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Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County and Employees of http://www.OK.gov Team Up...

Sat May 31, 2008 11:30pm EDT
Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County and Employees of http://www.OK.gov Team Up to Give Bicycles to 25 Deserving Kids

OKLAHOMA CITY--(Business Wire)--
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County and employees of
http://www.OK.gov, the state's official Web site, teamed up today to
provide bicycles to 25 young people in need. Members of the
http://www.OK.gov staff participated in the Route 66 Triathlon and
then donated the new bicycles they rode in the triathlon to the Boys
and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County. Twenty-five members of Boys and
Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County each received a new bicycle to keep
from members of the http://www.OK.gov staff.

   Photo Credit: Vinh Dang

   About Boys and Girls Club

   The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County is to
inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us
most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and
caring citizens. The organization operates three Club sites in
Oklahoma City which provide a safe, positive place for members to
spend their out-of school time. Clubs are open weekday afternoons from
2 until 7, and from 7:30am until 7pm weekdays during school breaks.

   About OK.gov

   OK.gov (http://www.OK.gov) built and manages the official Web site
for the state of Oklahoma and partners with state and local entities
to bring new government services online. OK.gov is managed by the
Oklahoma Office of State Finance and eGovernment firm NIC Inc
(NASDAQ:EGOV).

   About NIC

   NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the
world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with
citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC
provides eGovernment solutions for 2,900 state and local agencies that
serve more than 69 million people in the United States. Additional
information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.

OK.gov
Mark Mitchell, 405-524-3468 ext. 120
mark.mitchell@www.ok.gov
or
Boys and Girls Club
Jilian Day, 405-525-9191
jday@bgcokc.org

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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