[olug] OT: Computers For Africa Workday THIS Saturday

[Joe Gulizia]

FYI...very off-topic.


--- On Sun, 2/22/09, J. Buresh <jm.buresh at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: J. Buresh <jm.buresh at gmail.com>
> Subject: CFA Workday THIS Saturday
> To: 
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 7:57 AM
> Greetings everyone!
> 
> Let's send out February working together!  We will be
> having our rescheduled workday THIS Saturday!  Ideally, we
> would like to have about 30 people this Saturday!  (If
> you've already  said you can't help this weekend,
> you may disregard the rest of this message.)
> 
> Remember, you can invite friends and neighbors who might be
> interested in helping us, just let me know their name and
> email and I can add them to the list.  If you're coming
> with a group or bringing additional people with you, please
> include them in your count.
> 
> For your calendar, we're also planning to have another
> refurb day on March 21st...  Details about that day will
> follow later.
> 
> Don't forget to let me know if you can make it!
> 
> Thank you!
> ~J Buresh
> Volunteer Coordinator
> 
> 
> CFA Refurb Day: February 28, 2009
> 
> When: Saturday, February 28th, 2009 - 9:00am to noon.
> Seeking 30 volunteers.
> 
> Jobs:
> NON-TECHNICAL JOBS: Test 140 Monitors, clean & band
> mice, sort cables, bubble wrap keyboards. (We have
> screwdrivers and cleaning supplies)
> 
> TECHNICAL: Teams of workers will install and configure 80
> used computers for northern Uganda communities.
> 
> Expertise required: Love to work on computer hardware. Some
> familiarity / experience with installation, configuration,
> and trouble shooting of PC hardware and software (Pentium
> III - IV and MS Windows 2000). Detailed procedures for
> refurbishing will be provided. Software Images will be
> loaded from CDs and then verified.
> 
> Bring: Gloves. Your hands will get very dirty handling
> hardware. Water bottle. This will minimize waste. We will
> supply water, drinks and a snack.
> 
> Contact info
> Tim Leacock's cell phone: 402-517-2549;  Tim and Ruth
> landline: 402-614-5742;
> Cargo Zone: 402-457-7992
> 
> Where - Directions
> 1) East on Storz to 16th Street.  2) North on 16th Street
> to 6200, on left side, 3) Cargo Zone in big letters on
> building. Come to the front door, then follow the yarn to
> sign in. See link for map: 
> http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Omaha&address=6200+N.+16th+St&zipcode=68110