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Interactive Map Lets You Find a Local Recipient for Build Up! Kits

AGC has made it easier for Chapters and members to determine if a Boys & Girls Club in their community is looking for Build Up! kits by creating an interactive map on our web site. Potential sponsors can simply click on their state to find out which communities have requested kits, and how many kits each community needs. Sponsors may then send a message to Liz Elvin to obtain the club’s mailing address, and order Build Up! kits through the online bookstore. So far, more than a dozen Chapters and members have sponsored 50 kits for Clubs. There are Clubs across the nation seeking sponsors for more than 300 Build Up! kits and AGC is still receiving new requests.  By providing kits for all 350-plus Clubs, AGC can promote the construction industry to more than 10,000 young people nationwide. Boys & Girls Clubs serve nearly 5 million youths from more than 4,000 primarily inner-city clubhouses. Each kit costs $199 plus shipping and may be shipped directly to the requesting Club or to the sponsor to deliver in person. Additionally, AGC will send to the Club a letter informing them of the sponsoring AGC member or Chapter. For more information, contact Liz Elvin at (703) 837-5389 or elvinl@agc.org.