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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield Wins Samsung Annual Climate Superstars Challenge
Samsung (News - Alert) Electronics America, Inc. and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America
partnered again for the 3rd annual Climate Superstars
Challenge. The environmental contest is designed to ignite science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) interest among kids and teens
and encourage them to raise awareness about climate change. After
completing varying sustainability activities from September 18 to
November 5, Club members at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield
in Westfield, MA were selected as the grand prize winner of this year's
Samsung Climate Superstars Challenge.
A celebration event was held at the Club to reveal a $10,000 technology
makeover to Club members and reward them for their outstanding efforts
to increase awareness about climate change within their community. In
addition, Samsung awarded $3,000 towards a charity of their choice,
benefiting the Hurricane Maria Relief Fund via the Westfield Spanish
American Association. Representatives from Samsung and Boys & Girls
Clubs of America joined local Club executives in congratulating the
winning participants.
"We are so grateful to Samsung for this incredible opportunity," said
Darryll Roberts, Education Director/Torch Club Advisor, Boys and Girls
Club of Greater Westfield. "This challenge really gave the kids
experiences in conservation, taught them a lot about the environment and
the world around them, and made them feel more a part of their global
community."
The Climate Superstars Challenge is the first challenge of its kind that
aims to motivate young people to do their part by taking action to help
protect the environment. As a part of Boys & Girls Clubs of America's
strategy to ensure all members graduate from high school STEM ready, the
Climate Superstars Challenge works to engage and educate youths ages 11
- 13 in various activities that helps to teach them how their actions
can enact positive change in their environment.
"Throughout this challenge we've seen these kids being active in their
communities and gaining a better understanding of the importance of
environmental responsibility and what it means to be good global
citizens," said Ann Woo, Senior Director of Corporate Citizenship,
Samsung Electronics America. "It's been a great teaching tool for kids,
allowing them to see firsthand the effect that each individual has n
impacting the environment."
The contest required club members to complete tasks centered on core
themes such as improving energy-efficiency, conserving water and
reducing waste, including identifying energy efficient ENERGY STAR (News - Alert)
products, planting trees, recycling electronics, and more. Results were
captured via an online gaming platform specifically designed for the
contest and students were awarded with Samsung products for their
outstanding efforts throughout the course of the contest.
For event images and footage from the Samsung Climate Superstars grand
prize celebration, visit https://news.samsung.com/us/.
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About Boys & Girls Clubs of America For more than 150
years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (GreatFutures.org) has enabled
young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive,
caring, responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,200 Clubs serve nearly
4 million young people annually through Club membership and community
outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on
Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in
BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide.
They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun, friendship, and
high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical
non-school hours. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good
character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of
alumni, 54 percent said the Club saved their lives. National
headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more at http://www.bgca.org/facebook and http://bgca.org/twitter.
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