The Electroregeneration Society » Education http://ergsoc.org/wp Donate computers to conquer the digital divide! Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:37:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Announcing the Core Scholarship http://ergsoc.org/wp/index.php/2010/02/22/announcing-the-core-scholarship/ http://ergsoc.org/wp/index.php/2010/02/22/announcing-the-core-scholarship/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:51:08 +0000 Matthew Reinbold http://ergsoc.org/wp/?p=210 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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