U.S. Cyber Challenge Awards Ceremony 2012

On January 5, 2012, Senator Chris Coons spoke at the U.S. Cyber Challenge, Cyber Foundations Awards Ceremony. This event honored all the Delaware participants in the fall competition, as well as two students from Delaware who placed first and fourteenth in the nation. Cyber Foundations is a nationwide online competition focusing on the most important foundational fields of cyber security: networking, operating systems, and system administration. Cyber Foundations is a feeder program into other US Cyber Challenge events, including the collegiate level camps, which were hosted in Delaware in 2010 and 2011.

CoIN Loft Meeting

On January 6, 2012, Senator Chris Coons met with the CoIN Loft, a group of young Delaware entrepreneurs who come from various backgrounds, and work in the same Wilmington facility in order to collaborate and build their businesses together. During the meeting, Senator Coons discussed his work in Congress to help small, start-up companies prosper, and create jobs.

Conrad Schools of Science

On January 6, 2012, Senator Chris Coons visited the Conrad Schools of Science grade 6-12 magnet program, which focuses on excellence in Biotechnology and Allied Health. During his visit to the Wilmington school, Chris met with Principal Pruitt and dropped up various classes, including Ms. Wang’s World Language Chinese class and Mr. Hannaford’s 8th Grade Algebra II class.

Coastal Brewing Company Tour in Dover

On January 3, 2011, Delaware Senators Chris Coons and Tom Carper toured the newly expanded Coastal Brewing Company in Dover. The Coastal Brewing Company was formed in 2007 and is the second largest brewery in the state. The tour was led by President and CEO of the Brewing Company, Jim Lutz.

Announcing the AGREE Act

In November 2011, Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act. The AGREE Act stems from areas of common agreement between the President’s jobs plan, recommendations from the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, and plans put forward by both parties in Congress.

Highlights of Senator Coons’ First Year in Office

Since being sworn in one-year ago, Senator Coons has worked hard on a number of issues that are important to Delawareans, including: creating jobs, helping Delaware businesses grow, reducing the deficit, advancing social justice, looking out for the best interests of our veterans and the environment, and strengthening ties between national and local law enforcement. He has worked with his colleagues, from both sides of the aisle, to find bipartisan solutions to the issues that are impacting Americans.

This compilation of pictures is meant to highlight the Senator’s first year achievements.

Faith Leaders Meeting

SFRC Subcommittee Hearing – November 2011

Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration

On October 30, 2011, Senator Chris Coons attended the Diwali Festival of Lights Celebration at the BAPS Temple in New Castle, Delaware. Diwali, commonly known as the Festival of lights, symbolizes the start of a new year according to the Hindu calendar.

The Senator was joined at the festival by Governor Markell, Congressman Carney, and United States Attorney Charles Oberley, III.

Tour of the solar-powered T.S. Smith & Sons farm

On October 25, 2011, Senator Chris Coons toured the T.S. Smith &Sons, Delaware’s only solar-powered Century Farm and Sussex County’s only commercial apple orchard. T.S. Smith & Sons is one of the largest solar-powered farms in Delmarva and the panels were manufactured in Newark at Motech. The family-run farm was established in 1907, by Thomas Sterling Smith, great-grandfather to Charlie Smith and his siblings — Tom and Matt Smith and Susan Hayes — who all run the farm today.

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