FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 13, 2023
MEDIA CONTACTS
Bucoda Warren, Office of Mayor Victoria Woodards, bucoda.warren@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 318-0594
Maria Lee, Media & Communications, maria.lee@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-2054
ON-SITE CONTACTS (DAY OF)
Andy Colley, Comcast Washington, andy_colley@comcast.com, (425) 248-5438
Matt Lambert, Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, lambertm@bgcsps.org, (253) 502-4618
Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards to Host Event July 20
Announcing Comcast’s $400,000 Investment in Digital Equity Across South Sound Region
-Boys & Girls Clubs of the South Puget Sound to Surprise Youth at Event With
Opening of New Digital Computer Lab-
TACOMA, Wash. – On Thursday, July 20, Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards will announce Comcast’s latest investment of $400,000 – through Project UP – in digital equity and economic opportunity for students, families, and small business owners across the South Sound region.
As National League of Cities president since November 2022, Mayor Woodards has worked to strengthen local leadership, influence federal policy, and drive innovative solutions. She is the first Tacoma mayor to serve in this role since Mayor Harold M. Tollefson who served in 1967. And, as announced by the Association of Washington Cities, she is the first mayor in 40 years to serve in this role from the state of Washington. Advancing Mayor Woodard’s vision that people and partnerships equal endless possibilities, Comcast’s $400,000 investment will support the efforts of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region, TeamWrk and Thrive Tacoma Business Fund to elevate levels of digital access and adoption across the South Sound region through tech training and career building.
Location: Boys & Girls Club Schatz Branch, 3875 S. 66th St, Tacoma, WA 98409
Time: 2 – 3 PM
- Presenter remarks at 2 PM
- Surprise computer lab opening for youth at 2:30 PM
Attendees:
- Tacoma Mayor and National League of Cities President Victoria Woodards
- Comcast Executive Vice President of Digital Equity Broderick Johnson
- TeamWrk Foundation CEO Lonnetta Cunningham
- Boys & Girls Club of South Puget Sound President and CEO Carrie Holden
- Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region President and CEO Lori Forte Harneck
- Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce President Andrea Reay
***Visuals and Interviews Available***
Tacoma area youth attending Summer Day Camp at the Boys & Girls Club Schatz Branch will see a surprise unveiling of a new Lift Zone digital computer lab made possible by a portion of Comcast’s latest investment of $400,000 through Project UP in digital equity and economic opportunity for students, families, and small business owners across the South Sound region.
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