Boys & Girls Clubs receive grants
Published 5:15 pm Tuesday, August 2, 2022
- In addition to a $10,000 grant announced last week, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Moultrie-Colquitt County is also celebrating an award from the Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce. The club was recently named the August 2022 Business of the Month. Located at 420 W. Central Ave. in Moultrie, Boys and Girls Clubs of Moultrie-Colquitt County is a safe place for kids to learn and grow – all while having fun, the chamber said. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence. It is a place where great futures are started each and every day. Boys and Girls Clubs of Moultrie-Colquitt County is open 2-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. You can follow them on Facebook to see all the great things they are doing in the community. For more information about the organization or ways to get involved, visit their website at www.bgcmoultrie.org or call (229) 890-8602. Director of Operations Joel Jenkins is pictured along with staff, as well as Chamber Ambassadors and community partners.
MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Taco Bell Foundation awarded a grant for over $26,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Albany and a grant for $10,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Moultrie-Colquitt County to support youth in their respective communities.
The funds, which were announced last week, will go towards college prep sessions and campus tours, workforce readiness programs, tutoring, mentoring, and other programs that educate and inspire the next generation of leaders, according to a press release from the Taco Bell Foundation.
“It’s a privilege to partner with the Taco Bell Foundation in educating and inspiring young people nationwide,” said Marjorie Perlman, chief marketing officer of Tacala Companies. “Together, we are working to break down barriers to education for future leaders.”
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Albany and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Moultrie-Colquitt County are two of more than 400 youth-serving organizations that will receive a portion of the $7 million in community grants presented by the Taco Bell Foundation this year, the press release said. The grants are an example of the Taco Bell Foundation’s mission to break down barriers to education and fuel young people’s boldest ambitions.
“We are proud that the work we do through our Community Grants program connects young people with the resources and opportunities they need to learn and drive change,” said Jennifer Bradbury, executive director of the Taco Bell Foundation.
