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Area Boys & Girls Club Gets $50,000 Grant For Technology Initiative

Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Peoria received a $50,000 grant from the Comcast Foundation.  The funding will allow the group to purchase laptops, tablets and digital cameras for the My.Future technology program.  The initiative allows Club members to learn technology skills including robotics, coding, game design and online journalism.  The goal is to better prepare youth with skills needed to compete in the digital economy.