NFL legend Donald Driver donates laptops to students
In addition to the laptops, the organizations donated backpacks filled with school supplies and contributed $40,000 to the Boys and Girls Club, all aimed at promoting digital literacy.
In addition to the laptops, the organizations donated backpacks filled with school supplies and contributed $40,000 to the Boys and Girls Club, all aimed at promoting digital literacy.
In addition to the laptops, the organizations donated backpacks filled with school supplies and contributed $40,000 to the Boys and Girls Club, all aimed at promoting digital literacy.
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," Gruner said.
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 said.
Alvarado-Jones plans to use his new laptop to research his next steps after graduating from high school next year.