{"id":60591,"date":"2016-03-28T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=60591"},"modified":"2016-03-28T16:00:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T20:00:03","slug":"aep-awards-grant-for-first-lego-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/aep-awards-grant-for-first-lego-league\/","title":{"rendered":"AEP awards grant for FIRST LEGO League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Boys_Girls_Club_of_Fort_Wayne_logo-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-46324\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News release from the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne awarded AEP grant for FIRST LEGO League program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(March 24, 2016) &#8211; The Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne have been awarded a $500 grant from Indiana Michigan Power, on behalf of American Electric Power (AEP), for their FIRST LEGO League program. This is the second year that AEP\/Indiana Michigan Power has awarded this grant to the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne as part of the company&#8217;s initiative to enhance STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education and training within its service territory.<\/p>\n<p>Girls and boys, ages 9-14, participate in FIRST LEGO League programs at the Fairfield Boys &amp; Girls Club and the Fellowship Boys &amp; Girls Club. The program provides hands-on learning in STEM subjects for the young members that design, build, program and race a LEGO MINDSTORMS\u00c2\u00ae robot. During FIRST LEGO League competitions, the children present their project as a business endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>Club teams have been strong contenders in competitions, and have taken home three first place trophies in: Robot Games (Indiana Alliance of Boys &amp; Girls Clubs competition, 2015); Core Values (Indiana Alliance of Boys &amp; Girls Clubs competition, 2015); Robot Design (Science Central competition, 2014).<\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Metals has been a key partner in the program, and provides volunteer staff to coach the team and lead program activities.<\/p>\n<p>The LEGO Robotics program is just one of the Club programs focusing on academic success, encouraging members to embrace STEM subjects, apply creative problem solving and work together as a team towards fun, hands-on goals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Indiana Michigan Power<\/strong><br \/>\nIndiana Michigan Power (I&amp;M) is headquartered in Fort Wayne, and its 2,450 employees serve more than 589,000 customers. It operates 2,600 MW of coal-fired generation in Indiana, 2,160 MW of nuclear generation in Michigan and 22 MW of hydro generation in both states. The company&#8217;s generation portfolio also includes 450 MW of purchased wind generation and, by the end of 2016, approximately 15 MW of large-scale solar generation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne is a nonprofit organization that provides structured afterschool programs that emphasize academic success, good character &amp; citizenship and healthy lifestyles. Every year, nearly 3,000 children, between 6-18 years old, attend life-changing programs at four Clubs located in high-need areas of Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n<p>Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne puts children and teens first by focusing on their mission &#8220;to inspire all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Great Futures Start Here&#8221; at the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgcfw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bgcfw.org<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/science-central\/81549.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The north side of Science Central. 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