Mac Reclamation Project A Holiday
Success
Washington Apple Pi Journal, March/April
2001, reprint
information
Rockville, Md. (Washington Apple Pi - January 8th) 25
families in the Washington, DC area received a holiday gift
they may have never thought possible this past month - a
newly refurbished Macintosh computer. Washington Apple Pi,
the largest, and one of the oldest user groups in the world,
made it all possible through its Computer Reclamation
Project. "We started this project many years ago for two
reasons," says Pi President Lorin Evans. "First, to help
those who might not be able to get a computer to have one.
Secondly, to recycle these Macs to ensure they continue to
give years of valuable service."
Just before Christmas, the Pi distributed 25 complete
computer systems to organizations in the Washington, DC
area. Those organizations will make sure the Macs will go to
families that don't have computers. "This is just one
example of our ongoing Reclamation Project," says Evans.
"Our volunteers spend many, many hours recycling all
varieties of Macintoshes so that they may be returned to the
community." WAP has even sent computers to needy
organizations overseas.
For more information about the WAP Reclamation Project,
contact Washington Apple Pi at (301)-984-0300 (M-W-F) or by
email to office@wap.org.
The Mac computer systems consisted of the following:
- Macintosh 6100CD
- 24meg RAM
- 230 Meg Hard Drive
- Preloaded software
- A Copy of the CD Pi Fillings - Goes to School
- A Copy of The CD Grolier's Encyclopedia
- 13 inch Color Monitor
- Keyboard and mouse
- ImageWriter II printer with ribbon
Washington Apple Pi would like to thank the following
members who donated their time to helping with the project:
- Herbert Block
- Ed Escalante
- Lorin Evans
- Pat Fauquet
- Steve Fink
- Victor Nazarian
- Dave Ottalini
- Scott Poit
- Jim Ritz
- Dale Smith
- Jay Thal
- Jon Thomason
- Laszlo Vajda
- Beth Medlin
Washington Apple Pi would also like to thank the
companies that provided computers for the project:
- TMP Worldwide Integrated Marketing
Communications
- Norwood School
- The McLean School of Potomac
- Human Genome Sciences
- 3 Com
The systems were distributed as follows:
Two systems to:
- Arlington Count, Virginia
- Department of Human Services
- Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
Services Division
- 1725 N. George Mason Drive
- Arlington, VA 22205
Five systems to:
- D.C. CASA Unit
- Court Appointed Special Advocate
- CASA Program of the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia
- 1424 16th Street NW
- Suite 102
- Washington, DC 20036
Five systems to:
- Library Media Center
- Malcolm X Elementary School
- 1351 Alabama Avenue SE
- Washington, DC 20032
Seven systems to:
- Immigrant Family Advocates
- 129 N. Irving Street
- Arlington, VA 22201
Four systems to:
- Veterans Administration
Two systems to:
- Roberto Clemente Middle School
- 18808 Waring Station Road
- Germantown, MD 20874
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