Nashville, TN – Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 Kids (C4K) program recently celebrated the donation of its 2,000th computer at the State Capitol’s Old Supreme Court Chambers with the distribution of computers to more than a hundred area youth. The event featured remarks from various state leaders and awarded brand new Dell computers to 120 foster children throughout Davidson County and the Mid-Cumberland region. The recipients hail from 13 different counties across the Mid-State and have all recently graduated high school or earned their GED.

State Representative Johnny Shaw, an avid supporter of the C4K program, served as keynote speaker at the event and commented on the success the program has had over the past two years in bridging the gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not.

“Over the past two years, Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 Kids program has impacted more than 2,000 lives across Tennessee with the gift of technology,” remarked Representative Shaw. “This program has made great strides in closing the digital divide in Tennessee by putting computers into the hands of those citizens that need them the most. Today I congratulate the Computers 4 Kids program for reaching this milestone and I wish the program much continued success in the future.”

The event also featured comments from State Representative and Co-Chair of the Tennessee Broadband Task Force Mark Maddox and city of Linden Mayor Jim Azbill, who provided an update on Perry County’s Summer Youth Employment Program, which received computer from C4K back in June. Several other state leaders were on hand to show their support for the program, including Deputy Governor John Morgan and Secretary of State Tre Hargett. Valued C4K partners were also in attendance to help celebrate the important milestone.

“AT&T is pleased to be a part of this valuable program that is helping to bring education through technology to deserving children in our state and helping them to succeed in the future,” commented President of AT&T Tennessee, Gregg Morton.

To date, C4K has awarded a total of 2,071 computers to children, families and community organizations in need across the state. The program intends to award at least 1,000 more computers over the course of the coming year.