This is just a guess but there must be hundreds, perhaps thousands of people, reading the Lockergnome Nexus and Chris Pirillo’s site, who have used computer equipment that is collecting dust. Probably there is some well intentioned future use for that old machine or perhaps it is just difficult to part with a computer antique. Well, how about freeing yourself of some clutter and doing some good at the same time?
Laura Brown is trying to help those at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center:
“Her group, called Laptops for the Wounded, has been fundraising since November of 2005 and has now donated 27 computers to military hospitals around the country — 24 of them to Walter Reed. On Friday, Brown flew from Wyoming to bring 10 of them to the hospital herself.
Those computers, which were donated to Brown’s group and refitted with new equipment, included web cameras so soldiers could lay eyes on their families from afar.”
link: Soldier’s mom gets laptops for the wounded
The machine does not have to be fast or have the ‘latest whatever’. It would be a huge step if more people could connect to the internet and do email, for example. Here is Laura’s site:
link: Laptops for the Wounded
Laura has an email there. Perhaps if you have an old machine kicking about in the attic, you might think of donating it. It would be put to good use. Thanks for considering it…
Catherine Forsythe
Director of Operations
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[tags]computers, laptops, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Laura Brown, Catherine Forsythe[/tags]