Smart Phone App Developed By Girls From Buffalo High School Wins Congressional Award

Developing an app for a phone is a cost-effective way of tackling everyday problems.

Students at Buffalo High School wanted to help volunteers for Meals on Wheels and in the process won a Congressional award.

Meals on Wheels volunteers go to the Buffalo Senior Center to pick up their cooler and collect their binder that holds all the information about the people who need meals for the day. But handling a binder can be fussy even if you have someone helping you navigate. And there can be vital information that doesn’t get updated in the binder. The club “Girls Who Code” fixed this issue by developing an application that displays directions, phone numbers, and any other notes about the recipient.

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Photo and article credit:  KRISTA SWECKARD & TAYLAR STAGNER