[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Computer Apprenticeship Program Planning Meeting

[Shira Golding]

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> From: "Nina Piccoli" <Nina at fingerlakesreuse.org>
> Date: September 29, 2010 3:18:12 PM EDT
> To: <tc-HSC-L at cornell.edu>
> Subject: Computer Apprenticeship Program Planning Meeting
> Reply-To: "Nina Piccoli" <Nina at fingerlakesreuse.org>
>
> Computer Apprenticeship Community Meeting
> Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 – 6:00 p.m
> Finger Lakes ReUse – eCenter (Triphammer Mall)
>
>
> Finger Lakes ReUse, Inc. is developing a Computer Apprenticeship  
> Program through our eCenter computer reuse program to provide local  
> students with training in technical and leadership skills. As part  
> of the Computer Apprenticeship Program, school-age students (15-18)  
> will be immersed in an intensive, hands-on educational environment  
> where apprentices will be trained to repair and refurbish donated  
> computers, gain knowledge of the basics of Information Technology,  
> and learn valuable social and leadership skills.
>
> Finger Lakes ReUse is seeking input from the educational and human  
> services community for the development of the Computer  
> Apprenticeship Program at a meeting at the eCenter in Triphammer  
> Mall on Tuesday, October 5 from 6PM until 7:30 PM. Attendees will be  
> given plan outlines for the Computer Apprenticeship Program and have  
> the opportunity to give feedback and ideas regarding curriculum,  
> application and selection process, educational partnerships,  
> scholarship ideas, and program timing. Please R.S.V.P. to Louise  
> Henrie at (607) 257-9699 orlouise at fingerlakesreuse.org if you plan  
> to attend.
>
> The development of this program has been made possible by a grant  
> from the Social Service League. Finger Lakes ReUsehas benefited from  
> the generosity of community members and organizations contributing  
> time, reusable items and financial support to our growing  
> organization. It is through our eCenter program and our  
> collaboration with the Ithaca Youth Bureau Computer All Stars that  
> we are offering the Computer Apprenticeship Program. For detailed  
> information on our programs and policies as well as a complete list  
> of the types of computer and electronic donations accepted by the  
> eCenter, please visit our website at www.fingerlakesreuse.org/ecenter.
>
> Finger Lakes ReUse is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization  
> committed to improving community, economy, and environment through  
> reuse. The eCenter is made possible thanks to the generous support  
> of Autodesk, Inc., the Helen Thomas Howland Foundation as  
> administered by the Community Foundation of Tompkins County, the  
> Legacy Foundation, Social Service League of Tompkins County, Stone  
> Soup Philanthropy, Tompkins County Solid Waste, Tompkins Charitable  
> Gift Fund, the Triad Foundation, Triphammer Development, and many  
> other anonymous individuals and foundations.
>
>
> -- 
> Nina Piccoli
> Outreach and Development Associate
> Finger Lakes ReUse, Inc.
> 2255 N. Triphammer Rd. (Triphammer Mall)
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> (607) 257-9699
> www.fingerlakesreuse.org
>
> Enhancing Community, Economy, & Environment through ReUse
>
>
>

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