Craig DeBrew, of Duke Energy, recently presented a check to the kids and Board members at the Boys & Girls Club of Cleveland County for $8,500 to support programs that focus on "Brain Drain." The after school program and summer day camps work to keep academic skills high by using activities made possible by this grant that include STEM activities and improve reading skills. Items to be purchase with funds from the grant include robotic devices, Legos, chemistry and biology activities, and reading materials to develop critical reading skills.

Pictured First Row (l to r) are Kaiden Camp-Byers, Jamarion Williams, Brooklyn Harris, Tyler Tate, Samyiah Dumas, and Rayden Brooks.
Second Row: Carolyn Jackson, Board Member, Zyra Lewis, Aa'Niyah Lucas, Adrian Brooks, Kobe Flack Nevaeh Ford, Azian Byrd, and Zay Brown. Third Row: Craig DeBrew, Duke Energy; Josh Propst, executive director, Boys & Girls Club; Susan Allen, Cleveland County Commissioner and Board Member, and Dr. Faye Burton, Board member.

Submitted by Jack Weller