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‘Build it, keep it, share it’

Students learn variety of skills through program

By Katie Wilson
Times West Virginian

FAIRMONT They’re building better futures, and computers.

A group of at-risk youth is working hard this week at the Build It, Keep It, Share It (BIKISI) program. It’s an effort spearheaded by the Region VI Workforce Investment Board that’s taking place at the Marion County Adult and Community Education Center.

Barbara DeMary, executive director of Region VI, said programs like this are an important part of what the group does. Since it receives federal funding, Region VI must perform some educational programs for youth, but the BIKISI program is going that extra mile.

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Fairmont’s Taylor Sutphin, 16, puts his new laptop together during class Thursday. Sutphin is a participant in the Build It, Keep It, Share It program, which teaches youth how to build computers they can keep and share with their families. PHOTO BY DANNY SNYDER/Times West Virginian (Click for larger image)



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