Free IT Athens is partnering with Whatever It Takes to provide access to technology and training to the communities which they are working with. As a part of this project, we'll be refurbishing several hundred laptops. We've scheduled our second refurbishing date and need volunteers to help. No experience is required!

When:
5/18, Friday, 5:30-8:30 PM

Where:
WIT Offices, HT Edwards Complex, 440 Dearing Extension

Free IT Athens and Whatever It Takes have laptop/ubuntu training classes for residents of the Jack R Wells community coming up on three Saturdays May 19th, May 26, and June 2nd. These are all at 2:30PM. Are you interested in leading or assisting at these trainings? If so, email us at training@freeitathens.org and we'll get you more information!

Correction: These trainings start at 2:30, not 5:30.

Free IT Athens will be hosting a new volunteer orientation on Tuesday May 15th at 6:30pm. This orientation lasts roughly half an hour and is a requirement for all new volunteers. The orientation will be held at our 2092 Prince Avenue location. Please call 706-621-6157 if you have any additional questions.

Free IT Athens is altering donation hours on Fridays.  They are now 2:30 to 5:30 PM. You may donate during our regular hours of Sundays from 1-5pm or Wednesday from 6-8pm.

Free IT Athens will be closed on Sunday April 8th, 2012 due to the Easter holiday. We apologize for any inconveince this may cause. We will resume regular hours on Wednesday April 11th.

Free IT Athens will be holding a New Volunteer Orientation this Tuesday April 3  at 6:30pm. This orientation lasts about a half an hour and is a requirement for all new volunteers prior to beginning any volunteer service. No sign up is necessary!  If you have any questions regarding the orientation please give us a call at 706-621-6157 or e-mail volunteer@freeitathens.org. 

Free IT Athens needs volunteers to help us receive a large donation from St. Mary's Hospital. We will be removing hard drives from the computers at St Mary's and then transporting the computers to storage. If you'd like to help, meet at Free IT Athens at 12:30 on Saturday, March 31st. If you have any questions in advance, email donate@freeitathens.org. On the day of the pickup, call 706-621-6157.

Free IT Athens will not be open to accept donations on Friday March 23rd; we apologize for the inconvenience.

Free IT Athens will be holding a New Volunteer Orientation this Tuesday March 20th at 6:30pm. This orientation lasts about a half an hour and is a requirement for all new volunteers prior to beginning any volunteer service. No sign up is necessary!  If you have any questions regarding the orientation please give us a call at 706-621-6157 or e-mail volunteer@freeitathens.org.  

Free IT Athens recently donated five computers to Freedom University so that they might better utilize technology in the classroom.  Freedom University is an all-volunteer organization that provides rigorous, college-level instruction to all academically qualified students regardless of their immigration status.  Here's what the students had to say:

"I have already been able to write several papers for Freedom University on the desktop system from Free IT Athens."