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Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester Receives $25,000 Grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Tarrytown, NY (March 3, 2008) — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester's Tarrytown Center was recently awarded a $25,000 grant by Bank of America Charitable Foundation in recognition of its efforts to educate and enrich the lives of area youth. The grant will be used towards the Center's Fun Club After School Program, an educational support program serving 100 at-risk boys and girls, ages six through thirteen.

"We greatly appreciate Bank of America's generous contribution to our organization," said Brian Skanes, executive director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester. "Through trained staff within a safe, structured environment, the Tarrytown Center offers Fun Club members a range of valuable enrichment programs. This grant will help further our efforts."

The Tarrytown Fun Club After School Program provides services and activities designed to enhance academic performance, physical fitness, behavior and social interaction, community connectivity, leadership capabilities, and positive character traits. With a combination of recreational, academic, civic, and arts activities, the Fun Club supplies the basic "building blocks" of healthy development in young people.

"Bank of America believes in the value of investing in programs that enrich and advance the lives of our youth," said Margaret Preston, market executive for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management in Westchester. "We salute the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester for their ongoing work and are proud to support their efforts to help create valuable after school programming for the community's at-risk youth."

Bank of America's contribution to the Center's Fun Club After School Program helps ensure that the program's resources will continue to be available to the children who need it most. In June 2006, the Tarrytown Center nearly closed its doors due to increased financial burden. The Center, which opened in 2002 at the Community Opportunity Center, serves approximately 600 children from low-income families. It provides a safe place to go after school, a warm meal, guiding hands, and a positive experience for its members.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester's Tarrytown Center is located at 105 Wildey Street, Tarrytown, NY. They can be reached at 914.586.0036 or by visiting www.bgcnw.com.

About the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester was established in 1939 as a place for "boys to get off the streets." It is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and enabling young people, especially those who need it most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. The main unit in Mt. Kisco, NY is a 36,000-square-foot facility featuring an eight-lane pool, Child Care Center, gymnasium, games room, two computer labs and an additional 1,600-foot Teen Center facility. The Club has two satellite programs: a youth and teen center in the Yorktown Community Center; and a full service program at The Community Opportunity Center in Tarrytown, NY. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester serves 3,000 youths, boys and girls ages 6 months to 18 years, from more than 60 Northern Westchester communities. The Club has been ranked among the outstanding Clubs in the national network of Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy
Building on a long-standing tradition of investing in the communities it serves, Bank of America is in its fourth year of achieving an unprecedented 10-year goal to donate $1.5 billion to nonprofit organizations engaged in improving the health and vitality of their neighborhoods. Funded by Bank of America, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation will give more than $225 million in 2008, making the bank the most generous financial institution in the world and the second largest donor of all U.S. corporations in cash contributions. Bank of America approaches giving through a national strategy called "neighborhood excellence" under which it works with local leaders to identify and meet the most pressing needs of individual communities. Through Team Bank of America, bank associate volunteers contributed more than 650,000 hours in 2007 to enhance the quality of life in their communities nationwide. For more information about Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/foundation.

Press Contact | Kelly Lee, Co-Communications, 914-666-0066, kelly@cocommunications.com

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