The UPS Foundation recently awarded a $35,000 grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade. The funds are to support the Kendall Club’s Technology Center. The organization welcomed more than 30 UPS Supervisors, Managers and senior staff members. They provided hands-on support and removed the old computers from the center, cleaned and painted the area, and installed newly purchased computers. As a result of their collaboration and support, the lab has been renamed The UPS Technology Center.
“We are honored to have partnered with the UPS Foundation. We now have a beautiful, updated Technology Center, allowing our kids full access to new equipment in a state-of-the-art environment,” said Alex Rodriguez-Roig, Executive Director of Boys & Girls Club of Miami-Dade.
The generous funding will contribute to the Club’s Academic Improvement Methods (A.I.M.), program which targets children’s academic needs by means of tutoring, educational software, and on-line testing. The refurbished lab will serve as motivation for students to access the Club for homework help and research. Renovations were well overdue, given that the computers had not been replaced since 1997.
For more information on Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade, please visit www.bgcmia.org or call 305-446-9910