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 -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
