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Bridgestone Celebrates 10 Years of Boys & Girls Clubs of America Partnership with Surprise Donations, Special Giving Campaigns
Bridgestone Retail Operations (Bridgestone), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their Driving Great Futures partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America with major donations, special giving campaigns and unique engagement opportunities for Club kids throughout the remainder of the year. The nationwide initiative has raised nearly $30 million to make out-of-school programming more accessible for over 300,000 Club youth and their families since 2015.
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