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Ottawa, Ontario

Contact

Coordinator Nish Patel
   
E-mail OttawaDonations@WorldComputerExchange.org 
Drop Off Please e-mail first if you want to drop-off

News

  • In January 2010, New Coordinator, Nish Patel, has arrange for a pro bono analysis of the WCE website by Napkyn Inc.
  • August 2009:  Carleton University donated 135 computer sets
  • Nissan Canada generously donated 190 working Pentium 3 and 4 computers and also generously donated the delivery from Toronto to Boyds Warehouse in Ottawa.  See press release from Nissan Canada.
  • The fist shipment of 200 computers from Ottawa was sent to Afghanistan.  See related news story under the "News" tab at the top.
  • WCE-Canada thanks Boyds Warehouse for their generous donation of space during the months since this equipment was packed. 
  • Christine Chéné presented a certificate of appreciation for their generous ongoing help to Debbie Birch for the Anglican Parish of St. Mary the Virgin.

Volunteers

Please see volunteer descriptions here for more information.

We need volunteers from Ottawa to help our team accomplish the following tasks:

Donations Coordinator:

  • Solicit Donations from local Ottawa businesses
  • Maintain a list and follow up with prospective donators
  • Help to increase the organization’s community profile and fundraising initiatives

Operations Coordinator:

  • Set the vision for what WCE Ottawa will be. It can be pretty low key or very ambitious, it’s completely up to you.
  • Decide on WCE Ottawa policies: How do we issue receipts?/ how are pickups handled? etc.
  • Coordinate all parts of WCE Ottawa to ensure that everything is running smoothly.
  • Ensure that the volunteer coordinator is making the testing days happen, that the computers are being tested and inventoried, that receipts are being issued, that the donation process is efficient, that PR happens in a timely way, and that fundraising efforts are coordinated with other aspects of the organization.

Computer Donations Collector:

  • Your job would be to collect computer equipment donations and move them from the donor’s site to our storage warehouse.

Donations

East Location: Parish House 2672B Innes Rd. Blackburn Hamlet (Beside the Mac's)
Contact: Debbie Burch
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 am until 12:00 pm

System Requirements:
We only accept computers in working order that are at least Pentium 3 450Mhz or faster.  We do not want to be responsible for paying recycling fees.
If your computers are no longer operational you can contact any of these places to recycle your equipment.

Pick-Up Info

Pick-ups are only available for a donation of five or more computers.  A small disposal and transportation fee will also be applied as follows:

WCE and Kolectiva
Pick-Up Fee Chart

1-4 computers

5-9 computers

10 + computers

Pick-up within 100 km of downtown Ottawa

$30

$45

$60

Pick-up outside 100 km radius of downtown
Ottawa

$40

$55

$70

Disposal fee to be passed to WCE (from amount collected at pick-up)

$10

$15

$20

Urgent pick-up is available at the regular fee listed above plus the additional cost listed here.

*Urgent pick-up is considered one that is needed within 48 hours

$10

$15

$20

 WCE Ottawa Steering Committee

  • Shannon Lal, Former WCE Ottawa Coordinator
  • Svjetlana Mlinarevic, WCE Ottawa Coordinator
  • We are looking for additional members

Corporate Donors