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Hey folks, I posted an ad in the DuBois Chamber of Commerce weekly newsletter just last week for used computers. Here's our first response. Read the lower portion of this email. I'll contact the Penelec/First Energy office and find out what we need to supply to them from the PCB office for the inventory transfer and tax deductible purpose of the donations. Next, since the source is going to deliver them to us, we won't have to be concerned about picking them up! I'll try to modify the membership letter that Chris Sickeri made for us so we can present the PCB watermark that she made with the PCB logo. I also emailed Mr. Lee Hansen, who was mentioned in the 'Windows to the World' article in the last ACB Braille Forum and asked him about the details of his approach and I told him about the Vinux project we are preparing to become involved with. Mr. Hansen installs JAWs on used computers that are given to him that already have Microsoft installed and he offers them for free. Jackie, Blair, this is in your back yard! Do you know where the Penelec/First Energy office is on 4th. Street? It would be fantastic if they had early Saturday hours and a few of us could drop in and thank them personally before one of our meetings in Clearfield! Blaine -------- Original Message --------
I read in the Greater DuBois Chamber of Commerce weekly update that you are looking for used computers to modify with a new Operating System in order to offer them to whomever can benefit from using computers with accessible software. Penelec/First Energy periodically donates used computers to non-profit organizations when we upgrade across our system. The used computers are in good working condition but have had all licensed software and operating systems removed. Many organizations from across the area have benefitted from these donations over the past 10 years. If you are interested in obtaining one or more of these computers, please submit a letter of request to me in Clearfield, specifying their intended use and the community benefit. I will then coordinate the request with our Community Initiatives Manager to obtain any available computers, then deliver them to you. Should you have any questions or need more information, please contact me. John Shimko Manager, External Affairs First Energy 820 S. 4th. St. Clearfield, PA 16830 Office (814) 768-4129 Cell (814) 599-0723 ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message. -- Hank Bloomberg Chapter, Pennsylvania Council of the Blind P.O. Box 945 DuBois, PA. 15801 Clearfield.Jefferson.PCB@xxxxxxxxx- To post on the mailing list, simply send email to vip_committees@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - Users can subscribe to the list by sending email to vip_committees-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by visiting the list page at //www.freelists.org/list/vip_committees. You can also unsubscribe, turn on and off Vacation Hold and set your preference for a once-a-day digest or to receive each message as it is posted on the list page. - Online, searchable archives of the list are available at //www.freelists.org/archive/vip_committees Each list's archive is automatically updated as new messages come in. - There's a FAQ at //www.freelists.org/wiki/the_faq. |
