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Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida breaks ground on new robotics room

By Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida is using a $500,000 grant from Walt Disney World to build a new robotics room. (OLGA THOMPSON/Walt Disney World)

By Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida is using a $500,000 grant from Walt Disney World to build a new robotics room.

The room will take shape at the club’s Walt Disney World Clubhouse in Pine Hills.

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The donation was made as part of Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Disney officials said they hope the room will help the next generation of STEM storytellers develop their skills and reach for their dreams.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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