Computer Refurbishment Event - September 19, 2009

September 19, 2009 on the Southside of Chicago in a donated storefront about 25 people got together to make a difference in our world. We worked on recycling 150 untested donated computers to get them ready to be shipped to Senegal. In 7 hours that we tested and cleaned 150 computers, 100 successful installations of Ubuntu, numerous computers fixed, 150 monitors tested and cleaned, dozens of keyboards and mice cleaned and packed, dozens of printers/speakers matched w/cords and packed and numerous cables packed.

We had people from a variety of background and stages in their life: technicians, IT administrators, people seeking work, students, teachers, and non profit organizers. We had 6 members of the BDPA (Black Professional Data Processors Associationthanks Millie), four students from Robert Morris (thanks Rose) and two from the Youth Technology Corps (thanks Andy, John and his two sons, James and Keith).




www.WorldComputerExchange.org

www.ytcorps.org

www.bdpa.org

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Education

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• computers
• youth
• recycling
• technology
• ytc
• world
• exchange
• Black
• Data
• Processing
• Associates
• chicago