posted Sep 1, 2010 6:49 PM by Stephen Joiner
Free IT Athens now has bumper stickers for sale for just $1 each. The stickers are about 5 inches by 2 inches and will stand up to any wear and tear nature throws at them. Feel free to buy as many as you like during any Open Hours or Free IT Athens event.
If you want to see what the stickers look like, click here. |
posted Aug 28, 2010 11:29 AM by Brian Pitts
Free IT Athens work with Bethel Midtown Village is mentioned in this article in the Athens Banner-Herald. From the article:
Residents also highlighted a number of programs started to help educate Bethel residents, many of whom lack a high-school diploma.
"If you don't have an education, there's nowhere you can go (for a job), not even McDonald's," Joyner said.
Fourteen residents are enrolled in GED classes. The nonprofit Free IT Athens refurbished old computers, set up a computer center and offered training. The Athens Housing Authority cooked healthy lunches. Residents are starting up a child-care program so single mothers can work. And Barrow Elementary School, where Bethel children are zoned to attend, offers parents free transportation to school events.
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posted Aug 21, 2010 10:08 AM by Joel Izlar
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Where: ACTION, Inc. Building - 594 Oconee Street Athens, GA 30605 When: 6:00 PM This is a brief orientation for those interested in
volunteering with Free IT Athens. All new volunteers must go through this orientation if they wish to volunteer at Free IT Athens. This orientation session is being held on Thursday, August 26th at 6:00 PM in the ACTION, Inc. board room (second floor). Orientation will begin promptly, so please be on time. We look forward to seeing you! |
posted Aug 20, 2010 5:54 PM by Brian Pitts
Free IT Athens has been accepted into a UGA Athletic Association program that pays nonprofits $500 for helping to clean up the stadium after a football game. We need 20 volunteers to assist on our cleanup day, which we don't know the date of yet. If you're interested in helping, please contact freeitathens@gmail.com |
posted Aug 16, 2010 7:10 AM by Rachel Rotz
Bethel Homes residents will be introduced to their new laptops courtesy of CCSD and Ubuntu. Free IT Athens will be hosting the training in their community center.
These latops are incentives for students participaing in GED classes and adult literacy, leadership classes via the Bethel Homes community center.
Volunteers are needed to setup the laptops and help the students follow along in class.
Brian Pitts will be doing the training and he will need at least three volunteers for support. Please email me at rachel@freeitathens.org or call me at 407-435-1497 if you would like to attend.
When: Saturday, August 21 2010 at 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: 155 Hickman Dr Athens, GA 30601
Park in front of the laundry center and walk down the sidewalk (right of the laundry center) until you find the community center two buildings down on your left.
This class is a repeat of the dry-run performed last weekend. Some students will already be farmiliar with the laptops. Greg Davis will be transporting the computers to Bethel Homes.
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posted Aug 8, 2010 5:26 PM by Brian Pitts
If you're curious what a day at Free IT Athens looks like, take a peek at these photos from our Open Hours! Here's a picture of all the volunteers at today's hours.
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posted Aug 8, 2010 11:44 AM by Rachel Rotz
Where: East Athens Community Center 400 McKinley Drive Athens, Georgia
Time: Tuesday August 10, 2010 from 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
We need two technical oriented people and an additional volunteer to help setup a 10 laptop lab at the East Athens Community Center and show Ubuntu to the volunteers / staff that will be running the lab for the Athens Tutorial Program.
These are with the school laptops that have been refurbished and will be connecting to a wireless network already installed at the location.
I am unable to make it this night so I need someone to be the director. Greg Davis from CCSD will be there and this is not so much a class but more so an install and Ubuntu introduction.
Please email me at rachel@freeitathens.org or call me at 407-435-1497 with questions.
Best,
Rachel
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posted Aug 5, 2010 10:39 AM by Brian Pitts
The J.R. Wells Boys & Girls Club is in need of some technical assistance before the school year starts. They need a few volunteers to:
1) Install Ubuntu on four desktop computers. 2) Install the firmware needed by broadcom-based wireless cards on several laptops that already have Ubuntu installed.
If you're interested in helping, please write to freeitathens@gmail.com with the times you are available this Friday and Saturday, August 6th and 7th. |
posted Jul 24, 2010 11:58 AM by Rachel Rotz
Free IT Athens will host our first Ubuntu Orientation and Sales Day on Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at the Action Building.This class is held for pre-scheduled students who are interested in purchasing a refurbished computer. We will be covering Ubuntu basics and transacting the sales. I am looking for 5 volunteers who can with the class. The class will start at 6:00 P.M. to about 7:30 P.M. Volunteers need to arrive at 5:00 PM or as early as possible since this is our first class. 1) Assemble computers in the meeting room area / Power Supplies 2) Ensure Internet / Network is functioning properly 3) Roam during training to keep students on track 4) Collect Payment and fill out sales form 5) Assist customers to bring computers to car 6) Setup merchandise area with Ethernet cables, printers, USB Wireless Adapters, etc. Please email me at rachel@freeitathens.org or call me at 407-435-1497 to confirm your attendance. Thanks,
Rachel |
posted Jul 24, 2010 11:35 AM by Rachel Rotz
This class is a special class for Free IT Athens Volunteers who would like a structured review of Ubuntu. It is an open discussion class where we can collaborate on what we know how to do.
The class is best suited for volunteers who frequently attend open hours and new volunteers who are looking to increase their technical skills so they can be a more effective volunteer during open hours.
Here are things I would like to cover:
Applications Review / Installing and Removing Software
Appearance Settings / Task Panel Reset
Installing a Printer
Changing a password & Adding a user
Resetting a password from the terminal prompt
Running Fsck from the terminal prompt for computers that boot to a black screen
Ubuntu Update Manager
Free IT Athens Website & Ubuntu Resources Review
Please confirm you will be attending class. I will also need help setting up for the class starting at 5:15 P.M. You will receive hours towards you volunteer time for attending the class.
Email me at rachel@freeitathens.org or call me at 407-435-1497 to confirm you can attend. I cannot offer rides to the Action building but I can offer rides home.
Thanks,
Rachel
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