After months of behind the scenes work the ElectroRegeneration Society, in conjunction with Vox Pop Design, is pleased to announce the CORE scholarship. CORE stands for Computers for Ongoing Research and Education. The pilot program provides a computer free of charge to Timber Lake, South Dakota high school seniors. Students must commit to continuing their education at either a university or trade school in the fall of 2010. They also must complete a 500 word essay that answers the question “How has growing up in Timber Lake contributed to the person you have become?”
I am a Timber Lake High School alumni and early on into work with the ElectroRegeneration Society I saw the potential for creating a positive relationship. Timber Lake makes a good pilot candidate because (1) I have existing ties with teachers and administration to get a program like this in front of students, (2) the initial sample size is small and manageable, and (3) the surrounding Dewey County, according to US Census Bureau statistics, is one of the poorest per-capita in the United States. This first time through the goal is to discover the issues administering a scholarship like this presents; issues on how to promote, administer, and distribute. It is my hope, however, that we’ll be able to expand the program’s scope to other deserving areas as the ElectroRegeneration Society grows.
Please consider making a donation to the ElectroRegeneration Society (ERGSOC) to help further this and other worthwhile efforts. Funds are transferred via safe and secure Paypal transaction. ERGSOC is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit and all financial gifts are tax deductible. Also, if you are a business looking to dispose of used office electronics please consider donating to ERGSOC. Together we can continue to help deserving individuals reach their full potential.
Matthew Reinbold
Creative Principal, Vox Pop Design
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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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Emily from Project Read in Provo came by and bought four LCD monitors. 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.
She wiped us out of LCD monitors, so if you have any old LCD monitors just sitting around your house, please donate them to ERGS. Your donation can help great people like the folks at Project Read. If you would like to donate money, please click on the PayPal button to the right. If you you have any LCD monitors or other old computer equipment that you would like to donate, click on the How to donate hardware link to the right.
The nice folks at Tender Years Child Care were at their wits end. They needed a computer lab for their students, but the cost for them was so steep they were about to give up. Then they heard about ERGS. Their charity organization status made them eligible for ten computers for their computer lab.
Tender Years is a state licensed child care and learning center whose employees take pride in meeting the strict standards established by the Utah Bureau of Child Care Licensing. Tender Years has provided quality child care and preschool since 1999 for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years.
They picked up their computers today and we’re happy to announce they will be educating preschoolers with them!
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.
