Taco Bell Foundation donates $30,800 to Yuma Boys and Girls Club
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Taco Bell Foundation donated $30,800 to the Boys & Girls Club of Yuma on Tuesday.
The Taco Bell Foundation presented its check as well as provided free Taco Bell for the kids.
If you've ever rounded up your change to donate at a Taco Bell restaurant, your contribution is being felt.
Belen Bonillas, a Taco Bell Area Coach, says "Every time they visit a Taco Bell and we ask for a donation or a round-up, it's staying back in the community and helping the kids, making sure they have extra computers, extracurriculars, and something to do after school,".
The Club sees over 150 kids daily in their after-school program.
The Branch Director shares with us how these funds will help.
Rowena Regalado tells us "This donation is going to go towards empowering the youth. It will go toward the academic success that we have been doing since we started here in Yuma…That's a very important thing for us and we're excited to be doing these programs in the upcoming months,".
The Taco Bell Foundation says this donation highlights their commitment to empowering and supporting local youth.
Bonillas says the gift was a huge success.
"We had a blast, the love that we felt here today I can't describe it. It was overwhelming in a good way, it was great!".
The Boys & Girls Club expresses their gratitude.
Regalado shares "We are very very blessed to have very great community partners, we are so blessed to have great parents, great children, and most of all great staff,".
The Boys & Girls Club says they are always available for new families looking to join its afterschool program.
