DERRICK: FILLING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE TODAY, 200 BOYS AND GIRLS , CLUB STUDEE LAPTOPS AND BACKPACKS, IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH GREEN BAY PACKERS LEGEND DONALD DRIVER AND AT&T. THE DIGITAL GAP IMPACTS MANY OF THESE STUDENTS EVERY YEAREPORTER FILLED THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER MILWAUKEE READY CENTER. ALL WAITING ON A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FROM A GREEN BAY LEGEND. >> WITH A LAPTOP. REPORTER: THE DONALD DRIVER FOUNDATION, AT&T AND HUMAN. DONATING REFURBISHED LAPTOPS TO EACH S START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. AT&T SAYS NEARLY 10% OF WISCONSINITES DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNET CONNECTED DEVICES. >> EVERYBODY THAT NEEDS TO CONNECT SOMEHOW IN SOME WAY, WHETHER IT IS CONNECTING TO SCHOOL ONLINE, TO MEDICAL ADVICE, TO SEARCH FOR AND APPLY FOR A JOB. REPORTER: THE GROUPS ALSO DONATED BACKPACKS WITH SCHOO SUPPLIES AND $40,000 TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE. ALL IN THE NAME OF DIGITAL LITERACY. >> HAD A ROOM FULL OF FUTURE LEADERS, BALLPLAYERS, DOCTORS, ETC.. WHAT IS THE MESSAGE AS THEY GO FORWARD AND FIGURE IT OUT. AS I SAID EARLIER, GO CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN SO PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU. THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE THINKING. EVERYONE WANTS TO CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN AND SAID I DID THIS ALONE, BUT YOU CAN DO IT ALONE. REPORTER: JD ALVARDO-JONES IS ONE OF THE STUDENTS ON THE RECIEVING END OF THE GIVEAWAY. >> WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DON’T KNOW WE HAVE. THERE’S SO MAN THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO GO OUT AND TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO FIND. IF YOU FIND LIKE YOU, YOU’RE GOING TO TO LAND. REPORTER: HE IS USING HIS LAPTOP TO RESEARCH HIS NEXT GRADUATIONG HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR. IN MILWAUKEE’S OE HENRY WISN 12 NEWS. DERRIC
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Green Bay legend Donald Driver donates laptops to Milwaukee students
Donald Driver, the Green Bay Packers legend, teams up with AT&T and Human I-T to donate laptops and backpacks to 200 Milwaukee students, promoting digital literacy and education
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee hosted an event Tuesday where 200 students received a significant surprise from Green Bay Packers legend Donald Driver.The Donald Driver Foundation, in collaboration with AT&T and Human I-T, donated refurbished laptops to each student just before the start of the school year.“Nearly 10 percent of Wisconsinites don't have access to internet-connected devices,” an AT&T representative noted.Robyn Gruner of AT&T emphasized the importance of connectivity."Well, really, everybody that needs to connect somehow in some way, whether it's connecting to do school online, whether it's connecting to medical advice, whether it's connecting to search for and apply for a job."In addition to the laptops, the organizations donated backpacks filled with school supplies and contributed $40,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, all aimed at promoting digital literacy.During the event, Donald Driver shared his thoughts with the students, encouraging them to pursue their goals and work together. "I climb the mountain so you can see the world – don't climb to mount so people can see you," Driver said. "And I think that's what these young men and women are thinking. You can't do it alone."One of the students, JD Alvarado-Jones, expressed his gratitude: “We have opportunities that we don't know we have. There are so many opportunities that you just have to go out and take the initiative to find. If you find like you, you're going to end up where you want to land."Alvarado-Jones plans to use his new laptop to research his next steps after graduating from high school next year.
MILWAUKEE —
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee hosted an event Tuesday where 200 students received a significant surprise from Green Bay Packers legend Donald Driver.
The Donald Driver Foundation, in collaboration with AT&T and Human I-T, donated refurbished laptops to each student just before the start of the school year.
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“Nearly 10 percent of Wisconsinites don't have access to internet-connected devices,” an AT&T representative noted.
Robyn Gruner of AT&T emphasized the importance of connectivity.
"Well, really, everybody that needs to connect somehow in some way, whether it's connecting to do school online, whether it's connecting to medical advice, whether it's connecting to search for and apply for a job."
In addition to the laptops, the organizations donated backpacks filled with school supplies and contributed $40,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, all aimed at promoting digital literacy.
During the event, Donald Driver shared his thoughts with the students, encouraging them to pursue their goals and work together.
"I climb the mountain so you can see the world – don't climb to mount so people can see you," Driver said. "And I think that's what these young men and women are thinking. You can't do it alone."
One of the students, JD Alvarado-Jones, expressed his gratitude: “We have opportunities that we don't know we have. There are so many opportunities that you just have to go out and take the initiative to find. If you find like you, you're going to end up where you want to land."
Alvarado-Jones plans to use his new laptop to research his next steps after graduating from high school next year.
