Huntington – Supervisor Chad A.
Lupinacci celebrated the Town of Huntington Youth Bureau’s first graduating
class of Project Excel’s “Girls Who Code” at their graduation ceremony during
Women’s History Month at the Village Green Center on Tuesday, March 12.
“Girls
Who Code is a group of young girls who have applied their computer science
skills to solve a problem in our community. Their project focused on cancer
awareness funding in the United States,” said Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci.
“Congratulations to the young women of this first graduating class, who are
sure to make history in their own right!”
Project Excel is a part of the
Huntington Youth Bureau Youth Development Research Institute, which is a 501
(c)3 not-for-profit organization funded by the Town of Huntington, the New York
State Office of Children and Family Services, the Suffolk County Youth Bureau,
Best Buy, BAPS Charities, various fundraisers and private donations. Project
Excel’s mission is to help youth develop personal, social and academic
competencies that will enable them to excel in school, the community, the job
place, at home and among their peers. All programs are provided to youth free
of charge.
In the photo: Girls Who Code
graduates with Supervisor Lupinacci and Project Excel staff (l-r): Maira Riaz;
Elizabeth Choi; Gabriella Harrison; Orla Roberts; Yatunde Familugi; Oliva Beck;
Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci; Valerie Drakos, Director, Project Excel; Melanie
Navarro; Omolola Adewale; Denise Lawrence, Assistant Director, Project Excel.
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