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Trémaya Moore had been looking forward to this day for weeks. "I am so excited to use the computers to help with my homework. I can't wait to start playing math games — oh, and reading games, too!" The Alta Vista Elementary School sec- ond-grader then grabbed a mouse and showed grownups how to play Fashion Store Fractions. Trémaya and her fellow students from the We R 4 Kids after-school program joined family members and local leaders to ded- icate a new Digital Learning Lab at the Sarasota Housing Authority on Feb. 12, the Education Foundation of Sarasota County has announced. The lab's 20 laptops, 10 desktops, a mobile charging cart, printers, headphones and work tables were made possible by a grant from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation to the Education Foundation, the release notes. Housing Authority Executive Director William "Bill" Russell said in the release, "We are pleased to partner with the Education Foundation to provide learning opportunities for our residents. We know how important SELBY AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS DEDICATE COMPUTER LAB Trémaya Moore and Selby Foundation trustee Carolyn Johnson joined Education Foundation officials to dedicate the new Digital Learning Lab at the Sarasota Housing Authority on Feb. 12. Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader February 21, 2014 Page 82