2006 Jerry Award Entry for
Amador Computer Users Group
Prize Use:
In order to continue this program, funds for the storage space and refurbishing
equipment are needed. This is what we would plan to use the funds for if we were
to win this years contest.
Project Description:
For the last two years, ACUG has been receiving donations from the members to
donate to the public in need of a working computer system, who don't have the
ability to pay for a new system. We advertised in the local newspaper that we
were accepting donations of working computer systems.
The response was so great; we had to rent storage space to accommodate the
growing number of units donated. We reformatted the computers and opened a free
lab to the public to use. We donated refurbished computers to financially
burdened families with teenagers in High School, Area 12 Agency on Aging, and
seniors who are bed bound.
We also donated computers to an elementary school who in turn gave the computers
to students who could not afford one. The components which were not serviceable
were taken to the county landfill and properly disposed of.