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WCE Washington/Baltimore Chapter

Contact

Location Washington/Baltimore
Coordinator Tom Graham  
Email TGraham@WorldComputerExchange.org
Drop Off Call first 410-997-3395 Columbia, Maryland 21044

Status

Accepting Dropoffs Contact the email address above for more information.

News

Our next computer testing and packing date is on Saturday July 19th from 10:30 AM to 3 PM at Extra Space storage at 10400 Old Columbia Road, Columbia, MD  21046.

The Washington/Baltimore Steering Committee and interested chapter volunteers and field volunteers in the DC area are next meeting in DC on the afternoon of September 14, 2008.  eMail Tom at the address above.

Marketing Team:  Our chapter is gifted with 7 individuals with skills in PR, advertising and marketing.  They help with our chapter's marketing role and also help some with specific tasks helping market WCE overall.  Currently our Marketing Team is helping maintain this page, develop a quarterly WCE newsletter from this website, and help draft a story and press release about the WCE eCorps trip to Nigeria from August 9-24.  (Our Baltimore/Washington Chapter is represented by one of our volunteers.)

In 2007, WCE's local chapter was recognized as one of the best small charities in the Washington area by the Catalogue for Philanthropy. This "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" is a signal to prospective donors that WCE pursues its mission in a transparent and efficient manner. We were pleased to receive this designation, and we believe it's a vote of confidence that can make our fundraising efforts more successful as we continue to seek assistance.

Volunteering

We need volunteers from Washinton/Baltimore to help to accomplish the following five tasks:

  • Pick-up, inventory, test and pack donated used computers
  • Coordinate public computer donation events, speakers bureau and press releases 
  • Recruit participation of local universities and high schools (for community service, pairings, interns and eCorps trips)
  • Raise Sponsorship funds to help WCE Partners with the last 1/3 of the sourcing and shipping costs (this includes Rotary)
  • Recruit volunteers to help with Chapter & field work or to be an eCorps tech volunteer or staff a youth Internet camp

Washington/Baltimore Steering Committee

  • Tom Graham, Chairman, WCE Board of Directors
  • Dimitry Cherney, WCE Sponsor Fund Raising Team
  • Emma Shercliff, WCE International Advisory Council
  • Stephen Sena, WCE Regional Manager for the Middle East & North Africa
  • Joanne Sonenshine, WCE Baltimore/Washington Marketing Team

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