Geeks Without Borders – Status Update for January 23rd, 2011.

Greetings and Felicitations!
Welcome to our first status update of the new year.

So, what's going on with GWoB this year? First of all, we're still working on the Red Cloud project. We've sent them the first batch of scientific calculators. Our goal is 50, and with the ones we've already sent and the ones we have and are sending in the next shipment, along with the laptops, we'll be halfway there, at 26, so we're still looking for more to send them.

Speaking of searching – none of our original sources for computer projectors have panned out. So, I'm asking all of you. Do you work in an office that has some LCD projectors that you plan on upgrading soon? Or know of a retail store that would like to donate a floor model? Remember, all donations are tax deductible, and we're putting together a special thank-you package of GWoB merchandise to whoever finds us one. (We're looking for two of them.)

If you know of one, email pat@geekswithoutborders.org

In other news – it is official that Geeks Without Borders will be returning to Norwescon again this year. I haven't heard back yet from the con committee about a table, but we are excited to announce that the Cult of Scott Bakula and the Gnomes have invited us to join their party, so if you're at Norwescon, you can find us across the street from the main hotel, at La Quinta, on Friday and Saturday nights, after 9.

We will also be roaming the halls selling GWoB Scout cookies, and hauling Ye Bucket of Change for Change with us, so bring your appetite, your dollars, and your spare change for the bucket. If you'd like to join us as a GWoB scout yourself, all you need is a blue plaid skirt and a white blouse. We can provide you a sash and a “St. Isidore's School for Wayward Geeks” pin. Email pat@geekswithoutborders.org if you are planning on joining us and I'll make sure to have a sash for you. To get a better idea of what the GWoB Scouts look like, I've uploaded some pictures to flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64849940@N00/sets/72157625876307329/

OK, that's all I can think of right now, but I'm still getting over the flu, so I'm sure there's some stuff I forgot to put in here. Also, we're having a board meeting soon, so even more will come out of that. Watch this space!

Hi, Everybody!

Yep, it's another fascinating Geeks Without Borders update! Lots of exciting things on the horizon at the moment.

( Lots of stuff! )

Geeks Without Borders is putting together a shipment for a school on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

I'll have more details later, but right now, there are two main things we are looking for:

1.LCD projectors, two of them. We're going to be sending out formal requests soon, but if anyone has an extra, works for a company that's planning on getting rid of one, or knows of any good leads they want to forward to us, let me know!

2.Scientific calculators. Our goal is to get 50 of them. All types: HP, Casio, and TI. Algebraic or RPN. Got an old one laying around? Want a really good, tax-deductible excuse to upgrade yours now? Feel like dropping by a thrift store and buying up their entire stock of scientific calculators? Pick 'em up and send 'em down to us. Every one will be used by a budding young geek in Pine Ridge for years to come.

3.Money. Yeah, well, we always need this, don't we? If you want to make a donation for this project, the easiest way is click the Donate button on our front page (http://geekswithoutborders.org). That'll let you use PayPal or a credit card. You can also mail us a check with or without your calculator. (Make checks out to “Geeks Without Borders”.) If you write Pine Ridge in the PayPal comments or the memo line of your check, 100% of the funds will be used for this specific project.

Watch this space for more details, coming soon!

New updates have been going up since spring this year. Keep watching as we keep redecorating. We have two new exciting donations coming up for the spring of 2011. I'll update further as we finalize details.

I want to take this moment and remind everyone that Geeks Without Borders is a federally and state recognized corporate entity composed entirely of volunteers who receive no pay of any kind. None of us have ever made so much as a dime from GWoB. For 7 years, we have labored to the best of our ability for no other reason than to help where and how we can.

We are entirely atruistically motivated and have been for the last 7 years. We intend to continue for the long run and will never turn our backs on who we are and more importantly, who we serve.

This nonprofit was built by the blood, sweat and tears of it's ongoing members who labored to develop original ideas on how to serve our greater global community, not throw ideas to a crowd in the hopes that they do the work for us. Our partners in this program recognize our commitment to others and have stood steadfastly by us for these long years and have stated their commitments to continue through the years ahead.

This is the original GWoB. The original Geeks Without Borders. We worked hard to get it. We work hard to deserve it and we will always work hard for others. We will continue to serve our greater community and no one will ever quell our collective desire to serve others.

Continuing our service to the dream

Howdy guys! We're back. Lots of great equipment donated to us from LTD including flatscreens and a few laptops. And a bunch of servers. If you know anyone who wants burly servers let us know, it'd be a great way to raise GWoB funds. I'm thinking sitting down and planning some fundraisers for 2010. Hmmm.

Current Mood: cheerful

WANTED: volunteers to help not only put together a 2006 calandar(photos, captions, other), but to also potentially model for it. A discussion will be held on this soon. Please contact me if you are interested in participating.

Current Mood: chipper

Due to a change in the arrival date of my relative from alaska I have requested to Matt, that we change the IT meeting to wednesday 8/17/05 instead of Thursday 8/18/05. He agreed that this would be acceptable. I apologize for any inconvenience.

People bringing us stuff of course can only mean one thing: BBQ! I marinaded and cooked up some traditional carne asada. Came out pretty good! ( Xmasy ) Aaaand just a reminder: tommorow/today Sunday the 26th we are having a carwash at Berg's Ski shop. Yay suds!

And in case I haven't said it enough: Thank you smutpuppy and poezamattik. If you believe in what we do, then know that GWoB is only possible thanks to friends like you. Love you both to pieces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Current Mood: thankful

Hey all! What a better way of celebrating Father's Day than getting a car wash!!! Yes we'll be at it again this Sunday the 19th from 9am-4pm in Berg's parking lot. Where is Berg's you might ask?

Current Mood: cheerful

Am VERY excite. Spent many an hour yesterday getting the warehouse all pretty and shiney and FUNCTIONAL for volunteers to come in and start building machines. We're hoping to deploy to sets of networks before the end of August, then two more before the end of the year. I think it's VERY doable!

In other news, mark your calandars for July 30th. That is the set-in-stone day for Nerd Ball III. I can NOT wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D I will post more about it in my regular LJ just because more people read it, but feel free to voice thoughts and opinions here too!

Current Mood: chipper