41 people Saturday January 30 2016

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    •   A fantastic Computer Reach volunteer day was had on Monday January 30, 2016 with a turnout of 41 superb volunteers.    

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 1-18-16

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      • 24 volunteers from the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Service Fraternity at the University of Pittsburgh on Jan 18, 2016 at Construction Junction. Here is a Follow-up video with WTAE that same day: Thank You !

      If not for Computer Reach

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        •  If not for Computer Reach: 1,696 tons of computers and electronic devices would have ended up in Southwest Pennsylvania landfills, 54 local non-profits would have been deprived of affordable technology equipment, training and support services, 6,208 tons of carbon would not have been offset from polluting the environment, and 32,925 hours of volunteer opportunities would never have been provided...

        Volunteer Video Saturday 11-28-15

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          • Volunteers: 16 ( including folks from India, Florida, South Carolina, Johnstown, Virginia, Upper Saint Clair HS, North Allegheny HS ). Location: Warehouse @ Construction Junction Hours Donated: 112 THANKS EVERYONE !  

          Partner & Place Program

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            • Please support Computer Reach #Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2015 The Partner & Place Program is the Fourth component of our operations. We PARTNER with local funders such as churches, foundations and civic groups that generously underwrite the purchase of our refurbished computers so we can PLACE them in non-procit and non-governmental organizations in Southwest Pennsylvania and around the...

            Refurbish & Recycle Program

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              • Please support Computer Reach #Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2015 The Refurbish & Recycle Program is the third component of our workflow at Computer Reach.  Our large force of dedicated volunteers in Pittsburgh works diligently to REFURBISH viable machines by upgrading operating systems, replacing hard drives, installing freeware, and customizing language and software requirements. Obsolete/dead machines are responsibly de-manufactured in...

              Train & Triage Program

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                • Please support Computer Reach #Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2015 The TRAIN & TRIAGE Program is the second component of our workflow at Computer Reach.  We TRAIN our volunteers with the technology skills necessary to diagnose the goodness of each incoming machine.  Computers are classified as “viable” or “obsolete/dead.”  Viable machines go through a TRIAGE process to assess their repair and refurbishing needs.  Obsolete/dead machines...

                Scout & Sort Program

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                  • Please support Computer Reach #Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Since 2001, Computer Reach had SCOUTED & SORTED over 9,000 used computers, most of which were given a second life to serve humanitarian causes all over the world. The first thing we do at Computer Reach is SCOUT all over Southwestern Pennsylvania for used computers and mobile devices.  We source donations of digital equipment from local...

                  Colombia #30

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                    •   We are pleased to announce that Colombia, South America will be the 30th nation to be served by Computer Reach.  We are partnering with Columbia en Pittsburgh on Facebook , Foundation Social Suenos de Vida, and the Gelsa Group ( Grupo Empresarial en Linea S.A. “GELSA” in Colombia) to pool all of our resources to make this...

                    Computer Reach Story At Ohio Linux Fest 2015

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                      • Dave Sevick and Kevin Driscoll venture out to Columbus Ohio October 2-3 2015, to network with the Ohio and international Linux community.  Here is a copy of our Ohio Linux Fest 2015 Slides describing our history transitioning from an ALL Apple refurbishing operation (2001 – 2012)  to a full Mac and PC Linux solution provider...