Dionne Stirland from Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency (CAPSA) picked up computers — both for the organization and for some CAPSA clients. Based in Logan, CAPSA helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and works to prevent violence.
ERGS volunteers Todd and Chad with Ms. Stirland, from CAPSA, and CAPSA's Electroregenerated computers.
Kelsie Strong, a program manager for Safe Harbor Crisis Center, picked up a computer for a Safe Harbor client today. Safe Harbor provides housing and services for victims of domestic violence and their children.
Ms. Strong, with an Electroregenerated computer for a Safe Harbor client.
While visiting with Ms. Strong, we discovered that there may be more ways in which the Electroregeneration Society can help Safe Harbor fulfill its mission. We’re looking forward to continued collaboration!
Saturday was a productive day for us, even though it wasn’t our busiest Saturday on record. The Tallbrother brothers came in and helped us disassemble unrecoverable computers:
Todd and Matt helped with the DBANning (yes, at The Electroregeneration Society we’ve turned an acronym into a verb):
At the end of the day, the Tallbrother brothers (we just like calling them that) had completed enough hours to take a computer home. Little sis helped carry out the equipment:
In other new, Matt Garrett worked on the gutters, and may have solved our dripping problem that always forms “Lake ERGS” right in front of the entrance. Only time will tell, but we’re hopeful. Thanks, Matt!
Max from Recycle Utah dropped by to pick up a computer. As part of a broader earth-friendly mission, Recycle Utah shares the Electroregeneration Society’s goal of protecting the environment for future generations by keeping e-waste out of landfills.
In the Christmas spirit, I challenged each of our board members to reach out to the community and find two deserving families to receive a computer for Christmas.
Here are pictures of the two families my family and I helped out!
(Ashley in blue, Cameryn in pink ,my wife Diane in black, my father in law in the back, and Carlos in brown, our first challenge recipient.
Rosario and her two brothers! Our second challenge recipient.
ERGS is proud to help out Project Read!
Project Read provides a one-on-one tutorial program to enable functionally non-literate adults to improve their reading and writing skills sufficiently to meet their personal goals, function well in society, and become more productive citizens. Project Read tutors and staff respect the uniqueness of each individual and seek to enhance self-esteem through successful personal study and group interaction.
Common Ground Outdoor Adventures picked up their computers today. Their mission is to provide life-enhancing outdoor recreational opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities.
A Common Ground staff member and an ERGS volunteer with the computers.
As most non-profits know… you end up doing most everything that needs to be done yourself 
Here are a couple of picts. of our high tech network cabling guys. It works much like tossing a ski rope out to a water skier, you just toss up instead of out.
And then yell incoming.
Ready-Set-Toss
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Welcome to the ElectroRegeneration Society!
Donate your old computers to conquer the digital divide. Help needy families and charity organizations get the computers they need!
We enrich lives through affordable access to technology by repurposing electronics, supporting technology education and developing community partnerships.
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