July 31, 2019 • EPE Related News

El Paso Electric reveals new STEAM Lab at El Paso Armed Services YMCA

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Interns with El Paso Electric revealed the new STEAM Lab at the El Paso Armed Services YMCA on Tuesday.

The STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Lab includes a 3D printing station, a robotics kit, microscopes and other supplies.

According to El Paso Electric, the STEAM Lab is the first of its kind to be located at a child care facility in El Paso and will serve over 100 school-aged children.

A donation of $2,000 was made to help maintain the STEAM Lab through the year, and El Paso Electric is providing a curriculum of activities for children to perform and learn from.

“The STEAM Lab is an important and much-anticipated project and will make a long-lasting impact on Fort Bliss and El Paso children,” said Diana Bengson, development manager of the El Paso Armed Services YMCA. “It will close the learning gap of STEAM opportunities, especially for our military children.”

The project, which was planned, organized and executed by El Paso Electric interns, was made possible by El Paso Electric’s annual Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative program, hundreds of volunteer hours and a $10,000 donation from El Paso Electric’s Community Partner Program.

“Giving back to those in need is very important because, here in El Paso, we need to grow together,” said Javier Villalba, an intern with El Paso Electric’s Human Resources Department. “This year’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) project has helped impact the lives of children at the ASYMCA, as well as offer me insight on leadership, organization and even presentation skills.”