[CoLoCo] Laptops for Africa

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While I don't have any old laptops to spare I do have an old Desktop that I
would be willing to donate. It is an older Pentium II or III (can't
remember) but I know I have loaded older versions of Ubuntu on it. It isn't
the fastest machine but it might help nonetheless. I don't know if you/they
would be interested but I thought I would offer

-Simon

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:34 AM, David Overcash <funnylookinhat at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey Guys,
> So as some of you know, I spent a month in Africa this summer visiting
> orphanages and spending time with kids in their schools.  My main goal was
> to develop guidelines and find the big problems with creating a non-profit
> organization to build and support computer labs in developing countries.
> One of the problems I encountered was ensuring that computers that were
> donated would be put to good use, rather than being sold just for the money;
> while I don't have a great solution to this issue yet, I did find one
> orphanage run by a couple of Americans and a very trustworthy Ugandan that
> needs a few computers to help the boys that live there begin to learn more
> efficiently.
>
> Chris West (one of the Americans) is in the United States right now raising
> more money for the orphanage, and he asked me very honestly if I could
> donate any computers to him for the orphanage.  I have one old laptop that I
> am going to outfit with Linux and send to him, but he could use a few more.
> I know it's a longshot, but if any of you have old laptops that you would
> like to donate (or maybe sell to me very cheap?) it would be appreciated so
> much.  I see this as my first venture into the world of non-profits, and
> know that it could greatly influence how I move further.
>
> Unfortunately, I have not registered as a 501c3, so your donation cannot be
> tax-deductable.  However, I have taken some great pictures of the boys at
> this orphanage while I was over there and would love to send you an 8x10
> that you could frame.  Sometimes it helps to see who it is that you are
> helping.  : )
>
> So that's my request.  Thank you so much for your patience in reading this
> guys, I know that it doesn't necessarily connect with the purpose of the
> mailing list, but if there is one thing I learned about Ubuntu enthusiasts
> (especially on this team), is that they are largely interested in helping
> those who cannot afford or use computers otherwise.
>
> Sincerely,
> David Overcash
>
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