[GTALUG] Linux Computer Charity

[Evan Leibovitch]

Nice effort, Joseph, I wish your effort well.

If you're looking for some advice, precedent or just inspiration, you would
do well to look at -- and eventually talk to the people at -- FreeGeek in
Portland Oregon <https://www.freegeek.org/>. They may not have been the
first to have ever tried this concept, but they've executed it wonderfully
and are worth a study on how they got it right.

Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada
@evanleibovitch / @el56


On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 at 09:43, Joseph Rocklin via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> I have founded a charity that takes in older, used computers and puts a
> user-friendly Linux Distro on, and gives them to those in need.
>
> We do ask for a donation from those that can afford it. But this is waived
> for anybody saying they are unable to afford it. We are applying for
> charitable status and hope to be able to give tax receipts after a CRA
> review.
>
> If anyone here knows of someone in the GTA who has need for a computer to
> serve them in average user tasks, but can't afford the rising costs of
> computers, please direct them to RocklinReboots.com. Also, if anyone has
> older machines they don't need anymore, that can  support current versions
> of distros like Linux Mint (xfce), please reach out to me at
> rocklin at rocklinreboots.com.
>
> Lastly, I am open to any suggestions from anyone here relating to the
> organization, the website, or any other detail of the charity's operation.
>
> Have a good weekend,
> Joseph Rocklin
> Rocklin at rocklinreboots.com.
>
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