Innovation & Technology

The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Funds a Training and Technology Center in Safford, Arizona

Sep 27, 2016 11:05 AM ET
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From left: Safford Unified School District Technology Curriculum specialist Carol Elders, Technology Coordinator Susan Lindsey and Assistant Network Administrator Duane Richins accept a $75,000 Graham County Investment Fund grant check from County School Superintendent Donna McGaughey. David Sowers Photo from the Eastern Arizona Courier.

The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation awarded $75,000 through the Graham County Community Investment Fund to the Safford Unified School District for a new training and technology center.

The new Center will offer after-school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs such as robotics, 3-D printing and coding.

The new center will have meeting spaces that feature videoconferencing and computer access available for local not-for-profit organizations. The building will be accessible for people with disabilities and is expected to be ready for use by January 2017 at the latest.

To learn more about how Freeport-McMoRan supports the communities in which it operates, please visit fcx.com.

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