[FreeGeek] Momentum Update (for the next issue)

[ifny]

one thing that springs to mind is that 6 people volunteered, not 5 (i
volunteered too)

you may want to note that the kid named his computer 'elbow' (nice deet!)

let me just clean up the minutes & send them out in case they may be of use

btw for the record who *is* on the board of directors? & what are we
all doing awake?

!fny


On 11/2/06, Terry Lowe <tlowe at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here's what I wrote for a Momentum update. I think I got most of the points,
> although I did not mention the discussion about the name of the organization.
>
> I perhaps made it sound as if it's all David's operation (which isn't the
> case), but
> I needed something as a focal point, and that bit about the 13-year-old kid
> was
> too good not to use, plus David did give his contact info for publication.
> I'm not
> comfortable publishing people's home addresses, so I didn't do that.
>
> /* begin paste:
>
> FreeGeek Update
>
> Since the appearance of the article on FreeGeek Portland last issue
> ("Geek's Paradise in Portland", Momentum 24), things have been happening
> quickly here in YVR.
>
> Ten people showed up for a fledgling meeting at the Brickyard on Main
> Street. David Repa, one of the organizers (whose contact info appears
> below), quit his job to devote his energy to this venture. He told of how
> he wandered into the Portland facility, and how inspired he was by what he
> saw there. He told of a 13-year-old kid he saw who'd built his own
> computer, proudly named it, and was now helping seniors build their own
> machines. "Instead," David said, "of just playing Nintendo."
>
> Much discussion ensued. Five people volunteered for the nascent board of
> directors, so that the paperwork to establish a new non-profit can get
> underway; and we established a tentative date for the initial Annual
> General Meeting, and that will be sometime in mid-January, 2007.
>
> The group is currently looking for space and startup funding. It already
> has abundant energy and enthusiasm, and that will grow as more people join.
> Its immediate concern is to become self-sustaining.
>
> If and when that is achieved, the plan is: to start reusing as many of
> those perfectly good computers (that otherwise would have been thrown away)
> as possible; to make them available to people who need them but cannot
> afford them; to offer opportunities for education and training; to
> highlight the environmental aspects of removing tons of toxic waste from
> landfills, both here and overseas; and to promote the benefits of
> open-source software.
>
> If that sounds like something that would interest you, take a few minutes
> and look at the links below. Then, decide if you want to join. There is no
> local website up yet (coming soon), but there is a mailing list you can
> subscribe to at: https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freegeek-van
>
> Or you can contact David Repa directly at 604 690-7372
> iamturnip[at]gmail.com
>
> If you don't have a computer and cannot look at the links below, rest
> assured. We will soon be here for you to get one.
>
> Links:
> http://www.momentumplanet.ca/?q=node/154
> www.freegeek.org
>
> end paste */
>
> If there are any errors or objections, please let me know, but do so quickly.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Terry
>
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