Over the past few months I became aware of a need at the Ronald McDonald House (RMH). Some of the people staying there had a need for laptop computers. These people were from out of state, had come here not knowing how long they would be here, but did not plan or pack for a long stay. They had brought their school-aged children with them. They had a need for laptop computing so that they could update family and friends at home, and they needed to do this both at the RMH and also at the hospital. Also, their kids needed to keep up with the classes they were missing and could get homework assignments and turn in their work via a computer. In one case, a student connected via a camera and Skype to her own classroom back home. They needed to have wireless capability so they could login wherever they might be within the RMH or the hospital. The net is that I loaned them 2 of my laptops.
I got to thinking that there are probably others in the area with similar needs who could make good use of a wireless capable laptop PC, and not just the people at the RMH. So I have started a campaign asking people who may have their last laptop sitting around the house gathering dust to consider donating it to this cause. I will try to put together a few working computers that I could lend to people in need through non-profit organizations like the RMH.
It'd be great to get one or two or three Windows XP capable machines, but so far I have only gotten older machines from which I can gather usable parts for another PC. If you have such a laptop that you no longer need, even if it has a bad part or two (remember, I can get parts from other machines), please consider donating it to the cause.
I will offer my services to get the machines up and running, and to keep them running smoothly and efficiently by cleaning them up between users.
Please get in touch with me via the Contact the PC Doc link over on the right side of this display. Thank you.
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