The meeting minutes from the January 16th ElectroRegeneration Society meeting are as follows: › Continue reading…

We had a productive board meeting at ERGS today and there is a large crew of volunteers here as well. Click here to read more and see the photos of everyone. › Continue reading…

The Electroregeneration Society’s monthly board meeting will be this Saturday (Jan. 16) at 10 a.m. The meeting will be at out warehouse (555 S 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT). We encourage public participation and invite you join us.

Pete Ashdown is our Board President, and was the impetus for starting the Electroregeneration Society. Furthermore, he provides the warehouse space that enables us to serve so many good people and worthy organizations. In short, ERGS simply wouldn’t be possible without Pete’s support. Happy Birthday, Pete — and thanks for all you do.

In honor of Pete’s birthday, we invite all of you to join him in supporting the Electroregeneration Society. Giving is easy — simply click the “Donate” button on the right, and your contribution will help refurbish computers and eliminate e-waste pollution.

The Electroregeneration Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. As such, your contribution is tax deductible. You support is very much appreciated.

There’s an old joke that goes, “Volunteering: It doesn’t pay.” It’s always good for a few chuckles, especially in in the nonprofit world, where volunteers are so very important.

Volunteers are the real strength of the Electroregeneration Society. Some help out for just a few days, while others stay significantly longer — but we benefit from the knowledge and skills that each and every person brings to our programs.

And that joke about volunteering not paying? It’s just not true at ERGS. In addition to the personal satisfaction and fulfillment that volunteering provides, ERGS volunteers earn a free desktop computer after 15 hours. Everyone wins!

Thanks to all our volunteers. We really appreciate working with you.

Lee and Colleen are amazing workers -- they really helped us improve our recycling efforts.

The Kaspers (and friends) are real characters -- they brought a lot of fun to the warehouse.

Todd is one of our "repeat offenders" -- volunteers that keep coming back. His help is invaluable!

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.