Kenyn, Sinaih, and Matt drove up from Utah Valley University to volunteer at the warehouse today. They’re students in a Spanish class that has a community service requirement. They chose to volunteer at ERGS and earn computers that they’ll place with Latin families in Utah County.
Kenyn, Sinaih, and Matt with their Electroregenerated computer.
The trio amassed 15 hours and took a computer to give to a deserving family. They’re planning to come back and rumor has it that several other students from their class will be volunteering, too. We’re not certain how word got to students at UVU, but we’re delighted to have their help. Thank you to everyone who helps us spread the word about the Electroregeneration Society!
The Servantes family joined us last week to earn a family computer. They came in together and combined their hours so that they could get their computer as quickly as possible. This is a common occurrence at the Electroregeneration Society — we see a lot of families that join us to obtain their very first family computer.
The Servantes Family
When you make a tax-deductible donation to the Electroregeneration Society, you help us make a very real difference in the community — and, more importantly, you enable positive changes in family’s lives, helping them achieve the educational, employment and interpersonal benefits that computers bring into all our lives. In addition to directly assisting families and individuals, your support for ERGS helps nonprofits throughout Utah (which in turn supports thousands more people).
Please help us continue to help others by clicking on the Donate button (on the right) and giving what you can. Thank you for supporting ERGS.
Jonathan Morrison of the Salt Lake City Bike Collective stopped by yesterday to pick up some computers that will help the Collective fulfill its mission to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society.
Jonathan Morrison of the SLC Bike Collective, with Electroregenerated computers.
The Bike Collective is a very similar to ERGS in its goals, programs, and the groups we both serve. The Collective has shared advice about its strategies for success with ERGS, and ERGS may be able to help the Collective with volunteer management systems. It’s a budding collaboration that we at ERGS look forward to building.
The Salt Lake City School District and The Electroregeneration Society are partnering to provide 10 internship opportunities for high school students in the District’s IT club. Potential interns have been interviewed, and successful candidates will be joining us tomorrow morning for a tour of the warehouse and an introduction to ERGS’ programs.
This opportunity to help students develop their IT skills and gain work experience helps fulfill an important part of our mission: to build relationships in the technology community and encourage technology education. We at ERGS are looking forward to a successful partnership.
Mario and Fabiola Arrazola volunteered with us recently. We were almost sorry to see them complete their 15 hours, because it meant they’d be leaving us with their computer — and we really liked having them around. Still, we’re delighted that we could serve the Arrazolas. Like all of our volunteers, they served us as much or more than we served them.
If you need a computer, we’d love to have you join us at our warehouse, too. Check out our How to Get a Computer page for all the details, and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Mario and Fabiola with their Electroregenerated computer.
Al Chen stopped by today to donate some server hardware — and then stayed for a couple of hours to volunteer. He and Todd worked on laptops and discussed the merits of various Linux distributions.
Interestingly, this isn’t an uncommon occurrence. Many of our donors volunteer, and vice versa — the core strength of the Electroregeneration Society is the passion of our supporters. We appreciate support in all it’s forms, and are pleased to have Al join our growing ERGS family. Welcome, Al!
Volunteers Todd and Al, discussing a computer issue.
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Over the past several days, Maria Martinez volunteered at the warehouse, working to earn a computer for her family. She has also been striving (with only limited success) to teach Spanish to one of our board members.
One of the great things about the Electroregeneration Society is that we often benefit as much (if not more) from our volunteers as they do from us. Having Maria with us for awhile was a real joy . . . and that board member did pick up a few more Spanish words and phrases. Thanks, Maria!
Maria Martinez with her Electroregenerated Computer.
The Electroregeneration Society was spotted at the Sundance Film festival! The Salt Lake Film Society recently received some electro-regenerated equipment and chose to include us in a display thanking it’s donors. ERGS offers support to any 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and we are delighted to support the Salt Lake Film Society in fostering excellence in cinema.
Your gift to the Electroregeneration Society provides support for humanitarian causes, the environment, the arts, and many other worthy causes. Please help us continue serving the local charitable community by clicking the donate button on the right and giving what you can. Like the organizations we support, we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, so your donation is tax-deductible.
Rafael from the Utah State University, Center Center for Persons with Disabilities, Up to 3 program, stopped by the warehouse to pick up computers. The Up To 3 program provides services to families with infants or toddlers, under the age of 3, with developmental delays, disabilities, or diagnosed conditions with a high probability of resulting developmental delays.
The Electroregeneration Society is honored to be a part of this important work.
It’s remarkable to us that people come from as far away as Logan to participate in our programs. That people are willing to make a 2-3 hour round-trip commitment underscores the real, pressing need for affordable computers among nonprofits.
Rafael from the USU CPD Up to 3 program.
