Burlington, VT
About World Computer Exchange Chapters
World Computer Exchange depends on chapter volunteers to help us accomplish our mission. Volunteers help:
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Raise Sponsorship funds to help WCE Partners with the last 1/3 of the sourcing and shipping costs (this includes Rotary Clubs)
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Coordinate marketing for public computer donation events, eCorps recruitment, volunteer recruitment, speakers bureau, and press releases for shipments
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Pick-up, inventory, test and pack donated used computers
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Recruit eCorps tech volunteers from local universities and community and organize Speakers Bureau and work with local universities and high schools on community service, pairings, interns
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Recruit, organize and nurture volunteers to help with Chapter & field work including for eWaste, eCorps, and capacity building
About the Burlington Chapter
Our Burlington, Vt Chapter is very active. Volunteers from the Burlington area filled a 40-foot container with 400 computer sets to go to connect 20 schools of the Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria.
Interested in volunteering? Let us know by filling out our volunteer form.
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| Location | Williston, Vermont |
| Coordinator | John FitzGerald |
| JFitzGerald@WorldComputerExchange.org | |
| Drop Off | Call 802-863-5062 ext. 241 We can arrange for pick-ups of larger quantities. |
When we pick-up donations, we ask for a pick-up donation of $10 per computer to help us cover our transportation and storage costs.
See Gear We Can Use for more gear ideas to donate.
News
In early May, volunteers from the Burlington area filled a 40-foot container with 400 computer sets to go to connect 20 schools of the Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria. Our eCorps team of 10 techies will be going to Kaduna August 9-24. You can see a story about this on our home page.
Volunteering
We need volunteers from Vermont to help with fundraising of the last 1/3 of the sourcing and shipping costs (this includes Rotary Clubs), with marketing for public computer donation events, eCorps recruitment, volunteer recruitment, speakers bureau, and press releases for shipments. We are a very active Chapter and need volunteers with help us pick-up, inventory, test and pack donated used computers. Getting the word out and recruit eCorps tech volunteers from local universities and community, organize Speakers Bureau and work with local universities and high schools on community service, pairings, interns. Recruit, organize and nurture volunteers to help with Chapter & field work including for eWaste, eCorps, and capacity building.
