Home  Chamber News CDM Wins Long Island Works Award Bank of Smithtown and CDM Chamber of Commerce Honored, Nov-16-2005, 6:09 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2005, Rocky Point, NY--The Long Island Works Third Annual Workforce Builders Awards Luncheon was held on November 14, 2005, at the Melville Marriott. The Workforce Builders Awards honor efforts to promote a strong Long Island economy and workforce. The winners were chosen from among more than 375 members of the Workforce Builders Honor Roll. The Workforce Builders Honor Roll recognizes businesses, educational institutions and other nonprofit organizations, and government entities taking action to ensure Long Island continues to have a skilled workforce by participating in programs that promote workforce readiness, business etiquette and ethics, broadening skills for today’s economy, funding established programs, and school-to-work activities. With more than 800 in attendance at the luncheon, the event highlighted the ever-growing relationship of employers with education. Rocky Point High School’s Career Advisory Partnership (CAP) member organizations won awards for their outstanding commitment to students, education, career, and community. The Bank of Smithtown (Louise Timms, Branch Manager) received the 2005 Workforce Builders School-Site Initiatives Award & the Council of Dedicated Merchants (CDM) Chamber of Commerce (Mike Poveromo, Executive Director; Maureen Schneider, President) were the recipient of the 2005 Workforce Builders Advisory Board Award. The CAP program was established in the fall of 2004 and has taken giant steps throughout the past year, bringing valuable career education and opportunities to the students at Rocky Point High School. Congratulations to all the CAP Honor Roll recipients and to the Council of Dedicated Merchants (CDM) Chamber of Commerce and The Bank of Smithtown on their well deserved awards. If you would like more information on how you or your organization can become involved with the CAP program, visit www.rpcap.org on the WWW or call Education Chair Susan Wilson at 744.1600, ext. 3067. [ external link ] Go Back