The Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City received a $500,000 donation Thursday from the parent company of Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, followed by contributions from several other benefactors, in an effort to help build a new center for city teens. MGM Resorts International made the initial investment to jumpstart a $2 million capital campaign that will fund the construction of the Teen Center for Economic Development & College Readiness.
At a press conference Thursday announcing the start of the campaign, Michelle Carrera, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, said Tropicana Atlantic City and the property’s new ownership group, El Dorado Resorts, Bank of America, George and Patty Siganos, and several other donors each contributed $100,000 to the project, bringing the initial investment to $1 million.