14 Business View Magazine - September 2016
Opening
Lines
Lowe’s and Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Build Pride at 50 Clubs in 50 States Through
$2.5M Renovation Across the Nation
For millions of American kids and teens, back-to-
school means more than class time; it also means
‘Club time’ as they spend after school hours at local
Boys & Girls Clubs across the nation. This fall, Club
members at 50 Boys & Girls Clubs – one in each
state – will be greeted with refreshed, enhanced
or expanded facilities as Lowe’s gives fifty $50,000
grants through Renovation Across the Nation, a $2.5
million initiative through its national partnership with
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA).
Recently, Olympic gold medalist, Dominique Dawes,
vaulted the program into the spotlight, kicking off
the initiative at one of the 50 Clubs, the Boys & Girls
Club of Harlem in New York City. The nationwide
revitalization effort will enhance both the environ-
