[kwlug-disc] Volunteer help wanted: save some laptops!

[Bob Jonkman]

I should be there.

--Bob.

Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>As I mentioned during the meeting, after getting 10 or so people
>expressing initial interest in fixing some laptops, I have received a
>total of two (now maybe four?) expressions of interest in actually
>showing up. 
>
>As the message below indicates, we are holding two evening sessions to
>try this out: 
>
>- Saturday, Nov 8, 4pm-8pm or so.
>- Monday, Nov 10, 5pm-9pm or so. 
>
>If you are able to help during one of these sessions, please email me
>offlist and I will give you a cellphone number so that you can get
>into the building. If you cannot make either of these sessions (and
>cannot come during the day when Computer Recycling is open) that would
>be helpful to know as well.
>
>- Paul
>
>
>On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 02:43:23AM -0400, Paul Nijjar wrote:
>> 
>> Okay, let's fix some laptops. 
>> 
>> Some people want to help fix laptops during Computer Recycling
>> operating hours (Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm). Those people can contact
>> Charles directly: charlesm at theworkingcentre.org (or the address he
>> uses on this list, I guess.) CC me on the email if you want. 
>> 
>> Some people have distractions like employment or schooling which
>> prevents them from fixing laptops during Computer Recycling hours. Of
>> this group, a subset would like to fix laptops in the evening on a
>> weekday and a subset would like to fix laptops on a weekend. To
>> accomodate these subsets, we are going to experiment with holding
>> laptop-fixing sessions after hours: 
>> 
>> - Saturday, Nov 8, 4pm-8pm or so.
>> - Monday, Nov 10, 5pm-9pm or so. 
>> 
>> Both of these sessions will be held at the SECRET COMPUTER RECYCLING
>> LAIR at 66 Queen Street South, Kitchener. Getting into the SECRET
>LAIR
>> after hours is going to be challenging, so if you would like to
>> volunteer during one of these sessions please send me an email and I
>> will send you the SECRET PHONE NUMBER to call and get in. (And for
>you
>> Luddites who don't own phones, bring $0.50, because one of the few
>> remaining pay phones in Kitchener is across the street. Or just make
>> arrangements with me and we will figure something out.)
>> 
>> There is a subset of you which would like to volunteer to fix
>laptops,
>> but for which none of these times work. Let me know this offlist, and
>> let me know what kinds of days would work better. 
>> 
>> If these sessions work well maybe we will make them a regular thing.
>> If they turn out like all of the other futile and unfun volunteer
>> obligations I have been taking on, then not so much.
>> 
>> 
>> There is also a subset of you who wants to take some laptops to the
>> SECRET KWARTZLAB LAIR and fix them there. If possible, I recommend
>> that some of you attend one of the initial sessions to scope out the
>> situation. If you then want to take some laptops away to fix them, we
>> can make arrangements. 
>> 
>> People associated with Computer Recycling, Kwartzlab, KWLUG, or other
>> organizations beginning with hard-k sounds are welcome to
>participate.
>> You do not need to be a laptop refurbishing expert to participate,
>but
>> I am not sure how appropriate these sessions will be for people who
>> are completely unfamiliar with computers.
>> 
>> 
>> - Paul 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Oct 02, 2014 at 10:21:18PM -0400, Paul Nijjar wrote:
>> > 
>> > This is a quick note thanking everybody who volunteered to help
>out.
>> > We are still trying to figure out how to organize this. If I do not
>> > get back to you folks within a week then kick me. 
>> > 
>> > We do have regular hours when we are open to volunteers a little
>> > later: Wednesdays from 5-7pm. CR is also open 10am-5pm from
>Tuesdays
>> > to Fridays, but those hours do not work for a lot of people who
>have
>> > to go to school or work for a living. We may be able to do
>something
>> > on 1-2 Saturday afternoons a week, or maybe we could arrange for an
>> > after-hours day some other time (maybe a Monday when there is no
>KWLUG
>> > or WWITPro?)
>> > 
>> > - Paul 
>> 
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