And when I say trash, I do mean bringing it to hennepin transfer and recycling it. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:10 AM, Scott Dier <scott at dier.name> wrote: > Also, is there a suggested minimum level of computer? I've got a pile > of stuff that needs to go, and I'd love to give it a possible home > rather than trash it. I need to DBAN a pile of disks too, and perhaps > I'll try to do that before this weekend and bring over the > pile-of-legacy-ram, too. > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:39 AM, Mike Miller <mbmiller+l at gmail.com> wrote: >> Amanda or Steve-- >> >> Your message says that you "accept computer donations", but are you also >> interested in working peripheral devices like printers or scanners? >> >> Best, >> Mike >> >> >> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009, Steve Cayford wrote: >> >>> -------- Original Message -------- >>> Subject: Free Geek Twin Cities is now accepting donations! >>> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:38:59 -0500 >>> From: Amanda Luker <amanda at pinkslipmedia.org> >>> >>> Hi everyone! >>> >>> I'm pleased to announce that Free Geek Twin Cities is finally able to >>> start accepting computer donations, starting THIS WEEKEND. Our open >>> hours will start off being SATURDAYS NOON-5PM every weekend, and people >>> can drop off their used equipment anytime between those times. >>> >>> If you are unfamiliar with this project, check out our website: >>> http://freegeektwincities.org. We accept computer donations, then >>> volunteers can come in and take apart computers for a set amount of >>> hours, or learn how to rebuild them as working machines. After a >>> volunteer has either accrued 24 hours of volunteer time or built six >>> computers, they can take a computer -- that they are intimately familiar >>> with -- home with them for free. >>> >>> Our location is 3405 Chicago Ave. S., and the entrance is at the back of >>> the building. Our contact number is (612) 293-7339. It's currently a >>> very raw space, but we'll be able to stick equipment in storage space in >>> the basement until our work space is ready for us. >>> >>> Thanks, and let me know if you have any questions! We are also looking >>> for people who might want to join our volunteer staff -- or to do a >>> little of both! >>> >>> Amanda >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > > > > -- > Scott Dier <scott at dier.name> > -- Scott Dier <scott at dier.name>