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Blue Bird Donates Electric School Bus to Jerome Bettis Bus Stops Here Foundation
Bus Will Serve as Mobile Computer Lab and Advance Foundation’s Digital Literacy Programs MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD),
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nBus Will Serve as Mobile Computer Lab and Advance Foundation’s Digital Literacy Programs\n\n\n MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nBlue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has donated an advanced Blue Bird Vision electric school bus to the Jerome Bettis Bus Stops Here Foundation in Pittsburgh, Pa. The bus will be turned into a mobile computer lab to expand the foundation’s digital literacy programs for local community members in need.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230830292283/en/Blue Bird donated an all-electric, zero-emission school bus to the Jerome Bettis Bus Stops Here Foundation in Pittsburgh, Pa. The bus will be turned into a mobile computer lab to expand the foundation’s digital literacy community programs. (Photo: Business Wire)\nThe Blue Bird computer lab on wheels will serve both children and adults in low-income communities to develop critical computer skills for future success and upward mobility. The foundation anticipates assisting up to 200 students and adult-learners per week to help close the digital divide in our communities. The mobile computer lab will operate weekdays from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and travel to a different neighborhood each day.\n\n\nJerome Bettis, Pro Football Hall of Famer and legendary former football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, founded the Bus Stops Here Foundation in 1997. Nicknamed \"the Bus\" for his large size and running style, Bettis has utilized his foundation to provide education, sports, technology, and recreational opportunities to the underprivileged youth of the inner-city. Jerome Bettis also resides in Atlanta, Ga. – the same state that Blue Bird has called home for nearly a century.\n\n\n“My Bus Stops Here Foundation has worked over the past few years to help close the digital divide for inner-city communities,” said Jerome Bettis, Pro Football Hall of Famer. “Covid-19 really exposed this issue even more, so I knew we had to do something more impactful, and the CyberBus is the next bus stop on that journey to create an equal opportunity for all.”\n\n\n“We are thrilled to partner with Jerome Bettis and his Bus Stops Here Foundation,” said Blue Bird CEO Phil Horlock. “Now our electric bus will turn into a powerful vehicle to bridge the...