Re: [MLUG] local computers for kids?

[Rick <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Well, as far as I'm concerned, I don't really have any sort of
attachment to the prospect building this sort of thing from the ground
up, so any possibility of simply volunteering some time to help an
established organization would be attractive.

Would ByteWORKS be interested in a Columbia chapter? =)

Rick

On Wed, 2007-10-03 at 17:48 -0500, Sean Burns wrote:

> Hello All.  My name is Sean.  I recently moved here from St. Louis to
> attend graduate school.
> 
> On a related note, I volunteer for a non-profit in St. Louis called
> ByteWORKS (http://bworks.org/).  We refurbish or rebuild used computers,
> install Linux on them, teach kids how to use them, and after a set
> amount of classes, give the computers to the children.  
> 
> I've wanted to start something like this in Columbia, but I'm not sure
> if I'll have the time.  But if anyone else does something like this or
> has questions about the process, feel free to ask me, send an email to
> EMAIL:PROTECTED or get on the CWELUG (http://cwelug.org) mailing list.
> A bunch of us on ByteWORKS are on that list.
> 
> Cheers,
> Sean
> 
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