Bloomington-Normal Boys & Girls Club lands $30,000 grant from Comcast

Posted on March 8, 2017
Boys & Girls Club check presentation
The groups made the announcement Wednesday morning. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)

By Adam Studzinski

BLOOMINGTON – The Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal has received a $30,000 grant from the Comcast Foundation.

The grant expands the My.Future technology initiative. Boys & Girls Club CEO Tony Morstatter said it’ll help expose their members to technology they might not be exposed to otherwise.

“We’ve talked about using these funds to develop a recording studio,” said Morstatter. “We’re looking at also doing some media type programs with our kids.”

Morstatter said the group has partnered with Comcast on multiple occasions.

“Their employees, they have a day that they give back to the community. They come out, they partner with us, our members and we just do a service day,” he said.

Since 2011, Comcast and the Comcast Foundation have dedicated more than $240 million in cash and in-kind support to fund digital readiness initiatives nationwide.

Adam Studzinski can be reached at [email protected].

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