LUG outreach

[Chris]

Darcy,


I am the new Volunteer Director of the S.T.A.R.S. ( Supplying Technology to
At Risk Students ) Program for Bruce, Grey & now Simcoe Counties.

Started by Andrew Howlett (bglug.ca) and Francesca Dobbyn United Way of
Bruce Grey.

We take donated PC's & Laptops P-4 and above, check / repair
if necessary and install the latest Ubuntu.
We also service said computers N/C and help any Student learn to use Ubuntu
if they ask for help.

Recently we had 42 HP Compaq Laptops(8710p & nx9420) Donated to our cause.
We are expecting a similar donation of Desk top PC's.

This is a Great Program and I am very proud to be a part of it.

Chris.
a.k.a. LinuxPusher


On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark and Ilija stepped up at the last meeting and offered to help with
> contacting LUGs.  Rather than going over this with them individually,
> I thought I'd run it by everyone and see if it's something they'd like
> to do.
>
> We just want to let LUGs know that we're out here.
>
> If they're doing something Ubuntu-specific, we'd like to know about
> it, so we can let the broader Ubuntu community know.  We're happy to
> publicise Ubuntu- and Linux-related events (especially once we have a
> working website...).  And we can get them CDs to distribute if they're
> out spreading Free Software in their community.
>
> In return, all we ask is they let their members know about Ubuntu
> Canada.  That we'd be happy for any interested people in their
> community to join our mailing list
> (https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca), join our forum
> (http://canada.ubuntuforums.org) and chat in our IRC channel
> (#ubuntu-ca on Freenode).
>
> I'd encourage any of you to sign up for the mailing list of a LUG near
> you and let them know we're here.  If you can, go out to a meeting!
> I've found KWLUG to be a great way to find out more about esoteric
> technical topics I wouldn't have thought about otherwise, and to meet
> up with like minded Free Software enthusiasts.  If you join in, I'm
> sure you'll find people there who would be happy to help you get more
> out of Ubuntu and Free Software.
>
> Darcy.
>
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