Westchester Marketing Cafe Sponsoring Girls Go Tech Jewelbots Contest

Girls across the country now have the chance to get their tech and jewelry on thanks to a Westchester marketing company's new promotion.

The 2015 Westchester Marketing Café "Girls Go Tech" Contest is for girls who are ages 9 to 14 and runs through October 15. The contest is a way to raise awareness about Jewelbots, the open-source wearable jewelry for teens, and get girls interested in computer coding.

Jewelbots are programmable friendship bracelets that teach girls the basics of coding.

Westchester Marketing Cafe Owner Jann Mirchandani said she loved the idea of the girl-centered technology so much that she "wanted to throw our support behind the project."

"I came across the kickstarter campaign and just knew it was something we needed to get involved with," Mirchandani said. "I love technology and long felt like the mystique around programming seemed to keep many girls out of it. This invites them in and we want to help do that; hence the contest to let girls know about Jewelbots and get them excited about learning to code!"

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Jewelbots Founders Brooke Moreland and Sara Chipps, both 34, created the wearable technology here in New York with the help of investors and a Kickstarter campaign, which to date has raised over $166,000. The tech jewelry will be available for sale to the public in March 2016.

Now tweens and teens can enter for chance to win one of the first Jewelbots along with other prizes including admission to a four-hour Jewelbots workshop in LA, San Francisco, NY or DC.

The entrants can apply online and are being asked to write a "short narrative about a woman – past or present – in technology and how she has inspired you or others."

For details on the Girls Go Tech contest visit: http://westchestermarketingcafe.com/girls-do-tech-contest-entry

WESTCHESTER MARKETING CAFE LLC is a Westchester web design and marketing firm. We cater to the online marketing needs of our clients located in and around Westchester County, New York. We use digital tools such as content management systems, social media and analytics. These tools help clients effectively share their message, measure and improve on their success. We have extensive experience developing websites with careful attention to both the user experience and back-end ease of maintenance. Established in 1999, Westchester Marketing Cafe LLC is uniquely positioned as both a marketing firm as well as a web development firm. We marry strong marketing strategy with solid technical capabilities.

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