My dear chess buddy and friend, Shira Evans Sanford, and husband Crispin Sanford, are conducting their latest computer lab in California, thanks to our contributions to support their ongoing work. Take a look at this video:
Published on Apr 18, 2012 by cl4k
This was taken on April 16th at a shelter where Computer Labs for Kids is giving an iPad class in San Jose, CA.
Please visit Computer Labs for Kids!
Showing posts with label Computer Labs for Kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Computer Labs for Kids. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Can You Help Computer Labs For Kids?
It's hard to believe, sometimes, that I have known Shira Evans Sandford for 11 years. She is my long-time chess buddy. I wrote about her as a featured American player back in the old days when I ran a website called Chess Goddesses, long off-line.
A million email miles later, our friendship still endures. Shira, now with husband Crispin Sandford at her side, has focused her organization, Computer Labs for Kids, to bringing knowledge to the kids who need it most -- the poorest of the poor in urban neighborhoods right here in the USA.
A new component of what they'll be teaching the kids is how to play chess -- introducing them to the game through beginner chess-software as part of teaching them how to use computers. The kids get a twofer -- they learn the skills they'll need to use just about any computer they can access (in libraries, for instance, and in the classroom) and they'll also be learning the life-changing skills that chess teaches.
A new project is afoot - and $$$ is needed. Yeah, we all need $$$ these days, don't we. But I think you'll agree that some things are worth more than others. This is one of those things:
IPAD CLASS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN
Goddesschess made a contribution. I hope you will find it in your hearts to help out too.
As you may have noticed through the years, Goddesschess does not solicit for funds. We fund entirely from our own resources and contributions from friends. So when we provide sponsorship to a cause or to a tournament, or to fund prizes for chess femmes, it is because we really believe in it with all our hearts. That's all I have to say.
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| Okay - only the most dire of circumstances would make me post this photo of Shira and I at the Hales Corners Chess Challenge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in October, 2010. I was overweight, tired and puffy to boot. Yechy! I looked every bit my age in this photo, and I hate it!!! Shira, as always, is gorgeous. Well, darlings, she is young enough to be my daughter, ahem. No, she's not my daughter -- this is not TRUE CONFESSIONS. But it's to show you what good buds we are -- she came to Milwaukee with then BF Crispin (now hubby) to play in the HCCC XIII because I asked her to. Now that's a friend! Friends help friends. I think I need Juviderm... |
A new component of what they'll be teaching the kids is how to play chess -- introducing them to the game through beginner chess-software as part of teaching them how to use computers. The kids get a twofer -- they learn the skills they'll need to use just about any computer they can access (in libraries, for instance, and in the classroom) and they'll also be learning the life-changing skills that chess teaches.
A new project is afoot - and $$$ is needed. Yeah, we all need $$$ these days, don't we. But I think you'll agree that some things are worth more than others. This is one of those things:
IPAD CLASS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN
Goddesschess made a contribution. I hope you will find it in your hearts to help out too.
As you may have noticed through the years, Goddesschess does not solicit for funds. We fund entirely from our own resources and contributions from friends. So when we provide sponsorship to a cause or to a tournament, or to fund prizes for chess femmes, it is because we really believe in it with all our hearts. That's all I have to say.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Computer Labs for Kids
Hola darlings! I received an update the other day from my chess buddy Shira Evans Sanford.
Shira and Crispin are settled in LA and working out of the "mobile lab" that has been a big blessing in reaching many kids! Here's the latest:
So the kids will not only learn how to use an Ipad, they will also learn how to play chess! Yippee!
We have talked about this idea for awhile, and during the 2009 Chicago project, GM Susan Polgar and the Susan Polgar Institute donated software that was loaded onto computers that were delivered at the end of the day to children who attended the program at the Children's Village.
Because Chicago was within my reach by a 90 minute train trip, I was able to volunteer and work with Shira and other volunteers that day, and it was just a wonderful experience.
Shira (center) with one of the student receiving his Certificate of Completion, and me (left), some of the volunteers in the background; his computer buddy is waiting to hand him his computer in the background :)
See also GM Susan Polgar Comes Through!
I've been pushing for Shira to work more chess into her work with the kids ever since! Chess can be a life-changing experience -- knowledge that, once learned, can never be taken away but can be nurtured, and added to. Chess can take you to places you would not have thought about for yourself, if only you can dream, and have a little intestinal fortitude :) I never dreamed that I would ever play in a real chess tournament myself, but somehow, in October, 2010 there were Shira and I, and Crispin (who worked instead of played chess that day, CHICKEN!) at a Hales Corners Chess Challenge.
I don't think I'd have had enough guts to walk in there that first time without my chess buddy at my side, let me tell you! As it was, my hands shook throughout most of my games. I bombed - expected to. But it was an experience! Shira was there to give me encouragement between the rounds, for she was playing in the Open and I was a totally UNRATED player in the Reserve section, eek!
I think it must have driven me slightly mad because, a year later, I somehow found myself playing in another October Hales Corners Chess Challenge! This one I had to get to by myself (bus) and walk into all alone (intestinal fortitude). I only played 3 games (arranged ahead of time), but I did it, all by myself. Now that does sound silly, doesn't it, coming from a 60 year old woman who's been there and done that!
And now, I find I'm playing next month in Hales Corners Chess Challenge XV. And my hands are not shaking at the prospect; I'm sure I'm just going to get really P.O.'d about being mercilessly whipped around the board by players young enough to be my grandchildren. Ach!
So you see - chess and computers! Darlings, it's a natural!
Shira and Crispin are settled in LA and working out of the "mobile lab" that has been a big blessing in reaching many kids! Here's the latest:
So the kids will not only learn how to use an Ipad, they will also learn how to play chess! Yippee!
We have talked about this idea for awhile, and during the 2009 Chicago project, GM Susan Polgar and the Susan Polgar Institute donated software that was loaded onto computers that were delivered at the end of the day to children who attended the program at the Children's Village.
Because Chicago was within my reach by a 90 minute train trip, I was able to volunteer and work with Shira and other volunteers that day, and it was just a wonderful experience.
Shira (center) with one of the student receiving his Certificate of Completion, and me (left), some of the volunteers in the background; his computer buddy is waiting to hand him his computer in the background :)
See also GM Susan Polgar Comes Through!
I've been pushing for Shira to work more chess into her work with the kids ever since! Chess can be a life-changing experience -- knowledge that, once learned, can never be taken away but can be nurtured, and added to. Chess can take you to places you would not have thought about for yourself, if only you can dream, and have a little intestinal fortitude :) I never dreamed that I would ever play in a real chess tournament myself, but somehow, in October, 2010 there were Shira and I, and Crispin (who worked instead of played chess that day, CHICKEN!) at a Hales Corners Chess Challenge.
I don't think I'd have had enough guts to walk in there that first time without my chess buddy at my side, let me tell you! As it was, my hands shook throughout most of my games. I bombed - expected to. But it was an experience! Shira was there to give me encouragement between the rounds, for she was playing in the Open and I was a totally UNRATED player in the Reserve section, eek!
I think it must have driven me slightly mad because, a year later, I somehow found myself playing in another October Hales Corners Chess Challenge! This one I had to get to by myself (bus) and walk into all alone (intestinal fortitude). I only played 3 games (arranged ahead of time), but I did it, all by myself. Now that does sound silly, doesn't it, coming from a 60 year old woman who's been there and done that!
And now, I find I'm playing next month in Hales Corners Chess Challenge XV. And my hands are not shaking at the prospect; I'm sure I'm just going to get really P.O.'d about being mercilessly whipped around the board by players young enough to be my grandchildren. Ach!
So you see - chess and computers! Darlings, it's a natural!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Update: Computer Labs 4 Kids
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| Shira and Crispin Sanford, May, 2011 |
Here's the latest report:
Yesterday we had a class for four foster kids and we were joined by one foster parent. We held the course at the Embassy Suites hotel in South Lake Tahoe, CA. We went over how understanding a computer application frees up your ability to create with that application and demonstrated this with several different iPad applications including Photobooth, Bobo Explores Light, Toontastic, and iMovie.
Everyone in the class made their own cartoon. I’ve included some of them here:
http://toontube.launchpadtoys.com/director/Cl4k/
We hope to hold many more classes coming up in the future.
I asked Shira why they chose ipads as opposed to laptops or netbooks, which are generally less expensive. Here is what she said:
We have used laptops. There were a couple of reasons for going with the iPads: long, long battery life, extremely portable and the fact that schools and even hospitals are using iPads to help kids with learning disabilities. Yes they cost a... bit more, but the kids are going to see them in their future and we believe that our course will help them have a little edge in that regard. Right now Crispin and I are working full time and doing Computer Labs for Kids as purely a volunteer activity. With the iPads we're able to setup a lab quickly and get kids interested a lot faster than we would otherwise. We don't have the funds for anything else really. Believe it or not, it's the most cost effective route since we have a mobile lab we can take anywhere for next to nothing now that we have them. :) The iPads were donated to us by the Lion's Club - we are extremely grateful for their help.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Computer Labs for Kids Mobile Van Project
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| Taken at the Hales Corners Chess Challenge XII October 16, 2010. Shira scored 2.0/4. |
We've taken our mobile lab to northern Cali, and currently looking for a group of kids in the San Jose area. If you can help spread the word, that'd be great! Anyone btw 13-18 can participate in our 1 hour class on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Contact me for details. Our mobile lab will be touring Northern Cal so if kids want to join up in another city, they should send me an email to sign up!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Hales Corners Chess Challenge XIV
It will be here before you know it! I am once again thinking about playing - I just don't know if I can stand the 4-games-in-one-day format! It's a real grind - exhausting, especially when I have no realistic chance of drawing a game (I don't even think about winning a game!) But I'm stubbornly hopeful, anyway, LOL!
If I do play, I'll be solo this time around, no Shira and Crispin to cheer me on. They're now happily married, living in LA, and have taken the Computer Labs for Kids program in a new direction - a mobile lab that visits all around LA and environs, teaching kids how to use computers. The latest news is fantastic! The Pasadena Host Lions Club gave $5,537 to Computer Labs For Kids, Inc. This gift will enable the purchase of ten (10) iPad computers to be used in the mobile lab.
Here's the new banner for the event from Mr. Don. Particulars for Challenge XIV can be found at the Southwest Chess Club's website.
Goddesschess prizes: Paid entry to Challenge XV for the top female finishers in the Open and Reserve Sections, should they choose to play in that event. In addition, in the Open Section only, a win by a female player is worth $40 and a draw is worth $20. We deposit money with the Southwest Chess Club in advance to cover expected outlays so femmes collect their winnings at the conclusion of the tournament, no waiting for a check in the mail!
We would love to see more femmes than ever come out to support this fantastic local tournament.
If I do play, I'll be solo this time around, no Shira and Crispin to cheer me on. They're now happily married, living in LA, and have taken the Computer Labs for Kids program in a new direction - a mobile lab that visits all around LA and environs, teaching kids how to use computers. The latest news is fantastic! The Pasadena Host Lions Club gave $5,537 to Computer Labs For Kids, Inc. This gift will enable the purchase of ten (10) iPad computers to be used in the mobile lab.
Goddesschess prizes: Paid entry to Challenge XV for the top female finishers in the Open and Reserve Sections, should they choose to play in that event. In addition, in the Open Section only, a win by a female player is worth $40 and a draw is worth $20. We deposit money with the Southwest Chess Club in advance to cover expected outlays so femmes collect their winnings at the conclusion of the tournament, no waiting for a check in the mail!
We would love to see more femmes than ever come out to support this fantastic local tournament.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Season's Greetings from Computer Labs for Kids
From my good buddy, Shira Evans, who recently got engaged to a great guy, whom I've currently got the better of in two online chess games :) This is a video of Shira's Computer Labs for Kids most recent project in East Los Angeles:
Please consider making a donation to Computer Labs for Kids to help with the good work that Shira is doing, one child at a time. Thanks - and enjoy the video.
Please consider making a donation to Computer Labs for Kids to help with the good work that Shira is doing, one child at a time. Thanks - and enjoy the video.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: South Central Los Angeles! End Game!
Prior post on Classes 5 and 6.
Prior post on Classes 3 and 4.
Prior post on Class 2 and Extra - the Pakistan Project!
Prior post on start of the South Central LA Project.
So much has happened! Here is Shira Evans' blog on Class 7 along with several pictures of the kids. Everyone looks extremely happy and having a good time.
Last class - information, review and questions/answers and then it's actually Graduation! August 17, 2010!
Here is the most recent - perhaps the last - blog on this project - from August 28, 2010. A well-deserved and heart-felt tribute to my bud, Shira.
Probably by now Shira has 100 or more project requests backed up - all needing funding and, of course, needing her time to do it. She has a job like most of us do, to support herself, so all of the organizing, fund-raising, planning, communications, arranging for volunteers, project support, purchasing, travel arrangements, etc. etc. etc. she does in her "spare" time. Har!
And, demon woman that I am about chess, I got her playing chess again - at least, online - and - well, guess what! Oh, you'll never guess in a million years so I'll tell you - Shira made the August, 2010 USCF Quick Ratings List for Chess Femmes in the USA! See - I told you she was good...
1 Abrahamyan, Tatev (12851435) CA USA 2220
2 Marinello, Beatriz (12537449) NY USA 2177
3 Ross, Laura R (12630804) NY USA 2156
4 Battsetseg, Tsagaan (12719650) MD USA 2121
5 Melekhina, Alisa (12726115) PA USA 2009
6 Robinson, Darrian (12925651) NY USA 1992
7 Chiang, Sarah (13091081) TX USA 1976
8 Mateer, Amanda Rae (12752032) AZ USA 1972
9 Zhu, Caroline (12888833) TX USA 1964
10 Root, Alexey Wilhelmina (10374651) TX USA 1949
11 Vicary, Elizabeth (12477355) NY USA 1942
12 Kats, Alena (12980885) NY USA 1940
13 Marshall, Abby (12784803) VA USA 1938
14 Tilenbaeva, Janyl (14245930) CA USA 1915
15 Niemi, Nicole (12640884) WI USA 1890
16 Yang, Sylvia Siyuan (12909161) TX USA 1883
17 Jamison, Courtney Nicole (12746751) TX USA 1873
18 Kerr, Julia K (12696374) NY USA 1868
19 Zhurbinskiy, Eve D (12878963) NJ USA 1858
20 Matlin, Anna R (12876169) NJ USA 1854
21 Peters, Epiphany M (12937939) MI USA 1846
Acon, Jennifer C (13313093) CA USA 1846
23 Litvak, Eve V (12799901) NJ USA 1841
24 Kennedy, Shernaz (11322000) NY USA 1838
25 Lelko, Rebecca A (12851444) OH USA 1832
26 Skidmore, Jennifer M (12457851) MI USA 1820
27 Wong, Kinsleigh (13314143) AZ USA 1817
28 Dai, Yang (12897613) VA USA 1814
29 Katz, Alanna (12621290) NY USA 1800
30 Liao, Simone (13228302) CA USA 1795
31 Ginzburg, Anna (12758604) NY USA 1790
32 Datta, Anjali (12783131) TX USA 1779
33 Diaz, Linda V (12908194) NY USA 1776
34 Xiang, Ellen (21029572) TX USA 1775
35 Christiansen, Natasha C (11366805) MA USA 1772
36 Flewelling, Heather (12605124) HI USA 1753
Mcgrew, Bethel (12842583) MI USA 1753
38 Goodkind, Lauren (12778910) CA USA 1744
39 Ferguson, Tamara (12778340) PA USA 1739
40 Venkataraman, Madhumitha (12911395) TX USA 1730
Xu, Yue (13533641) IL USA 1730
42 Goodkind, Barbara (12778604) CA USA 1728
Dong, Alice (13398051) NJ USA 1728
44 Munoz, Claudia E (13481236) TX USA 1720
45 Jones, Julia E (12811694) TX USA 1709
46 Bohannon, Angel (12782586) TX USA 1700
47 Liu, Rebekah (12933645) CA USA 1695
48 Poteat, Lilia Meilan (12920065) NY USA 1694
49 Chen, Jasmine (13217481) NY USA 1675
50 Koong, Joanne (13136738) CA USA 1673
51 Xiang, Evan (12966415) TX USA 1670
52 Francis, Emily (12800537) GA USA 1667
53 Liu, Hannah (13466272) TX USA 1665
54 Foley, Sayaka B (12918743) AZ USA 1656
55 Sobel, Simone (12607573) CA USA 1655
56 Alarie, Donna (12447542) MA USA 1651
Hua, Margaret M (13289400) MO USA 1651
58 Kormanik, Katharine (12641476) UT USA 1643
59 Evans, Shira L (12653192) CA USA 1640
Murra, Mayra (12880265) CA USA 1640
61 Chen, Michelle Xueying (12918779) MA USA 1634
62 O'Neill, Julie Anne (10457262) TX USA 1627
63 Carson, Anthea J (12614322) CO USA 1625
64 Walsh, Sara R (12457717) NC USA 1624
65 Regam, Jessica Shor (13467370) PA USA 1622
66 Vohra, Sonya (12902778) IL USA 1620
67 Wright, Polly P (11041957) NY USA 1618
68 Hung, Charlina (12878777) TX USA 1616
69 Karamsetty, Madhu Spanditha (12887934) VA USA 1614
70 Abderhalden, Katherine Louise (13405085) ME USA 1612
71 Alilovic, Miran (13184893) OH USA 1606
72 Ravi, Saisree (13334345) MN USA 1604
Tallo, Emily (13526540) IN USA 1604
74 Lin, Jessica (13039505) TX USA 1603
75 Costescu, Sanda (12430617) VA USA 1600
76 Zhang, Victoria (12923386) TX USA 1599
77 Mccreary, Taylor (13656773) CA USA 1597
78 Garg, Elisha C (12760037) CA USA 1594
79 Ahlemann, Brenda (13144702) UT USA 1593
80 Virkud, Apurva (13464694) MI USA 1591
81 Pierson, Emma J (12926393) VA USA 1589
Zhao, Annie (13473022) TX USA 1589
83 Lauser, Jessica T (12593821) AK USA 1587
84 Treiman, Lauren Sara (13190697) UT USA 1586
85 Mc Roberts, Holly J (12822112) NM USA 1581
86 Ramos, Kristin N (12862965) TX USA 1580
87 Bailey, Taylor (12824524) OR USA 1575
88 Roy, Ananya, Ms (12921220) GA USA 1572
89 Gibson, Graham (12777372) TN USA 1563
90 Eng, Rachael (13189664) AZ USA 1556
91 Ding, Kimberly (13218531) NJ USA 1552
92 Hu, Dianna (12938312) NY USA 1548
Fermin, Jasmine M (13281136) NY USA 1548
94 Tran, April (13446290) VA USA 1547
Wise, Katherine Elizabeth (14092530) CO USA 1547
96 Liu, Emily (13321018) TX USA 1543
97 Erabelli, Saroja (12932122) VA USA 1542
98 De Sa, Jacquelyn M (12837187) AZ USA 1536
99 Ballom, Stephanie (12757909) TX USA 1531
100 Kulkarni, Sukhada Nitin (13277014) OH USA 1529
Way to go, kiddo, and it's your move in our current game :) Just wait until I retire and have the time to take some more lessons from Laura and Dan Sherman - just wait Shira, and World - there's a chess genius somewhere inside of me, just waiting to learn the difference between a pawn and a Queen, whom I regularly sacrifice with reckless abandon.
Prior post on Classes 3 and 4.
Prior post on Class 2 and Extra - the Pakistan Project!
Prior post on start of the South Central LA Project.
So much has happened! Here is Shira Evans' blog on Class 7 along with several pictures of the kids. Everyone looks extremely happy and having a good time.
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| The graduates and Shira (she's the tall one at the end). |
Here is the most recent - perhaps the last - blog on this project - from August 28, 2010. A well-deserved and heart-felt tribute to my bud, Shira.
Probably by now Shira has 100 or more project requests backed up - all needing funding and, of course, needing her time to do it. She has a job like most of us do, to support herself, so all of the organizing, fund-raising, planning, communications, arranging for volunteers, project support, purchasing, travel arrangements, etc. etc. etc. she does in her "spare" time. Har!
And, demon woman that I am about chess, I got her playing chess again - at least, online - and - well, guess what! Oh, you'll never guess in a million years so I'll tell you - Shira made the August, 2010 USCF Quick Ratings List for Chess Femmes in the USA! See - I told you she was good...
1 Abrahamyan, Tatev (12851435) CA USA 2220
2 Marinello, Beatriz (12537449) NY USA 2177
3 Ross, Laura R (12630804) NY USA 2156
4 Battsetseg, Tsagaan (12719650) MD USA 2121
5 Melekhina, Alisa (12726115) PA USA 2009
6 Robinson, Darrian (12925651) NY USA 1992
7 Chiang, Sarah (13091081) TX USA 1976
8 Mateer, Amanda Rae (12752032) AZ USA 1972
9 Zhu, Caroline (12888833) TX USA 1964
10 Root, Alexey Wilhelmina (10374651) TX USA 1949
11 Vicary, Elizabeth (12477355) NY USA 1942
12 Kats, Alena (12980885) NY USA 1940
13 Marshall, Abby (12784803) VA USA 1938
14 Tilenbaeva, Janyl (14245930) CA USA 1915
15 Niemi, Nicole (12640884) WI USA 1890
16 Yang, Sylvia Siyuan (12909161) TX USA 1883
17 Jamison, Courtney Nicole (12746751) TX USA 1873
18 Kerr, Julia K (12696374) NY USA 1868
19 Zhurbinskiy, Eve D (12878963) NJ USA 1858
20 Matlin, Anna R (12876169) NJ USA 1854
21 Peters, Epiphany M (12937939) MI USA 1846
Acon, Jennifer C (13313093) CA USA 1846
23 Litvak, Eve V (12799901) NJ USA 1841
24 Kennedy, Shernaz (11322000) NY USA 1838
25 Lelko, Rebecca A (12851444) OH USA 1832
26 Skidmore, Jennifer M (12457851) MI USA 1820
27 Wong, Kinsleigh (13314143) AZ USA 1817
28 Dai, Yang (12897613) VA USA 1814
29 Katz, Alanna (12621290) NY USA 1800
30 Liao, Simone (13228302) CA USA 1795
31 Ginzburg, Anna (12758604) NY USA 1790
32 Datta, Anjali (12783131) TX USA 1779
33 Diaz, Linda V (12908194) NY USA 1776
34 Xiang, Ellen (21029572) TX USA 1775
35 Christiansen, Natasha C (11366805) MA USA 1772
36 Flewelling, Heather (12605124) HI USA 1753
Mcgrew, Bethel (12842583) MI USA 1753
38 Goodkind, Lauren (12778910) CA USA 1744
39 Ferguson, Tamara (12778340) PA USA 1739
40 Venkataraman, Madhumitha (12911395) TX USA 1730
Xu, Yue (13533641) IL USA 1730
42 Goodkind, Barbara (12778604) CA USA 1728
Dong, Alice (13398051) NJ USA 1728
44 Munoz, Claudia E (13481236) TX USA 1720
45 Jones, Julia E (12811694) TX USA 1709
46 Bohannon, Angel (12782586) TX USA 1700
47 Liu, Rebekah (12933645) CA USA 1695
48 Poteat, Lilia Meilan (12920065) NY USA 1694
49 Chen, Jasmine (13217481) NY USA 1675
50 Koong, Joanne (13136738) CA USA 1673
51 Xiang, Evan (12966415) TX USA 1670
52 Francis, Emily (12800537) GA USA 1667
53 Liu, Hannah (13466272) TX USA 1665
54 Foley, Sayaka B (12918743) AZ USA 1656
55 Sobel, Simone (12607573) CA USA 1655
56 Alarie, Donna (12447542) MA USA 1651
Hua, Margaret M (13289400) MO USA 1651
58 Kormanik, Katharine (12641476) UT USA 1643
59 Evans, Shira L (12653192) CA USA 1640
Murra, Mayra (12880265) CA USA 1640
61 Chen, Michelle Xueying (12918779) MA USA 1634
62 O'Neill, Julie Anne (10457262) TX USA 1627
63 Carson, Anthea J (12614322) CO USA 1625
64 Walsh, Sara R (12457717) NC USA 1624
65 Regam, Jessica Shor (13467370) PA USA 1622
66 Vohra, Sonya (12902778) IL USA 1620
67 Wright, Polly P (11041957) NY USA 1618
68 Hung, Charlina (12878777) TX USA 1616
69 Karamsetty, Madhu Spanditha (12887934) VA USA 1614
70 Abderhalden, Katherine Louise (13405085) ME USA 1612
71 Alilovic, Miran (13184893) OH USA 1606
72 Ravi, Saisree (13334345) MN USA 1604
Tallo, Emily (13526540) IN USA 1604
74 Lin, Jessica (13039505) TX USA 1603
75 Costescu, Sanda (12430617) VA USA 1600
76 Zhang, Victoria (12923386) TX USA 1599
77 Mccreary, Taylor (13656773) CA USA 1597
78 Garg, Elisha C (12760037) CA USA 1594
79 Ahlemann, Brenda (13144702) UT USA 1593
80 Virkud, Apurva (13464694) MI USA 1591
81 Pierson, Emma J (12926393) VA USA 1589
Zhao, Annie (13473022) TX USA 1589
83 Lauser, Jessica T (12593821) AK USA 1587
84 Treiman, Lauren Sara (13190697) UT USA 1586
85 Mc Roberts, Holly J (12822112) NM USA 1581
86 Ramos, Kristin N (12862965) TX USA 1580
87 Bailey, Taylor (12824524) OR USA 1575
88 Roy, Ananya, Ms (12921220) GA USA 1572
89 Gibson, Graham (12777372) TN USA 1563
90 Eng, Rachael (13189664) AZ USA 1556
91 Ding, Kimberly (13218531) NJ USA 1552
92 Hu, Dianna (12938312) NY USA 1548
Fermin, Jasmine M (13281136) NY USA 1548
94 Tran, April (13446290) VA USA 1547
Wise, Katherine Elizabeth (14092530) CO USA 1547
96 Liu, Emily (13321018) TX USA 1543
97 Erabelli, Saroja (12932122) VA USA 1542
98 De Sa, Jacquelyn M (12837187) AZ USA 1536
99 Ballom, Stephanie (12757909) TX USA 1531
100 Kulkarni, Sukhada Nitin (13277014) OH USA 1529
Way to go, kiddo, and it's your move in our current game :) Just wait until I retire and have the time to take some more lessons from Laura and Dan Sherman - just wait Shira, and World - there's a chess genius somewhere inside of me, just waiting to learn the difference between a pawn and a Queen, whom I regularly sacrifice with reckless abandon.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: South Central Los Angeles - Classes 5 and 6!
Saturday, July 26, fifth class.
I was excited to see that the kids brought two of their friends with them to our class this Saturday.
We had so much fun! The first thing we did was take apart an iBook. The kids took turns putting the laptop parts back in place.
They learned where the memory is located and how to replace it.
Next we watched three videos – do not steal, be worthy of trust and fulfill your obligations.
We had group discussions about each one, and I think the one that was very real to kids was be worthy of trust. I saw a lot of agreement that they have had people in their lives that did break their promises. We talked about what you can do when you’ve found you’ve broken your promise and how to gain back trust.
Next we had a free time and some explored the laptops. Louie played with the electronics kit, and Meara explored the iBook laptop.
Then we made a video as a class. The kids came up with some ideas for it as well as the volunteers. To me this was the best part of the day, as they shared some of their creativity and personality.
The kids on YouTube.
Saturday, July 31st was our sixth class.
We started the course learning about internet safety and went over the tips for kids from the FBI website.
Then the kids got their own email accounts and we practiced sending and receiving emails.
Next we called each other on skype and saw each other’s faces through video.
The Way to Happiness lessons we covered where Be Industrious and Be Competent.
I enjoyed hearing from the kids the things they wanted to be competent in. I can’t wait to see these kids as our leaders in the future. It makes me so happy to hear their dreams. Now they know how they can attain their goals by being industrious and competent.
Today we had a photographer with us from the Pasadena Star News!!! They said we will be featured on August 4th.
We left with a lot of smiles!
Check back with us after next Saturday’s course.
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Shira seriously whupped my butt in a chess game at redhotpawn.com that I was silly enough to challenge her to; it ended yesterday - I did not even survive 30 moves, eek! But today, Ms. Never Say Die Newton once again challenged Shira to a new game. What was I thinking? Maybe she won't receive the email challenge...
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: South Central Los Angeles - Classes 3 and 4!
Wow - my buddy Shira has been more than her usual busy the past few weeks. She has revamped the entire website for Computer Labs for Kids - check it out!
Classes 3 and 4 in South Central LA have been completed - only 2 more to go (I think). How quickly the time is going, how much the kids and the volunteers are learning. (Photo from Class 3, a beautiful smile from a beautiful young lady).
This project is the first using the new, expanded program of intensive training over several classes with a small group of students and volunteers. Some of the kids are older than in the past projects - also a new approach. Too often, it seems, the older kids in foster care and orphanages are just sort of forgotten about. But Shira loves everyone, and wants to help everyone she can.
Kudos to the volunteers for this project, who agreed to a six-week commitment, donating precious free time each weekend, to help these kids. And kudos to the kids - they've shown up, they're learning, they're engaged.
This project is the first using the new, expanded program of intensive training over several classes with a small group of students and volunteers. Some of the kids are older than in the past projects - also a new approach. Too often, it seems, the older kids in foster care and orphanages are just sort of forgotten about. But Shira loves everyone, and wants to help everyone she can.
Kudos to the volunteers for this project, who agreed to a six-week commitment, donating precious free time each weekend, to help these kids. And kudos to the kids - they've shown up, they're learning, they're engaged.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: South Central Los Angeles - Class 2 and EXTRA!
You can read the latest at Shira's blog. Here is a short video clip from the first class last week.
Please visit Computer Labs for Kids to learn more about Shira and the Foundation.
There is exciting news!
Computer Labs for Kids is happy to announce we are preparing a new project in Pakistan.
We have a donor who has agreed to match the funds you donate towards getting Computer Labs for Kids in Pakistan. This same donor has also agreed to build a school for us. Computer Labs for Kids will be responsible for teaching the instructors, providing the curriculum, organizational structure, and computers. The first class will be 100 kids and each one will receive their own computer as part of the course.
As we deliver a full The Way to Happiness ® course as part of our curriculum, these children will be receive not just computer training, but life-changing values that will help them develop into responsible and moral adults.
We are budgeting for the tablet computer coming in 2011 by One Laptop per Child. We are estimating the entire project will cost $20,000 for all expenses which includes flights, materials, taxes and shipping costs.
Every dollar you donate towards this project will be matched by our sponsor!
If you would like to make a donation, please visit Computer Labs for Kids, click on the link near the top of the page Pakistan, and at the bottom of the new page is a Google Donate. You can also make a donation at Causes to Computer Labs for Kids.
One thing about Shira - she dreams BIG!
Please visit Computer Labs for Kids to learn more about Shira and the Foundation.
There is exciting news!
Computer Labs for Kids Will Have a School in Pakistan!!!
Computer Labs for Kids is happy to announce we are preparing a new project in Pakistan.
We have a donor who has agreed to match the funds you donate towards getting Computer Labs for Kids in Pakistan. This same donor has also agreed to build a school for us. Computer Labs for Kids will be responsible for teaching the instructors, providing the curriculum, organizational structure, and computers. The first class will be 100 kids and each one will receive their own computer as part of the course.
As we deliver a full The Way to Happiness ® course as part of our curriculum, these children will be receive not just computer training, but life-changing values that will help them develop into responsible and moral adults.
We are budgeting for the tablet computer coming in 2011 by One Laptop per Child. We are estimating the entire project will cost $20,000 for all expenses which includes flights, materials, taxes and shipping costs.
Every dollar you donate towards this project will be matched by our sponsor!
If you would like to make a donation, please visit Computer Labs for Kids, click on the link near the top of the page Pakistan, and at the bottom of the new page is a Google Donate. You can also make a donation at Causes to Computer Labs for Kids.
One thing about Shira - she dreams BIG!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Compuer Labs for Kids - South Central Los Angeles Project!
I've blogged about this exiciting new project earlier.
It's a horse of a different color. The newest program involves only a small number of young people and volunteers, but is taking place over a period of several weeks, so the children will receive intensive instruction. Each child who completes the program will receive his or her own laptop computer.
Shira Evans, the founder of Computer Labs for Kids (she played competitive OTB chess in Wyoming when I first met her, back in 2001 or so, but nowadays she restricts herself to online play, mostly blitz) is exploring new territory with this newly-designed program.
Let's face it - fund-raising has been an issue from day one. I suspect, although she would never admit it, that Shira has been mostly footing the bill for her prior programs in India, Israel, Portugal, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas, out of her own earnings. Now, in this world-wide time of financial hardship for average people, funding has come to the forefront. Rich people don't give to organizations like Shira's - it's too small, not on the radar, not apt to get publicity for the donor, etc. etc. It's average peole who hear about her programs through word-of-mouth who volunteer and dig deep to give. And average people are hurting financially.
Lo and behold, seemingly out of the blue a sorority that somehow hears about Shira's Foundation work decides to hold a fundraiser and donates the money to her cause! Unbeknownst to Shira, this happened while Shira heard about and made contact with a group in Los Angeles who were interested in putting on a program. The money the sorority raised is just enough to put on this new program in south-central Los Angeles. I love it when a plan comes together :)
Shira has started a blog about her Foundation's work and the first project featured is the latest venture in Los Angeles. She has promised to update it with weekly reports during the program's progress - I will ride her unmercifully to make sure she does! I can be such a beyatch when I need to be, ahem.
It's a horse of a different color. The newest program involves only a small number of young people and volunteers, but is taking place over a period of several weeks, so the children will receive intensive instruction. Each child who completes the program will receive his or her own laptop computer.
Shira Evans, the founder of Computer Labs for Kids (she played competitive OTB chess in Wyoming when I first met her, back in 2001 or so, but nowadays she restricts herself to online play, mostly blitz) is exploring new territory with this newly-designed program.
Let's face it - fund-raising has been an issue from day one. I suspect, although she would never admit it, that Shira has been mostly footing the bill for her prior programs in India, Israel, Portugal, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas, out of her own earnings. Now, in this world-wide time of financial hardship for average people, funding has come to the forefront. Rich people don't give to organizations like Shira's - it's too small, not on the radar, not apt to get publicity for the donor, etc. etc. It's average peole who hear about her programs through word-of-mouth who volunteer and dig deep to give. And average people are hurting financially.
Lo and behold, seemingly out of the blue a sorority that somehow hears about Shira's Foundation work decides to hold a fundraiser and donates the money to her cause! Unbeknownst to Shira, this happened while Shira heard about and made contact with a group in Los Angeles who were interested in putting on a program. The money the sorority raised is just enough to put on this new program in south-central Los Angeles. I love it when a plan comes together :)
Shira has started a blog about her Foundation's work and the first project featured is the latest venture in Los Angeles. She has promised to update it with weekly reports during the program's progress - I will ride her unmercifully to make sure she does! I can be such a beyatch when I need to be, ahem.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: A New Los Angeles Initiative!
Shira Evans' Computer Labs for Kids has a new program on schedule and right now is training her volunteers. Here is what she wrote on June 10th:
This month we are starting a brand new three month program for illiterate kids of all ages in South Central LA.
Values that last...
As part of our new course program, the children will be sharing with us how they plan on improving their environments. Plan on checking with us to hear the exciting news they have to share.
And this update on June 15th:
I am happy to say that our training on Saturday went great. The ladies from Messiah Full Gospel Bible Fellowship have generously volunteered their time to serve as mentors to kids who really need help.
We went over the program outline including The Way to Happiness topics we will be covering as well as the software programs designed to increase literacy and boost IQ.
The volunteers came up with many good recommendations. For example, I'm off to the store to find headphones (which will help provide a distraction free environment).
The story of how this project came to be is quite remarkable in itself....
Just I few weeks ago I had the idea to go to California Pizza Kitchen. While there I started talking to a wonderful lady who turned out to be one of the clergy for All Saints Church in Pasadena. When hearing of our work, she wanted to connect me up with the minister of Messiah Full Gospel Bible Fellowship as they minister to young in need in South Central LA.
From there I met with the Pastor of MFGBF and started coordinating our project. Then, like a miracle, the funds came in from a college sorority far way in Atlanta, Georgia (Alpha Kappa Alpha at Howard University) who heard of our work around the world. They held a fundraiser and raised the exact amount of funds we needed to buy the laptops for these kids.
Thank you for your interest in our charity.
Sincerely,
Shira
New Course Starting this Month!
This month we are starting a brand new three month program for illiterate kids of all ages in South Central LA.
Values that last...
As part of our new course program, the children will be sharing with us how they plan on improving their environments. Plan on checking with us to hear the exciting news they have to share.
And this update on June 15th:
I am happy to say that our training on Saturday went great. The ladies from Messiah Full Gospel Bible Fellowship have generously volunteered their time to serve as mentors to kids who really need help.
We went over the program outline including The Way to Happiness topics we will be covering as well as the software programs designed to increase literacy and boost IQ.
The volunteers came up with many good recommendations. For example, I'm off to the store to find headphones (which will help provide a distraction free environment).
The story of how this project came to be is quite remarkable in itself....
Just I few weeks ago I had the idea to go to California Pizza Kitchen. While there I started talking to a wonderful lady who turned out to be one of the clergy for All Saints Church in Pasadena. When hearing of our work, she wanted to connect me up with the minister of Messiah Full Gospel Bible Fellowship as they minister to young in need in South Central LA.
From there I met with the Pastor of MFGBF and started coordinating our project. Then, like a miracle, the funds came in from a college sorority far way in Atlanta, Georgia (Alpha Kappa Alpha at Howard University) who heard of our work around the world. They held a fundraiser and raised the exact amount of funds we needed to buy the laptops for these kids.
Thank you for your interest in our charity.
Sincerely,
Shira
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: Update Dallas, March 20, 2010
I have received photos from Shira that give a flavor of what Computer Labs for Kids' latest project was like on March 20, 2010 in Dallas, Texas, at Buckner Children and Family Services. Having been a volunteer at a Computer Labs for Kids' project in Chicago, Illinois in November, 2009, I can pretty much now tell what went on each step of the way :)
If you have an opportunity to do so, I highly recommend signing up as a volunteer at one of Shira Evans' Computer Labs for Kids projects. The personal rewards you will experience in exchange for a few hours of your time on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon are more precious than gold.
First Photo: I know this scene! It's the main table where everyone comes to check in and get their name tags! Supplies for volunteers are also handed out here - very important because they contain the supplies needed for their student along with the exercise sheets that are worked through as the Workshop begins and continues through life-value lessons (non-denominational) that teach such basic things as respect for others, respect for others' belongings and how to care for your belongings. Here we see a volunteer (in black blouse) and Shira Evans (going through her check-list).
Second photo: One of the computers to be given to the kids. As you can see, these aren't "toys." They are actual working laptops that come fully loaded with Windows operating system and other software, including GM Susan Polgar's award-winning "Learn Chess in 30 Minutes."
At the conclusion of the Computer Labs for Kids worshop, each child receives his or her very own laptop computer to keep.
Third Photo: A photo of the class in session. You can see the kids and the volunteers working with the computers. Each kid has his or her own volunteer, who goes through a short on-line training session to better enable the volunteer to deal with questions and issues that his or her child may raise during the course. Typically even so-called "problem" children are well behaved during the session (there is a break half-way through), as the kids are all intensively engaged. First, "life lessons" videos are displayed on a large screen at the front of the room; then a question and answer session promotes interchange with the kids in the audience. After the on-screen lesson, the volunteer and the child go through the lesson again on the computer, where the child has an opportunity to ask questions and a work-book is also gone through, where the child works with his or her volunteer to answer life-lesson questions.
Fourth Photo: One-on-one. This is how Computer Labs for Kids workshops are taught in the United States - one volunteer instructor and one child. The kids don't have to "share" an instructor, they each have their own, ready to show them how to utilize the computer and the pre-loaded programs, and answer all the questions they have. The interaction between student and volunteer is intense and very personal.
If you have an opportunity to do so, I highly recommend signing up as a volunteer at one of Shira Evans' Computer Labs for Kids projects. The personal rewards you will experience in exchange for a few hours of your time on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon are more precious than gold.
At the conclusion of the Computer Labs for Kids worshop, each child receives his or her very own laptop computer to keep.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: Dallas, Texas
An email from Shira Evans of Computer Labs for Kids. Once again, a successful project - this one in Dallas, Texas earlier this month. Shira is working on a small scale in concentrated bursts to introduce big changes into the lives of foster kids and orphans all around the world, and she has done it successfully now for over a year. But, as you know, the need is great.
Foster kids receive Laptops!
On March 20th twenty children received their very own educational laptop at Buckner Children and Family Services.
Twenty-five Computer Labs for Kids volunteers teamed up to deliver training to these children who came from foster homes and the poorest areas of Dallas, TX.
I would like to extend a very warm thank you to all of our volunteers and contributors. You made this event possible!!!
Success!
So far this year, we have awarded 40 laptops to children at foster care facilities. Last year, we awarded 31 laptops and 13 leapsters.
Future Projects
Mary Kimball has requested we hold a course at an Indian Reservation in Phoenix, AZ.
Rev. Alfred Solomon has requested we hold a course for the poor children in Scotland Neck, NC.
The requests go on... including India, Thailand, Brazil, Africa and Israel.
Visit our website to see photos and videos!
FREE MOVIE PASS!
The first 30 people to donate $10 or more will receive a Pacific Theatres pass good for 1 admission ticket. Limited to 1 per donor.
Donate Now!
We Need Help!
We are entirely dependent on your generosity. The only way we will be able to get started on our next project is with the help of your donations.
It costs us $600 per child and right now we have no way to continue. Our costs include the price of the laptop, software, and all course materials.
Thank you for being a part of our organization! Shira
Computer Labs for Kids, Inc.
278 E Colorado Blvd.
#1617
Pasadena, CA 91101
Foster kids receive Laptops!
On March 20th twenty children received their very own educational laptop at Buckner Children and Family Services.
Twenty-five Computer Labs for Kids volunteers teamed up to deliver training to these children who came from foster homes and the poorest areas of Dallas, TX.
I would like to extend a very warm thank you to all of our volunteers and contributors. You made this event possible!!!
Success!
So far this year, we have awarded 40 laptops to children at foster care facilities. Last year, we awarded 31 laptops and 13 leapsters.
Future Projects
Mary Kimball has requested we hold a course at an Indian Reservation in Phoenix, AZ.
Rev. Alfred Solomon has requested we hold a course for the poor children in Scotland Neck, NC.
The requests go on... including India, Thailand, Brazil, Africa and Israel.
Visit our website to see photos and videos!
FREE MOVIE PASS!
The first 30 people to donate $10 or more will receive a Pacific Theatres pass good for 1 admission ticket. Limited to 1 per donor.
Donate Now!
We Need Help!
We are entirely dependent on your generosity. The only way we will be able to get started on our next project is with the help of your donations.
It costs us $600 per child and right now we have no way to continue. Our costs include the price of the laptop, software, and all course materials.
Thank you for being a part of our organization! Shira
Computer Labs for Kids, Inc.
278 E Colorado Blvd.
#1617
Pasadena, CA 91101
Friday, February 26, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: Los Angeles February 6, 2010 Video Report!
United Care Project Success!
Hello Computer Labs for Kids fans!
I am happy to report our successful completion of our first Computer Labs for Kids course at United Care on February 6th.
Twenty foster children were overjoyed to receive their laptops and had a wonderful time thanks to the help of our volunteers.
I've like to invite each of you to see our newly released YouTube video of this project. Click here.
Also you can view photos by following this link. Click here.
Next up Texas! Our next program will be at Buckner Children's Services on March 20th in Dallas, TX.
Thank you for following along. I wish you all a beautiful day and the best in your successes. Feel free to email me back. I love to hear from you!
Shira
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: Volunteers Needed for Dallas!
My friend, Shira Evans, needs another 14 volunteers for the next class of Computer Labs for Kids in Dallas, Texas, on March 20, 2010. (Photo: Shira Evans [standing] with volunteers and students at the Los Angeles class on February 6, 2010).
If you are in the Dallas area, please consider volunteering half a day. I was a volunteer in November, 2009 for the Chicago class and I had the most wonderful time! You don't have to be a computer expert - just know how to operate one - the basics - and be willing to work one on one with a child for half a day. The kids are so great - my experience as a volunteer in Chicago was very rewarding and fulfilling, and I met some fantabulous people. Please volunteer - you won't be sorry, I promise.
Host: Shira Evans
Location: Buckner Children and Family Services
5200 Buckner Blvd
Dallas, TX 75227 US
When: Saturday, March 20, 9:30AM to 12:30PM
Phone: 626-408-2390
Hello everyone,
Computer Labs for Kids is looking for volunteers!
We are a 501c3 charity organization which provides a class about laptops to children in foster care. At the end of each course, the children receive their very own laptop. This is a very fun and exciting course, and we need your help in order to accomplish it. Please visit our website to see our latest project in Chicago, so you will have an idea of what we do. Click here to see our website.
Right now we are looking for (was 20) 14 Volunteers Technical Assistants to help foster children one-on-one at our class on March 20th from 9:30 am to 12:30 am.
Volunteers will need to arrive at 9 am and also to complete our Volunteer Training Course which can be done online. Click here to start the course.
Volunteer Technical Assistant Requirements: Basic computing skills, Love for children and a desire to help them.
Please let me know when you confirm you are attending, your first and last name. Email.
Thank you very much!
Shira
P.S. If the above links don't work, here are the addresses - http://www.computerlabs4kids.org/ and http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B5PDPSB.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: Los Angeles February 6, 2010 Photos
Another successful project concluded for Shira Evans' Foundation, thanks to the volunteers and supporters of her work. Thanks to GM Susan Polgar for providing chess software specifically designed to teach children how to play chess.
Twenty kids in foster care between the ages of 5 and 8 completed the program with help from their technical assistants and received their very own laptop computers. Here are some photos!
Next up is Dallas.
Twenty kids in foster care between the ages of 5 and 8 completed the program with help from their technical assistants and received their very own laptop computers. Here are some photos!
Next up is Dallas.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: Update and Dallas, March 20, 2010
Hola! Yesterday was Shira's Computer Labs for Kids workshop in Los Angeles. I know she survived it because she made a move in our latest chess game at redhotpawn.com. I am currently losing that game, but now I am threatening her queen, aha! I won't go down without a fight, Shira!
Shira is looking for volunteers for her Foundation's next Computer Labs for Kids project. At present, 12 more volunteers are needed. If you are in the Dallas area, please consider becoming a volunteer. It's a lot of fun and very fulfilling working with the kids.
Place:
Buckner Children and Family Services
5200 Buckner Blvd
Dallas, TX 75227 US
When:
Saturday, March 20, 9:30AM to 12:30PM
Phone: 626-408-2390
Hello everyone,
Computer Labs for Kids is looking for volunteers!
We are a 501c3 charity organization which provides a class about laptops to children in foster care. At the end of each course, the children receive their very own laptop. This is very fun and exciting course, and we need your help in order to accomplish it. Please visit our website to see our latest project in Chicago, so you will have an idea of what we do. Click here to see our website.
Right now we are looking for 20 Volunteers Technical Assistants to help foster children one-on-one at our class on March 20th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Volunteers will need to arrive at 9 am and also to complete our Volunteer Training Course which can be done online. Click here to start the course.
Volunteer Technical Assistant Requirements: Basic computing skills, Love for children and a desire to help them.
Please let me know when you confirm you are attending, your first and last name.
Thank you very much!
Shira
P.S. If the above links don't work, here are the addresses - http://www.computerlabs4kids.org/ and http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8K8TPS.
Shira is looking for volunteers for her Foundation's next Computer Labs for Kids project. At present, 12 more volunteers are needed. If you are in the Dallas area, please consider becoming a volunteer. It's a lot of fun and very fulfilling working with the kids.
Place:
Buckner Children and Family Services
5200 Buckner Blvd
Dallas, TX 75227 US
When:
Saturday, March 20, 9:30AM to 12:30PM
Phone: 626-408-2390
Hello everyone,
Computer Labs for Kids is looking for volunteers!
We are a 501c3 charity organization which provides a class about laptops to children in foster care. At the end of each course, the children receive their very own laptop. This is very fun and exciting course, and we need your help in order to accomplish it. Please visit our website to see our latest project in Chicago, so you will have an idea of what we do. Click here to see our website.
Right now we are looking for 20 Volunteers Technical Assistants to help foster children one-on-one at our class on March 20th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Volunteers will need to arrive at 9 am and also to complete our Volunteer Training Course which can be done online. Click here to start the course.
Volunteer Technical Assistant Requirements: Basic computing skills, Love for children and a desire to help them.
Please let me know when you confirm you are attending, your first and last name.
Thank you very much!
Shira
P.S. If the above links don't work, here are the addresses - http://www.computerlabs4kids.org/ and http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8K8TPS.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Computer Labs for Kids: Los Angeles February 6, 2010
Here are the details about the upcoming LA Computer Labs for Kids workshop. Twenty kids in foster care, between the ages of 6 and 8, will receive their very own laptop to keep upon successful completion of the workshop. It's a great way to spend an afternoon. I participated in a workshop late last year in Chicago where we helped introduce 28 kids to their laptops and the beginner's chess program generously donated by GM Susan Polgar's Foundation. Please consider volunteering if you are in the area or making a donation to the Computer Labs for Kids Foundation.
Location:
United Care
3699 Crenshaw Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016 US
When:
Saturday, February 6, 1:30PM to 5:00PM
Phone: 626-408-2390
Hello everyone,
Computer Labs for Kids is looking for volunteers!
We are a 501c3 charity organization which provides a class about laptops to children in foster care. At the end of each course, the children receive their very own laptop. This is very fun and exciting course, and we need your help in order to accomplish it. Please visit our website to see our latest project in Chicago, so you will have an idea of what we do. Click here to see our website.
Right now we are looking for 20 Volunteers Technical Assistants to help foster children one-on-one at our class on February 6th from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm. Volunteers will need to arrive at 1:30 pm and also to complete our Volunteer Training Course which can be done online. Click here to start the course.
Volunteer Technical Assistant Requirements: Basic computing skills, love for children and a desire to help them.
Thank you very much!
Shira
P.S. If the above links don't work, here are the addresses - http://www.computerlabs4kids.org/ and http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8K8TPS.
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