Thank you for all you are doing and have done David. I am copying an industry list server from the WISPA organization. They have hundreds members and affiliated organizations which may be able to help you. I hope this helps. If someone out there helps them please share it with the group. God bless you and your efforts, John Scrivner
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "David Maddox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 14:03:00 -0500 >Dear Mr. Scrivner, > >My name is David Maddox and I am an AmeriCorps member volunteering with >the Louisiana Delta Service Corps, and acting as the Parent Liaison for >Mayfair Elementary School in Baton Rouge, LA. The school had been >closed for years but was re-opened due to the overwhelming influx of >students displaced to Baton Rouge by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Now >that the necessary changes have been made to accommodate these students >within the Baton Rouge School System, Mayfair's sustentation is no >longer required. > >Understanding that many of the families here have not yet decided, or >have been unable to decide about where they will be making a new life, I >have been researching Virtual Schools as an option for some of the more >itinerant families. > >Through the network created by my involvement with the Americorps >program, I have made contacts with local NPOs who make available to >hurricane survivors the necessary hardware and software to participate >in the Virtual Schools program; however, these low income families would >still need assistance with internet access. > >I am emailing you today in the hopes that you might be able to point me >in the right direction. If you are aware of any agency or program that >might help provide free or discounted internet access please let me >know. > >Thank in advance for your help. > >Sincerely, > >David Maddox >Parent Liaison >Mayfair Elementary >Louisiana Delta Service Corps >Parent University >Ph. # 225-761-7857 >cell # 225-772-4356 >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
