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ERGS welcomes Sam Draney as Warehouse Manager

turnbud — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:52:18 +0000

We’re pleased to welcome Sam Draney to ERGS as our new warehouse manager. Sam has volunteered extensively with ERGS and is already making an impact at the warehouse. With Sam on board, we’ve restored our hours of operation to a regular Tuesday – Saturday schedule. We look forward to working with Sam to improve and grow our programs and services.

ERGS at UTOS

turnbud — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:26:31 +0000

ERGS will be at the Utah Open Source (UTOS) conference this week — our second year attending. UTOS shares our goal of serving the community through technology. In fact, last year UTOS organized a large group of people to volunteer at our warehouse — something we hope to repeat in the future.

Our participation in the conference means the warehouse will be closed this weekend, but if your at the conference be sure to stop by our table!

Helping the homeless learn skills, find jobs

turnbud — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:25:44 +0000

Our friends at Catholic Community Services contacted us about getting computers for a lab. The lab will serve to help people learn computer skills, as well as search for employment — all of which serves CCS’s mission to empower people in need to reach self sufficiency. We were delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this important work. We look forward to a continued partnership to help people help themselves.

Representatives from Catholic Community Services picking up ERGS computers.

Helping people with disabilities through outdoor recreation

turnbud — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:53:51 +0000

The Electroregeneration Society recently supplied equipment to the Kostopulos Dream Foundation, which improves the lives of people with disabilities through recreation and leisure education activities such as camping, fishing, horse riding, swimming, arts and craft projects, and more. We at the Electroregeneration Society enthusiastically support the Camp’s mission and are delighted that we can play a supporting role.

Mike Divricean, from Camp Kostopulos, with some of their Electroregenerated equipment.

ERGS Recycling

turnbud — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:32:36 +0000

Below is a brief video about recycling at the Electroregeneration Society. Some of our volunteers are earning their computers by helping us take apart equipment that cannot be refurbished. Reducing computing equipment to recyclable base components is the first step in recycling computers in an environmentally responsible way.

Supporting the fight against Alzheimer’s

turnbud — Sat, 22 May 2010 15:12:20 +0000

The Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association recently came by to pick up some computer equipment. The Electroregeneration Society is delighted to be able to support the effort to conquer Alzheimer’s — we applaud the Alzheimer’s Association for their efforts and hope that a cure will be found soon.

Representatives from the Utah chapter of the Alzheimer's Association with their Electroregenerated computers.

Join us at PodCamp, board meeting

turnbud — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:47:38 +0000

You’re invited to visit the Electroregeneration Society booth at the 2010 SLC PodCamp on March 26 at Neumont University. Come learn more about our mission, find out how we can serve you, or learn ways you can support ERGS. We’d love to get to know you or reconnect with you.

The next day (March 27) we’ll be holding our monthly board meeting at 10 a.m. at the warehouse. Our board meetings are open to the public and we encourage participation. Join us!

The fightin’ Wolverines: Serving families in “The UC”

turnbud — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:40:48 +0000

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!

An Electroregnerated Family

turnbud — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:09:36 +0000

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.

Computers and bikes: an unlikely pairing with lots of potential

turnbud — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:43:46 +0000

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.