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Article: Illinois First Lady Joins Lottery Vendor GTECH to Launch 'After School Advantage' Program at Holmes Elementary School.
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- PR Newswire
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- April 23, 2002
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CHICAGO -- Illinois First Lady Lura Lynn Ryan and Lottery Director Lori Montana today joined (Lottery vendor) GTECH Corporation President and CEO Howard Cohen to unveil a new computer lab at Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School in the Englewood Community.
The computer lab was installed as a part of GTECH's After School Advantage Program, implemented to serve at-risk children in inner-city communities. Mrs. Ryan, GTECH, and members of Governor Ryan's Illinois Workforce Advantage (IWA) program worked closely together to select the site for the lab, the first in Illinois.
As dignitaries and community leaders looked on, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Ryan and Director ...