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Thursday, August 6-August 12, 2020 www.shelbyinfo.com 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 17 Boys & Girls Club Receives COVID-19 Relief Grant from Facebook The Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland County (BGCCC) received a $25,000 grant from Face- book to support its COVID-19 relief efforts. Along with other community support, the Face- book grant allowed BGCCC to reopen the Club on June 15, for 60 children and teens to par- ticipate in summer day camp programs at the Main Club and the Teen Center. Now, not only will children have a safe place to be during the days of summer break, positive activities, and healthy meals, but parents will be able to return to work with confi dence that their children are in good hands. The summer camps are open from 8 am to 4 pm each week day with a variety of walking dis- tance fi eld trips to the Banker's House, Cleve- land County Arts Council, and City Park Swim- ming Pool. The extra funds help to cover the cost of additional staff, intensive cleaning each day, and all of the personal protective equipment needed to keep Club kids safe. "The Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland County has always provided a safe and enriching place for our community's young people," said Ka- tie Comer, Community Development Regional Manager for Facebook. "In these especially challenging times, we're proud to support them and their mission. It's part of our long-standing commitment to making a positive difference in our communities. Cleveland County has been home to our employees and their families since we broke ground on the Forest City Data Center in 2010." Earlier this year, BGCC also received a Face- book Community Action Grant designed to de- liver STEM and computer education program- ming. When schools were closed, BGCCC was able to launch the Club@Home virtual club. The virtual Club allowed kids to access online activi- ties designed to keep them engaged with learn- ing and connected to positive adult role models. Even while the Club was closed, it maintained contact with more than 100 of its members through online interactions. In addition to virtual programming during the midst of COVID-19 restrictions, the BGCCC, Cleveland County Schools, and Communities in Schools teamed up to deliver meals to students who did not have access to a school feeding site. BGCCC coordinated more than 80 volunteers per day for meal deliveries; Cleveland County Schools prepared hundreds of meals and chart- ed delivery routes, and Communities in Schools maintained a list of students needing services. BGCCC Executive Director, Joshua Propst says, "These are trying times where everyone and every agency must do their part to ensure that we all make it through this crisis. Facebook has truly shown its commitment to our commu- nity by providing these funds. 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