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Free Geek Penn
400 West Main Street Suite 6, Ephrata, PA 17522 Phone: (717) 721-2494
Website: www.freegeekpenn.org
E-mail: info@freegeekpenn.org
FREE GEEK is
a non-profit organization that recycles used technology and provides
computers and education to those in need in exchange for community
service".
Free
Geek does most of this work with volunteers. The volunteers
disassemble the donated equipment and test the components, which are
either recycled as electronic scrap or recycled into refurbished
systems. These refurbished computers are then loaded with Open
Source Software, such as Linux, Open Office, and other free
software.
What We Do
- Recycling,
Any computer equipment, working or not, can be donated to FREE
GEEK-PENN; we will repair and reuse what computers we can.
Non-functioning computers and scrap will be recycled responsibly.
- Steel
is sold to Ephrata Recycling
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Obsolete monitors and terminals are processed through
Lancaster Solid Waste Management
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Circuit boards and
processors are sold for precious metal recovery
FREE GEEK-PENN works with companies
and government organizations that we are confident are handing the
materials in an environmentally responsible manner.
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Computer Education,
training volunteers and clients; If you are looking to beef up
your resumé or need a longer-term internship for a school
requirement, these job descriptions may interest you.
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Computer Adoption Program,
which provides a starter computer system and software to
volunteers;
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Printer Repair,
training volunteers how to repair printers;
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Collaborative Technologies,
a consulting service for not-for-profit organizations that goes
well beyond simply providing recycled computer technology.
Donations
Computers- FREE GEEK-PENN
accepts computers and computer related hardware in
any condition. If you are donating equipment that is known to be
broken or a computer older than a Pentium I PC or PPC Mac, we do ask
for a donation to help with our processing costs.
There is a $10.00 disposal
donation per
monitor, working or not, no exceptions (includes computers with
built-in monitors).
Time - Whether you want to
volunteer here to learn new skills, perform community service, get
credit for school or just support the cause(s), we have room for
you! Forget all that equipment we handle, our volunteers are our
greatest
assets.
Money – As we get off the
ground we need operating capital. This includes individuals and
corporate sponsors.
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