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萌妹视频 (LBCC) distributed 100 Chromebooks and 50 hotspots to students on Friday, October 9, thanks to a donation to the .

The , and the 萌妹视频Foundation partnered together to provide the technology, while LBCC鈥檚 Student Services area matched the recipients and arranged for the drive-up distribution at the Liberal Arts Campus.

In addition to the Long Beach Community Foundation and the human-I-T partnerships, the 萌妹视频Foundation received an additional $25,000 from an anonymous donor.

鈥淭he COVID-19 pandemic revealed the massive digital divide that exists within our campus community when 萌妹视频moved instruction online,鈥� said Long Beach Community College District Interim Superintendent-President Lou Anne Bynum. 鈥溍让檬悠祂nows that access to fast and reliable technology continues to be a challenge for many of our students as we enter our seventh month teaching remotely. I am grateful that we have wonderful partners like the 萌妹视频Foundation, Long Beach Community Fund and human-I-T to assist our students so they can stop worrying about their internet connection and focus on passing their next exam.鈥�

Since the COVID-19 campus closures, multiple efforts have been made 萌妹视频students with computers and access to the internet. 萌妹视频distributed 100 Chromebooks in North Long Beach back in June 2020. 萌妹视频has also loaned hundreds of additional laptops to students.

鈥淥ur donors want to make sure that students have the technology they need to succeed,鈥� said 萌妹视频Foundation Executive Director Paul Kaminski. 鈥淚 feel like that this collaboration with the Foundation, human-I-T, and the College shines a bright light on the shared vision that 萌妹视频 Foundation values 鈥� lifelong education is vital to a dynamic, productive society and recognizes that 萌妹视频 serves as a gateway to the future for our diverse community.鈥�

To become a community partner in seeking financial and technological assistance for 萌妹视频students, please contact Paul Kaminski pkaminski@lbcc.edu.