: http://www.tdci.com/about/current-opportunities.html
Oxford Consulting: http://www.oxford-consulting.com/positions.html
Manta: http://www.manta.com/coms2/page_about_manta_employment
NetJets: http://www.netjets.com/footer_content/careers.asp
Worthpoint: http://www.worthpoint.com/careers
NuGrowth Technologies: http://www.nugrowthtechnologies.com/

To sponsor this event, gain access to qualified job seekers and help give back sponsor today. Learn more at: http://www.techconnectohio.com

We also have to thanks our commmunity partners. This event would not be possible without them. They include: Minds On, Inc., eEvent, NetIP Columbus, TechColumbus, Hoggy's Restaurants and Catering, TechLife, Worthington Career Services and Columbus State Community College.

TechConnect Ohio has selected Project SEARCH as our Community Cause for our Fall 2011 event series. Project SEARCH is a High School Transition Program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. According to Susie Rutkowski, Co-Director of Project SEARCH, "It's a unique and highly effective one year school-to-work program that takes place entirely in host businesses. The goal for each student participant is competitive employment."

Project SEARCH is an international program model that was developed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Disability Services Department, which continues to lead through program replication. "I had the opportunity to meet the team, tour a host site, sit in on the training programs and meet the students and employed graduates while touring Cincinnati Children's Hospital," says Dan Harris, Co-Founder of TechConnect Ohio. "The program, people and the results speak for themselves. I had to find a way to help this organization and this cause."

If you or your organization would like to donate to this cause, tour a program or learn how to become a host company, visit the Project SEARCH website at http://www.projectsearch.us/ or you can contact the team via e-mail at [email protected].

For more information, contact Dan Harris via phone at (740) 417-0500 or via e-mail at [email protected] . To sponsor this event, contact Jodi Hoye at (614) 406-8911 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Media Contact:

Dan Harris
(740) 417-0500
[email protected]

About TechConnect Ohio
Ohio is recognized as a technology-driven, highly networked social economy. Thanks to existing and new businesses building out Internet infrastructure, telecommunication networks, developing hardware, bio, green tech, software, mobile applications, managed services, call centers, hosting, and data centers.

In an effort to support tech companies, and companies that rely on technical talent the TechConnect Ohio event was created. The event is a unique company fast-pitch approach with networking and learning opportunities. In addition to connecting prospects with jobs, we also strive to advance Ohio's tech initiatives, create awareness around the companies, the jobs available and help experienced tech professionals, recent graduates, and interns find and secure these important positions.

About Project Search
Founded by Erin Riehle and Susie Rutkowski in 1996 at Cincinnati Children's Hospitals Medical Center, Project SEARCH has grown from one original program site to over 200 across 39 states and four countries. Our High School Transition Program includes a one-year community-based internship program for students with disabilities in their last year of high school eligibility. Some of our business partners include but are not limited to: Fifth Third Bank, Medtronic, Cargill, 3M, the US Department of Education, the US Department of Labor, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Kaiser Permanente, the National Institutes of Health, and the University of Rochester Medical Center.

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