Computers enroute to Peace Corps Volunteers in Honduras
Submitted by tanderson on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 3:28pm.
| Peace Corps volunteers get local schools in Honduras ready for computers. Six Peace Corps Volunteers in various parts of Honduras are helping local schools in the communities where they are based prepare for a shipment of 200 used Pentium 3 (and some P4) computers to World Vision from World Computer Exchange with $6,284 raised from Rotary Clubs and individuals in the USA. |
The six Peace Corps Volunteers have arranged for World Vision to be the consignee receiving this shipment and seeing that it gets to the communities that have provided financial donations. (Implementation Plan)
This is WCE's first shipment to Honduras ~ our 42nd country! This was WCE's 122nd shipment.
The Chatham Rotary Club in Massachusetts and the Clayton Rotary Club in Missouri each donated funds toward this shipment.
18 of the 200 computers in this shipment are going to the youth school in a prison in Danli run by Hope Fellowship Ministries of Mountain Movers Missions International. (Implementation Plan)
Bob Klepper is the WCE Programme Officer for Honduras. He has helped to get this shipment organized and lead the fund riasing for the $6,284 from financial Sponsors toward the sourcing and shipping costs.
SPONSORS: Lynda Bowen, Sandra Bukowski, Michael Cestroni, Chatham Massachusetts Rotary Club, Alexander & Maya Cherney, Clayton Missouri Rotary Club, Pamela Cooney & Timothy Anderson, Monica Eargle, Edward Gow, Laurie Hannon, Marilynn Holman, Christopher Juergens, Bob Klepper, Ann & Don Kornblet, Marilyn LaCasse, Peter McBride, Kirsten McClain, Marlyn Meredith, Bronwen Morgan, Ben Senturia, Arden-Marie Silvers, Susan Smolen, Brian Terkelsen, and Larry & Jean Wickline.
After this shipment arrives, WCE will schedule another container and a visit by one of our eCorps tech teams. We are currently seeking a company to help with part of the costs for this visit. We are also planning a project to identify appropriate electronic recycling in Honduras and increase public awareness in Honduras of the need to recycle appropriately.
BY CHECK: If you wish to donate to the next shipment via a check on a bank in the USA or Canada, please include the note "Honduras" on your check and mail it to: WCE 936 Nantasket Ave. Hull, Mass. 02045 USA.
BY CREDIT CARD: If you are going to use the Network For Good link below, please enter "Honduras" in one of the boxes on the form.
BY PAYPAL: If you have a PayPal account, you can also give via PayPal if you have set up an account with them (their fee is 2.9%) - please send us an e-mail at Honduras@WorldComputerExchange.org when you do so it is properly credited.
PEACE CORPS: If you are a family or friend contibuting for computers for a community assisted by a Peace Corps Volunteer - please enter both "Honduras" AND the name of the PCV whom you are helping.
We will send you a tax deductible receipt if you are in the USA. Our affiliate WCE-Canada can send you ar receipt if you donate to them. We send a cc to Bob Klepper so that he will know who has donated to his project.
| Total Sponsors Needed: | $6,284 |
| Sponsor Funds Received: | $6,284 |
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