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As an active volunteer at the family resource center, and other local daycare and senior citizen centers, Digital Connector Dennis Saunders emerged as a leader among his peers. He has also volunteered his time at Habitat for Humanity, where he helped install computers in Habitat homes. A talented artist, Dennis combined his artistic ability with his knowledge of technology to design the logo for the Annual Tech-no Jamboree hosted by the Bertie County Digital Connectors.

In 2007, One Economy recognized Dennis, then a graduating senior from Windsor, North Carolina, as the 2007 Lisa Y. Sullivan Horizons Award winner. As one of the first graduates of the Digital Connector program at the Bertie County Family Resource Center, Dennis epitomizes the spirit of leadership and service this award honors.

Tiffanee Navarro, Beehive coordinator at the resource center, says of Dennis, “I have known Dennis practically all his life ... I knew Dennis was a well-mannered young man, but what I didn’t know was that he possessed the skills to organize his peers and motivate them to use the resources that are available to them to make projects successful.”

Dennis graduated last year from Bertie County High School, where he was a member of the varsity track and football teams. Dennis is now attending North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount North Carolina, and has plans to pursue a degree in computer technology and graphic art.