COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOLS in DC and NJ

Greetings,
I am appealing to you on behalf of several schools in the District of Columbia and one school system in New Jersey in impoverished areas that are in desperate need of computer equipment.

Newer Equipment:
Newer equipment is the most desired by the schools. Under the Tax Relief Act, any "C" corporation can donate equipment to schools that is two years old and deduct the purchase price plus 1/2 the current value from their taxes. This is part of the White House initiatives to get more technology into the schools. The newer equipment can only be donated to schools in order to take advantage of the tax break.

Older Equipment:
At Takoma Educational Center in northwest DC, we have a program that 6th, 7th, and 8th graders rehab and upgrade the equipment depending on the condition of the equipment we receive. This year a group of 6th and 7th graders rebuilt over a dozen PCs under the guidance of Jay and Cleopatra White. For upgrading and rehabilitation purposes, PC 386's or better, 500 meg or larger hard drives, network board-cables-connectors, mice, monitors and printers are needed.

Points of Contact:
If you have any equipment to donate, please get in touch with me (mailto:lb170@umail.umd.edu) or Jay White (mailto:whitej@apcorp.com)
We will get letters from the schools to document their request for donations and can coordinate the pickup of any equipment you desire to donate. If you need more information on the tax relief act, I have a copy of a white paper explaining it.

Thanks.
Peace&blessings,
Linda J. Bettis
Executive Director
Sankofa Educational Technologies, Inc..
(An all volunteer organization working to improve the technology literacy of disadvantaged and at-risk students.)