[Ubuntu PA] Fwd: ubuntu-us-nj NJ Non-Profit To Give Away PCs w/ Ubuntu

[Jim Fisher]

--- Scott Sanicki <scott.sanicki at gmail.com> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:02:56 -0400
> From: "Scott Sanicki" <scott.sanicki at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-us-nj at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: ubuntu-us-nj NJ Non-Profit To Give Away PCs
> w/ Ubuntu
> 
> My name is Scott Sanicki. As Director of Technology
> for a start-up in North
> Jersey I spearheaded a migration from Microsoft to
> Kubuntu on about 100 PCs,
> both for office use and customer-facing. I am now
> starting a program at a
> local non-profit, the Rescue Mission of Trenton, to
> accept donations of used
> PCs which we'll refurbish (using Ubuntu) and give
> freely to low-income
> individuals and the schools and organizations who
> serve them. Our primary
> region will be Mercer County, but I hope to expand
> statewide eventually.
> 
> At this point we are still working out the
> logistics, but I wanted to reach
> out to the New Jersey Ubuntu LoCo early. Soon we
> will need volunteers to
> help solicit equipment donations, assist with
> refurbishment and installation
> of Ubuntu on the donated equipment, and even
> training users and
> organizations. I hope the LoCo will be a good
> resource for us.
> 
> I will post again when we have officially begun, but
> anyone interested in
> assisting us in any capacity is welcome to contact
> me.
> 
> Thank you,
> Scott Sanicki
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Scott asked me to forward this to the PA LoCo as well.

Seems like the beginning of a great project!!

jim fisher
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