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ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America’s popular Build Up! educational resource for elementary-age children has expanded beyond the classroom to Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, to library career centers, and, lately, to Boys & Girls Clubs. Through a partnership between ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, clubs around the nation are learning about the kits and requesting ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ sponsors provide them with kits. Boys & Girls Clubs, which serve nearly five million youths from more than 4,000 mostly inner-city clubhouses, provide after-school programs and services to promote and enhance the development of boys and girls. By donating a Build Up! kit to a club in your area, you are both helping the next generation learn about the built environment and their role in it, and providing, fun, hands-on, team-building projects and lessons to children ages 9-12. We still need sponsors for more than 350 kits for Boys & Girls Clubs around the nation. Please visit our interactive map to see if there’s a club in your area looking for kits. This map is updated weekly with new requests being added and fulfilled requests being deleted. So far ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ members and chapters have donated more than 50 toolkits to clubs nationwide. Each kit costs $199 plus shipping and provides enough materials for 30 children. If you would like more information or have questions, contact Liz Elvin at elvinl@agc.org.