Michael Brooks, Chapter Membership Chair, presents the SIM Leadership Award to Dianna Castro, at the recent graduation ceremony for Year Up.  The award includes a new laptop loaded with software.  Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides urban young adults 18-24, with a unique combination of technical and professional skills, college credits, an educational stipend and corporate internship.  Year Up, which was founded in Boston 10 years ago and has been our Outreach Partner since its founding, just graduated their 1000^th student in Boston.