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Thought you may be interested in this list of places which recycle computers.... AnotheR BytE, Inc. Contact: Charlie DiBella, Executive Director 319 S. San Francisco St Flagstaff, AZ 86001 1-800-775-0712 ext: 6923 Tech-lab: (520) 774-9520 Email: abyte@infomagic.com BOSTON COMPUTER SOCIETY Nonprofit Assistance Program Donates computers, monitors, printers and other equipment to non profit organizations. Contact: Marlene Archer Boston Computer Society Computer & Peripheral Recycling Program 101 First Avenue, Suite 2 Waltham, MA 02154 (617) 290-5700 Fax: (617) 290-5744 E-mail: msa@bcs.org COMPUTER BANK CHARITY Computer Bank Charity 15062-B 15th Avenue, N.E. Seattle, WA 98155 (206) 365-4657 Donates computers and related equipment to non profit organizations and individuals primarily in the Seattle area, giving priorities to people with disabilities. They consider applications elsewhere in Washington State if transportation can be arranged. Community Wire 517 E. Wilson Ave. #101 Glendale, CA 91206 Robert Marston (818) 240-5295 Fax: (818) 240-4024 THE COMPUTER MUSEUM 15062B 15th Avenue, N.E. Seattle, WA 98155 (206) 365-4657 Contact: Brent Sverdloff Collections Manager The Computer Museum 300 Congress Street Boston MA 02210 (617) 426-2800 x342 FAX 617.426.2943 collections@tcm.org COMPUTER RECLAMATION INC. Donates computers and other related equipment to non profit organizations in the metro Washington D.C. area, but other organizations can apply if they can arrange transportation. A $25 donation per computer is requested. Contact: Michael Wiggins Computer Reclamation Inc. 912 Thayer Avenue, Suite 210 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 495-0280 COMPUTER RECYCLING CENTER Donates computers to schools in the San Francisco Bay area. Contact: Mark Hoss Computer Recycling Center 1245 Terrabella Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 (415) 428-3700 COMPUTER RECYCLING CENTER Donates computers to non profit organizations and schools with a priority to those involved in job training and tutoring. A $50 donation is required. Contact: Marc Bartholomew, Coordinator Computer Recycling Center Cyert Hall, Room B25 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 268-8609 Fax:(412) 268-8192 E-mail: retread@andrew.cmu.edu COMPUTER RECYCLING PROJECT, INC http://www.wco.com/~dale/crp.html Donates computers and related equipment to non profit organizations and schools. Other organizations can apply if they will provide transportation. Contact: Dale M. Tersey, Executive Director Computer Recycling Project 479 Bartlett St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 695-7703 Email: dale@wco.com COMPUTERS AND YOU 330 Ellis Rm 610 San Francisco, CA 94102 Glide Memorial Church program to teach computer skills to disadvantaged. Some pass through of equipment at subsidised rates. Email: cryinfo@glide.org COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM Welcomes donations of quality computer equipment from individuals and businesses in California. Donors call (619) 456-9045 or Send Us a Note! or fax to (619) 456-9918. Computers for Schools Program 470 Nautilus St., Suite 300 La Jolla, CA 92037 (800) 939-6000, (619) 456-9045 DALLAS COMPUTER LITERACY PROGRAM Donates computers and related equipment in the Dallas area to non profit organizations that provide computer training and public use. Contact: Brian Mickel Dallas Computer Literacy Program 4208 University Boulevard Dallas, TX 75205 DETWILER FOUNDATION Donates equipment to California K-12 schools. Contact: Diana Detwiler, Executive Director Detwiler Foundation Computers for Schools Program 470 Nautilus Street, Suite 300 La Jolla, CA 92037 (800) 939-6000 (619) 456-9045 EAST-WEST EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION Donates computers and related equipment to non profit organizations and schools in the U.S. and other countries. Recipients are selected by the equipment donors. Contact: Alexander Randall V East-West Education Development Foundation 55 Temple Place Boston, MA 02111 (617) 542-1234 (617) 542-0555 E-mail: alex@donate.org EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, LIMITED EAL is a clearinghouse of computers and scientific equipment and software. It inventories all sorts of equipment donated by corporations. Lists are faxed to the K-12 school which may receive any item for a 10 percent handling fee. Items are not brand new and they may not be the very latest model, but extremely useful equipment is available. Contact: Michael Evans P.O. Box 3021 Glen Ellyn, IL 60138 (708) 690-0010 Free Bytes NP, Inc. Donates computers and related equipment to non profit organizations and schools in the Atlanta area. Organizations donate $30 per machine. Contact: Charlie Shufeldt Free Bytes One Buckhead Plaza Atlanta, GA 30305 (404) 364-2136 Email: 74107.2440@CompuServe.COM GIFTS IN KIND AMERICA Gifts In Kind America, the leading charity in the field of product philanthropy, encourages and manages product donations from companies to support nonprofits addressing critical needs including housing, health care, education and youth development. Each year, more than $100 million in newly manufactured products is available for qualified charities. Contact: Jennie Ziegler Manager of Communications Gifts In Kind America 700 North Fairfax Street, Ste. 300 Alexandria, VA 22314 Email: ProductDonations@GiftsInKind.org GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION A non-profit organization, will recycle unwanted computers and telecommunications equipment to African users. Contact: Phil Friedman Global Technology Foundation Box 4861 Boulder, CO 80306 (303) 440-1115 GREENDISK Recycles a million disks every month. The quality of their recycled disks is high, the retail prive is low. GreenDisk 15530 Woodinville-Redmond Road Woodinville, WA 980702 (800) 305-3475 Historical Computer Society Contact: David Greelish at historical@aol.com 10928 Ted Williams Place El Paso, TX 79934 LAZARUS FOUNDATION Recycles computers from the private industry back into the non-profit and educational markets. Donates computers and related equipment to non profit organizations and schools in the Washington metropolitan area. Their goal is to establish computer recycling standards by networking and supporting all computer recycling efforts anywhere. The first annual conference will be held in Washington D.C. in the sping of '96. East Coast Contact: Don Bard or Paul Dammitt Lazarus Foundation 10378 Eclipse Way Columbia, MD21044 (202) 205-8308 (410) 381-4762 Email: ebard@aol.com West Coast Contact: Kenneth M. Wyrick, Western Regional Director The Lazarus Foundation 30 West Mission Street, #4 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 563-1009 MARIN COMPUTER RESOURCE CENTER Donates computers and related equipment to non profit organizations, school libraries, and low income families in the Marin County area. Other organizations can apply if they arrange transportation. Contact: Clay Thompson Marin Computer Resource Center 862 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, No. 166 San Anselmo, CA 94960 (415) 454-4227 Fax:(415) 456-9492 NATIONAL CRISTINA FOUNDATION Matches companies and individuals interested in donating computers and related equipment with non profit organizations and schools that serve people with disabilities in the U S. and abroad. Donors send equipment directly to the beneficiary. Contact: Yvette Marrin National Cristina Foundation 591 West Putnam Avenue Greenwich, Conn 06830 (203) 622-6000 Nonprofit Computer Connection Contact: Deborah Hier (pronounced hire) Computer Donation Program 30 Federal St., 5th Fl. Boston, MA 02110 (617) 728-9151 Email: tdc@igc.apc.org NONPROFIT COMPUTING INC. Donates computers and related equipment to non profit organizations, schools and government agencies primarily in New York City. Will also work with other groups in the U.S. if they provide transportation. Contact: John L. German Non-Profit Computing Inc. 40 Wall Street, Suite 2124 New York, NY 10005-1301 (212) 759-2368 E-mail: npc@igc.org NON-PROFIT SERVICES Donates computers and related equipment to member ($30 fee) nonprofit organizations in the San Francisco Bay area. Contact: James Chao Non-Profit Services 1605 63rd Street Emeryville, CA 94608 (510) 658-4760 NORTHWEST MICRO Donates computers and related equipment traded to local nonprofits. Northwest Micro Give to the Givers Program 620 S W. Arctic Drive Beaverton, OR 37005 (503) 628-2555 Oregon Public Networking Generally takes equipment for public terminals but may have extras for transfer to NPO's. Always looking for donations. P.O. Box 1914 Eugene, OR 97440 (503) 448-9637 Email: office@efn.org PROJECT RECYCLE Contact: Peter Horsley 251 Flinders Lane MELBOURNE 3000 (03) 650 6624 Facsimile: (03) 650 3689 STUDENT COMPUTER RECYCLING TO OFFER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN EDUCATION (SCROUNGE) A student run program here at Penn State University, located in central Pennsylvania. Donates computers to school and other non-profit organizations. Accepts computers and related equipment from companies and individuals in Pennsylvania and redistributes these to private and public schools. Contact: Alexis Yurgec - Coordinator, Scrounge Contact: Geradine Russell Pennsylvania State University SCROUNGE 101 South Frear Building University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-7688 Fax (814) 863-8682 Email: scroung9@psuvm.psu.edu Sun Remarketing P.O. Box 4059 Logan, UT 84323-4059 Toll-free calls: (800) 821-3221 Local calls: (801) 755-3393 FAX: (801) 755-3311 THE SURPLUS EXCHANGE Donates and sells computers and related equipment to nonprofit members (one time $50 membership fee) at a discounted rate. Contact: Rick Caplan, Executive Director The Surplus Exchange 1107 Hickory Kansas City, MO 64101 (816) 472-0444 Urban Ore 7th and Gilman Streets Berkeley, California (510) 559-4456 Sells surplus computer equipment at very low rates from their Arts and Media Exchange. A store front operation only, no mail order. ******** For more resources for educators visit: http://www.usa.net/~pitsco/pitsco/resource.html Sincerely, Christine Chiu GUI Designer/webmaster Pitsco Technology Education e-mail for a free catalog of over 3000 activities/products catering to hands-on learning catalog@pitsco.com http://www.usa.net/~pitsco/