Any of you lot interested in a similar idea for this side of the pond? I've been attempting a very much more basic thing for years - doing up and donating old computer kit to a council-run effort on behalf of after-school clubs, special needs groups and so on, but the trickle of old hardware seems to have dried up lately - don't really care if it's Mac or PC and neither do the eventual recipients! I'm in Edinburgh, and would like to hear from anyone who can help out a bit. Have a fair old arsenal of software to put to use, especially for kids. Of course, nothing is liable to be tax-deductible here, but thought I'd ask anyway.
I have loads of stuff which might just be of use, in conjunction with your old stuff. Please get back to me if you've a mind to take this any further.
David
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From: Scott Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue Aug 26, 2003 12:44:59 AM Europe/London To: "Quadlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Macs For Kids Reply-To: "Quadlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi All,
I just wanted to make it known to the community that I have started a
program called Macs For Kids. Essentially what this is is a program whereby
I take in donations of mostly older Macs, but, of course, any Mac will be
appreciated, and refurbish it for sale to caretakers of young children for a
very nominal fee (roughly half of what the current value of the particular
machine is). Educational institutions who have a need will get any and/or
all systems free of charge. Any profits from this service will go into a
fund to purchase a goal of at least one eMac per year to be donated to a
needy school.
I got the idea to do this when my young daughter (2 1/2 years old) became
enamored by an old 7500 I had lying around. I fixed it up for her, installed
some educational typing games, and off she went. She is starting at a
Montessori school next week that uses Macs exclusively and I�m proud to say
that she will be way ahead of her class when it comes to knowing the basics
of Mac computing!
So, I feel that in this age of funding cutbacks for just about everything we
have taken for granted for years, I wanted to do my part to give something
to the community I live in. Anyone who lives in the Boston area who has a
Mac that is just sitting around (admittedly, that will be very few of YOU!)
and wants to see it get some use, please consider donating it to Macs For
Kids. I am in the process of getting non-profit status for the program, so
there will be tax deductions available for anyone who does decide to donate.
I am in the process of finishing up the website, which will be
www.macsforkids.com. In the meantime, anyone with interest please email me
at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I really appreciate all inquiries.
Thank you,
Scott Howe
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