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TO:  Potential Volunteers and Sponsors
FROM:  Tech Corps-DC
DATE:  August 2, 1996
RE:  NetDay96

NetDay96, a new grass roots, volunteer initiative to get every public,
private, and alternative K-12 school in the nation wired for connection to
the Internet, is coming to the District of Columbia this October.
Originating in California last March, over 50,000 technical and
non-technical volunteers turned out to wire more than 3,000 schools in a
single day.

Activities taking place in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia are being overseen
by the NetDay East coalition.  Events in the District are being coordinated
by Tech Corps-DC, a non-profit organization that has already begun working
closely with several schools in the area.

Each weekend this October, parents, teachers, students, and other volunteers
will help wire schools in the District.  Tech Corps-DC is looking for
volunteers, sponsors, and endorsements for this exciting initiative.
Interested parties may get involved in the following ways:

        WWW:  http://www.cgcs.org/netday-east/
        E-mail:  netday-info@cgcs.org
                    netday-volunteers@cgcs.org
                    netday-sponsors@cgcs.org
                    netday-endorsements@cgcs.org
                    netday-schools@cgcs.org
        Phone:  (202) 628-TECH (8324)

I would be happy to give more information.  Participating in this effort is
a good way to find support to wire your school.  If librarians play an
active role, then the libraries will be at the center of the network.


Faith Williams, librarian at St. Anselm's Abbey School, 4501 S. Dakota
Ave., NW, Wash. DC 20017-2795  Tel 202-269-2362   Faithw@cais.com or
fmwill@aol.com


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