…What They’re Saying About Club Digital

“The digital divide is a key challenge to equality in the United States. When I was in office, my administration launched the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund to connect every school to the Internet, and passed the E-rate program to provide low-cost Internet connections for schools, libraries, rural health clinics, and hospitals. Thanks to these programs, 98 percent of public schools were connected to the Internet in 2000. As technology and the ways we use it change, we must continue to work hard to ensure that all Americans have access to the technology and skills they need to excel.”

Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation
and 42nd President of the United States

Monica Lozano, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, impreMedia: “Going online is the fast and easy way to find benefits that not only save money, but also transform lives. It’s all there for the taking, whether we are talking about job listings, scholarships for college students, educational opportunities, medical resources or government services.”

Tom Torlakson, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction: “Preparing all students for success demands we ensure no child is left offline–at home or at school. Club Digital helps students as well as parents gain Internet skills that boost classroom learning, knowledge and workplace readiness.”

Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles: “Without access to the Internet and basic computer skills, millions of Californians remain at a competitive disadvantage in the job market. I am proud to support a program that empowers the people who remain on the wrong side of the digital divide by giving them the tools they need to take the first step into the digital age.”

Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento: “If every Californian had access to the Internet, we would have full engagement in our state’s economic, political and social network. Using computers and the Internet can save people time and money, and open up opportunities in the job market that didn’t exist before. The barriers to Internet access should no longer be cost and computer literacy. This digital literacy program aims to break down those barriers, and help people who are apprehensive about technology to take the first step into the Information Age.”

Ken McNeely, President, AT&T California: “AT&T is committed to bringing high-speed Internet access to as many people and communities as possible. The Club Digital training program is an excellent resource – providing new opportunities and new skills to users at no charge.”

Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO of CETF: “We want to connect all Californians, especially the underserved, to the resources of the Internet. Together we can work to close the digital divide and ensure no one is left behind.”

Stacey A. Aldrich, California State Librarian: “We live in an age of unprecedented connectivity. It is important to have digital literacy skills so that we can communicate, learn, create, share, and participate in the world around us. Club Digital is the perfect opportunity to learn what you need to know to be connected and successful in the digital world.”

Giselle Fernandez, Television Journalist: “At last a dynamic and innovative way to really connect our community to the digital world– La Opinion is making the great connection possible at last that has been needed and vital to our future– daily easy access to a world of opportunity and possibility. Club Digital not only closes the divide, it opens doors to our dreams.”

Richard Riley, Former U.S. Secretary of Education: “Club Digital provides for all Americans an innovative and useful educational resource which could not have come at a better time. There are numerous educational opportunities as well as financial aid available online, and Club Digital provides the tools to help everyone access these valuable opportunities with speed and ease.”

Juan Sepulveda, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics: “On behalf of President Obama and the Obama administration, we wanted to say congratulations! This is exactly the type of public-private partnerships that we know need to take place, not just here but across the country. The president has set for us as a vision for our country that the way the U.S. is going to continue to win the future is that we need to out educate, to out innovate, and to out build the rest of the world.”