The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale provides a safe and enriching environment for more than 18,000 local youth from various communities throughout the Valley. The need for the youth program is widely understood in the Scottsdale community with a specific outcome dedicated to educational outcomes.
“Technology is rapidly advancing and it’s crucial for our organization to stay on the cutting edge” says Paola Gale, Branch Director for the Thunderbirds Branch.
EJ Hughes, interim Senior Vice President says programs offered to the community would not be possible without partners like Cox Communications. “To our organization Cox Communications is an example of a true community partner,” he says. “They are very active in the community and their generous technology donation will benefit hundreds of local youth.”
Three of Greater Scottsdale branch sites, the Mary Ellen and Robert McKee Branch, The Thunderbirds Branch, and the Rose Lane Branch each received the equipment packages consisting of 10 desktop computers and a variety of cutting edge software that provides our members opportunities to be on the forefront of S.T.E.M. programming.
“Cox is committed to increasing the accessibility of technology for our community,” said Susan Anable, Vice President of Public Affairs, Cox Communications Southwest. “Collectively, we are working to ensure our youth are prepared to thrive in today’s digital world and excel in their future.”
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale provides a positive, safe and fun environment to help 18,000 youth of all ages and backgrounds develop the qualities needed to reach their full potential. The Club offers more than 100 youth development programs emphasizing five core areas including: the arts; character and leadership development; education and career development; health & life skills; and sports, fitness and recreation. The organization’s nine branches and multiple outreach sites are located in Scottsdale, Phoenix, Mesa, Fountain Hills and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa and Hualapai Indian Communities. For more information, visit www.bgcs.org.
Cox Communications Arizona: Cox Communications is the third largest cable provider and a multi-service broadband communications company serving nearly 3 million residential and business product subscribers in Arizona (a product subscriber represents an individual service purchased by a customer). In metro Phoenix, Cox serves approximately 2.5 million product subscribers. In Southern Arizona, Cox serves approximately 400,000 product subscribers. Cox’s 24,000-mile hybrid fiber coaxial cable network throughout Phoenix and Southern Arizona provides homes and businesses with digital television, high speed Internet, home networking, high-definition television and digital telephone service over its own nationwide IP network. Cox is the third largest private for-profit employer in Arizona. During the past nine years, Cox has topped numerous J.D. Power and Associates’ studies of customer satisfaction, most recently receiving top honors for residential telephone & high speed Internet, and business data services and has received PC Magazine’s “people’s choice” award for the sixth time. Additionally, Cox High Speed Internet has been ranked #1 for the past seven years on the “Ranking Arizona-Best of Arizona Business” list. Cox Media is responsible for the sale of cable advertising throughout Arizona. Cox Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc and serves approximately 6 million customers nationwide. Additional information about Cox in Arizona is available at www.cox.com/arizona
