Ok, lets get this ball rolling, but would really Like Exec to be fully in and behind it. Cheers Szemir On August 23, 2009 07:50:05 pm TekBudda wrote: > bogi wrote: > > Hi All, > > Today was India fest , just in case you missed the action. At Millennium > > park > > > > :-) It was a big outdoors event with many small tents. I was there for > > : the > > > > skate park, and walked around... > > > > To cut a long story short: > > > > Calgary Immigrant women assoc (CIWA) is interested in getting help with > > some computers donations containing Linux. They are also interested to > > present to us about the organization and how we can help them ... I think > > it is a good idea to increase clug's social footprint in town. And gain > > some interesting membership. > > > > Also spoke with the representative of a Calgary homeless association > > etc.. Sorry did not get their contact info, but gave them mine ... (sun > > was baring down too hard on my head) And they are interested in our > > ability to use Linux for everyday life and operations :-) Duh ... more > > membership and possibly more Linux users in town. They think along the > > line of bolstering their own infrastructure and personnel with Linux > > capability. > > > > Both organizations where interested in reused computers with Linux on > > them :-) So this looks like a great opportunity for some of our > > supporters dealing with computer recycling and reusing... > > > > Both organizations have no problems accepting using Linux based reused > > computers... > > > > So i will keep you posted on the details, and would like the exec to also > > pick up the threads on communication between us and them. > > SO lets take the bull by the horns bogi... why dont you and i get > together & see if we can start up some sort of clug community outreach > program for things like this. I know other opportunitie like tthis have > happened in the past & have been lost... and other are bound to come as > well & would be a shame to lose those as well. > > Lets get together for coffee one of these days & get something down on > paper. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying
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