March 30, 2012

What

Worcester Polytechnic Institute will host a celebratory dinner for alumnae of Camp Reach, a math- and

science-focused summer camp for girls entering the seventh grade.



The dinner will feature women who went through the camp as middle-schoolers who are now professionally employed in STEM-related fields.

Why

WPI was named a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and

Engineering Mentoring last November for its heralded Camp Reach. Camp co-founder Chrysanthe

Demetry, professor of mechanical engineering and materials at WPI, accepted the award from President

Obama in a White House ceremony. Camp Reach will celebrate its 16th anniversary this year.



The featured speakers are Camp Reach alumnae from 1998, the second year of the camp. Mary Kate

Toomey, a Worcester native who lives in Boston, graduated from WPI in 2008 and is now a civil

engineer in the Aviation Division of Jacobs Engineering Group in Boston. Christina Kach, who grew up

in Douglas and graduated from Northeastern University in 2009, is now an Industrial Engineer at

Raytheon.

When

Sunday, April 1, 2012, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. (A mentoring reception begins at 5 p.m.; dinner and program begin at 6 p.m.).

Where

WPI Campus Center Odeum, 100 Institute Road, Worcester.