[frgeek-michiana] Re: Existing South Bend community tech center
- From: "Mike Cook" <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 20:40:52 -0500
Cool, sounds great Tom. btw are we going to meet this week at the Salvation
Army Lab?. Sorry I didn't make it on the 26th, sounds like you made great
progress.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Brown" <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "FreeGeek Michiana" <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 6:51 PM
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Existing South Bend community tech center
> When JohnB and I worked on his grant app to LaPorte County United Way, we
> leaned heavily on the Community Technology Centers Network (CTCNet) web
> site. CTCNet lists the Urban League of South Bend as a member. There is
> also a Boy and Girls Club in Valpo, a few blocks from John, which is also
a
> member.
>
> I called the South Bend contact, Keith Blanchard, thinking he worked for
> the Urban League as listed. However the phone number is the South Bend
> Housing Authority (SBHA). Keith was out sick. I spoke briefly to Steve
> Peterson, an administrator at SBHA. Steve told me that SBHA received an
AOL
> "PowerUp" grant in partnership with the Urban League. Steve is the SBHA
> grant writer (hoorah!!). The grant was for a bunch of Gateway computers
and
> Microsoft software. The SBHA has three computer labs and two staff geeks.
>
> I gave Steve the 15-second executive summary of FreeGeek. I asked to visit
> their labs and invited their staff to visit our demo lab. Steve said he is
> eager to work with us in "any way" he can. He asked me to follow up next
> week.
>
> Hhmm...grant writer...three labs...
>
> Tom
> tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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