I'd almost forgotten about the Stillwater inmate program for computer repair and re-marketing. Yes.
Andy Driscoll Saint Paul ------ "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, remain neutral" --Dante > From: "John Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 14:40:45 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Mpls] Recycling or Donating Old Computers Question > > There's a program that I think is partly sponsored by the Greater Minneapolis > Chamber of Commerce along with the Minnesota Department of Corrections. The > idea > was to collect old computers, send them to the prisons and train convicts to > repair > and refurbish them, and then donate them to schools and other worthy > recipients. I > think this was modeled on (or perhaps even part of) a national program > sponsored by > some kind charitable foundation. Sorry I can't remember the details. > Corrections > Commissioner Sheryl Ramstad Hvass was on record supporting the program. And > former > head of the Minneapolis Chamber, David Jennings, held a news conference to > promote > it a year or 18 months ago. I have no idea whether the program still exists, > but a > call to either the Mpls. Chamber or the Dept. of Corrections might bear some > fruit. > > Also - if you just want to get rid of your old computer, I believe the state > Office of Environmental Assistance (in partnership with Sony or somebody like > that) > a year or so ago announced some kind of program for collecting and recycling > the > scrap from old computers. A call to them might be useful, too. > > John Fisher > Tangletown > >>>> "Diane Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/08/02 01:50PM >>> > I have never understood what a person should do with computers -- I keep > hearing that there are organizations that might want old computers, but > I wonder how you find them and do they want 486's or perfectly good > laser printers that don't have enough memory for the more advanced > windows program. Any ideas? > > diane wiley > powderhorn > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
